What is the effective cure for intrusive thoughts regarding ritual purity and prayer?
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Question:
Your Eminence! May Allah preserve you. In our time, many people suffer from intrusive thoughts, whether in ritual purity or in prayer. What is the effective cure for this? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
The cure is seeking refuge in Allah from Satan, seeking refuge in Allah from Satan, and acting upon the original state, which is safety and certainty. This is the original state. If he is whispered to that he has divorced, or that he has not divorced, he owes nothing. If he is whispered to that he has broken his wudu, or that he has not broken his wudu, he owes nothing. If he is whispered to that he has forbidden his wife, no, he owes nothing. All of this is from Satan playing with the children of Adam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 8:133.
So the whisperings of the self are discarded, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered, until a person knows with certainty that he spoke intentionally about this matter, or did something that obligates him to a sin, or a ransom payment, or something else. As long as they are intrusive thoughts, there is no action required regarding themBulugh al-Maram 8:133.
So if he is struck by an intrusive thought in prayer, or outside of prayer, that he has broken his wudu, or that he has divorced, or that he has forbidden his wife, or something similar, let him discard it, and let him seek refuge in Allah from Satan. He should spit to his left three times, saying: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. Even in prayer, even in prayer, he should seek refuge in Allah from Satan. A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Satan has confused my prayer for me." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:Sunan an-Nasa'i 3776Sahih (Darussalam) Uthman ibn Abi al-As -the questioner is Uthman ibn Abi al-As al-Thaqafi ... - said: "So I did that, and Allah removed from me what I was feeling."
The point is: sincerity in seeking refuge in Allah from Satan. If he is sincere and seeks refuge in Allah from Satan, and turns away from the intrusive thoughts, Allah will suffice him from their evil.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Your Eminence! May Allah preserve you. In our time, many people suffer from intrusive thoughts, whether in ritual purity or in prayer. What is the effective cure for this? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
The cure is seeking refuge in Allah from Satan, seeking refuge in Allah from Satan, and acting upon the original state, which is safety and certainty. This is the original state. If he is whispered to that he has divorced, or that he has not divorced, he owes nothing. If he is whispered to that he has broken his wudu, or that he has not broken his wudu, he owes nothing. If he is whispered to that he has forbidden his wife, no, he owes nothing. All of this is from Satan playing with the children of Adam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah, the Most High, has forgiven my followers what they contemplate on within themselves (i.e. evil thoughts) as long as they do not act upon or speak about them.
إن الله تجاوز عن أمتي ما حدثت به أنفسها ما لم تعمل أو تكلمSo the whisperings of the self are discarded, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered, until a person knows with certainty that he spoke intentionally about this matter, or did something that obligates him to a sin, or a ransom payment, or something else. As long as they are intrusive thoughts, there is no action required regarding them
Allah, the Most High, has forgiven my followers what they contemplate on within themselves (i.e. evil thoughts) as long as they do not act upon or speak about them.
إن الله تجاوز عن أمتي ما حدثت به أنفسها، ما لم تعمل، أو تكلمSo if he is struck by an intrusive thought in prayer, or outside of prayer, that he has broken his wudu, or that he has divorced, or that he has forbidden his wife, or something similar, let him discard it, and let him seek refuge in Allah from Satan. He should spit to his left three times, saying: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. Even in prayer, even in prayer, he should seek refuge in Allah from Satan. A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Satan has confused my prayer for me." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
It was narrated from Mus'ab bin Sa'd that his father said: "We were talking about something, and I had only recently left Jahiliyyah behind, so I swore by Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah said to me: 'What a bad thing you have said! Go to the Messenger of Allah and tell him, for we think that you have committed Kufr.' So I went to him and told him, and he said to me: 'Say: La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lah (There is none worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner) three times, and seek refuge with Allah from the Shaitan three times, and spit dryly to your left three times, and do not say that again.'"
انفث عن يسارك ثلاث مرات، وتعوذ بالله من الشيطان ثلاث مراتThe point is: sincerity in seeking refuge in Allah from Satan. If he is sincere and seeks refuge in Allah from Satan, and turns away from the intrusive thoughts, Allah will suffice him from their evil.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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