Advice for a person with obsessive doubts who repeats a pillar of the prayer more than once
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Question:
A listener (S. M. S.) from Jordan asks: I repeat a pillar of the prayer more than once, and this is due to forgetfulness, lack of concentration, and obsessive doubts. What do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
We advise you to be cautious of this, because this is obedience to Satan. So we advise you to be cautious of obsessive doubts, to seek refuge in Allah from Satan when they occur, and not to repeat the pillars. Once you have read, be certain that you have read and leave it; once you have bowed, be certain that you have bowed; once you have prostrated, be certain that you have prostrated, and so on. Do not obey Satan, but continue in your prayer as if you have performed the pillar according to your knowledge and your best judgment. Do not obey Satan in the doubt that makes you repeat the pillar on the assumption that you did not perform it. All of this is obedience to Satan. But continue with the action while being certain that you have performed it, and force Satan to let you finish. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A listener (S. M. S.) from Jordan asks: I repeat a pillar of the prayer more than once, and this is due to forgetfulness, lack of concentration, and obsessive doubts. What do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
We advise you to be cautious of this, because this is obedience to Satan. So we advise you to be cautious of obsessive doubts, to seek refuge in Allah from Satan when they occur, and not to repeat the pillars. Once you have read, be certain that you have read and leave it; once you have bowed, be certain that you have bowed; once you have prostrated, be certain that you have prostrated, and so on. Do not obey Satan, but continue in your prayer as if you have performed the pillar according to your knowledge and your best judgment. Do not obey Satan in the doubt that makes you repeat the pillar on the assumption that you did not perform it. All of this is obedience to Satan. But continue with the action while being certain that you have performed it, and force Satan to let you finish. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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