Advice for one afflicted with intrusive thoughts regarding his creed
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Question:
The questioner says: There are intrusive thoughts that sometimes assail me, casting doubt on my correct creed. What do you advise and direct me to do, O honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
When intrusive thoughts are present, we advise you to follow what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) directed the Companions to, and he said to them:.
The Companions said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): One of us finds—meaning: from the intrusive thoughts—something that he would prefer to fall from the sky rather than speak it. He said: That is the intrusive thought. And he commanded them to say:. Whoever finds this should say: I believe in Allah and His messengers, I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and let him stop. Yes.
The questioner says: There are intrusive thoughts that sometimes assail me, casting doubt on my correct creed. What do you advise and direct me to do, O honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
When intrusive thoughts are present, we advise you to follow what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) directed the Companions to, and he said to them:
If any one of you finds something of that, let him say: I believe in Allah and His messengers, let him seek refuge in Allah from the Shaytan, and let him stop.
إذا وجد أحدكم شيئًا من ذلك فليقل: آمنت بالله ورسله، وليستعذ بالله من الشيطان، ولينتهThe Companions said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): One of us finds—meaning: from the intrusive thoughts—something that he would prefer to fall from the sky rather than speak it. He said: That is the intrusive thought. And he commanded them to say:
I believe in Allah and His messengers
آمنت بالله ورسله
Source
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