Fatwa ID: 04435

Answered by: Maulana Shafiur Rahman

Question:

I suffer from OCD and excessive waswas. Due to this, I get a lot of doubts and bad thoughts in salaah and as a result, sometimes I recite loudly even in sunnah salaah. Is my salaah valid?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

In the Sunnah prayers (except tahajjud) you should recite quietly which can be either by you simply moving your lips without sound or whereby you can hear yourself recite softly but others cannot. However, in any prayer where you are praying by yourself and you recited loudly in quiet prayer, it will not invalidate the prayer and you do not have to do any extra prostrations/sujud for the mistake (sujud al-sahu).[1]

However, you should try your best to ignore these whispers and thoughts as best as possible and if necessary seek advice on how to deal with it.

Only Allah knows best

Written by Maulana Shafiur Rahman

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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