Fatwa ID: 09048
Answered by Maulana Aabu Saeed Miah
Question:
for 2 months waswasa of shirk came. from waking up till going to sleep and when sleeping. been practicing muslim for 6 years, been muslim all life. almost close to insanity these 2 months. always said the right things about islam and always followed the right islam today. but these 2 months, waswasa increased even more when said the right things. always knew the right islam, just wanted to reassure and look at evidence from the quran and sunnah, but was afraid to look at evidence because then question would come ” what was belief before looking at evidence?”. these 2 months, was afraid of dying, hated riding the bus or any transportation. used to think everything was fine with mind and should ignore waswas, can say clearly now, mind was far from fine and close to insanity. one could look from the outside and think nothing is wrong. but there was a fire burning inside. the more right things were said about beleif, the waswas became more strong. just wanted to reassure by looking at evidence. did not want to lose good deeds. but now after looking at evidence, waswasa is gone. living life with the grace of Allah azzawajal alhamdulillah. during these 2 months, did all obligations of islam.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Many Muslims find challenges with overwhelming whispers from Shaytan. To help overcome these whispers it is essential to know that the objective of these whispers is to cast doubt into the heart of the believers. Such doubts when taken into consideration, and not ignored, become overwhelming and cause nothing but grief. Therefore, it is of great importance to ignore such whispers and carry on in one’s path of certainty.
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Maulana Aabu Saeed Miah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ -رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ- أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ: “يَأْتِي أَحَدَكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَيَنْفُخُ فِي مَقْعَدَتِهِ، فَيُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ أَحْدَثَ وَلَمْ يُحْدِثْ, فَإِذَا وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ فَلَا يَنْصَرِفُ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ صَوْتًا أَوْ يَجِدَ رِيحًا”. أَخْرَجَهُ الْبَزَّارُ (١)، وَأَصْلُهُ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ (٢)، وَلِمُسْلِمٍ: عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ -رضي الله عنه- نَحْوُهُ (٣).
وَلِلْحَاكِمِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ مَرْفُوعًا: “إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ, فَقَالَ: إِنَّكَ أَحْدَثْتَ, فَلْيَقُلْ: كَذَبْتَ”، وَأَخْرَجَهُ ابْنُ حِبَّانَ كَذلِكَ بِلَفْظِ: “فَلْيَقُلْ فِي نَفْسِهِ” (٤)
Page 320 – The book Tawḍīḥ al-Aḥkām min Bulūgh al-Marām – Chapter: Things that invalidate ablution (wuḍū’) – Al-Asadi Library, Mecca.
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