Quick Q on wudu

[Hamza Asadullah]

And to add to that.....

I'm imagining 90% + of interviewees must have told a few white lies ( or even some bigger lies) during their interview. I know I must have said a few, does this mean I will have no barakah in my career as a doctor Insha Allah? It's not like I'm selling something haraam or providing haraam services e.g. selling alcohol and so on? Loads of people must lie to some extent in any job interview or other interviews they have, whilst I know this is a sin and I accept that, does this make the roles/jobs/places haraam for us to take up( and therefore we won't receive any barakah from this)?

Jazak Allah, Sorry to bombard you with so many posts, but please take the time out to help thanks soo much

Asalaamu Alaikum, a Muslim should always try to be as honest as possible and should totally avoid deception but a lot of us do sometimes over exaturate a little bit especially in an interview or when applying for something and i think as long as a person is closest to total honesty the better and the more a person is towards total deception then the worst that is. But i do not think that the "whole" thing becomes haraam because of a little exaturation unless one committed total fraud and deception. But one should ask of Allah to forgive them for ever being dishonest and try ones best to be closest to honesty and the truth and the furthest from lies and deception.

So i do not think you should worry but repent anyway and ask of Allah to make you of the truthful and honest and to bless whatever you are doing because Allah has opened up these doors for you so you should always be ever thankful.

Just to add: For a waswas sufferer Shaythan tries to find anyway possible to get at a person so you should always be aware of this and make notes of what angles shaythan tries to get at you and from those notes you can defeat shaythan whenever he tries a similar angle.

May Allah bless your study and make you of those who benefits mandkind and Muslims. Ameen

And Allah knows best in all matters

 

[anonymous]

Asalaamu Alaikum, it is certainly good to respect Islamic books as they contain sacred knowledge of Islam and one should especially take care of the Qur'an. For books to be a bit worse for wear and tattered may be a good thing because at least it shows that they have been used because if they were in perfect condition then it may be a sign that they are not being used much but what you have described is a bit of OCD which is linked to waswas also.

One should not go intosuch extremes in these matters because that will not only waste time but it becomes a very tiring and frustrating process. I am sure i have advised you before about seeing a behavorial specialist about yor OCD and i think you should go ahead and do so otherwise this will affect you throughout your life as it is clearly affecting your worship and wasting significant amounts of time.

And Allah knows best in all matters

JazakAllah for your reply. As a matter of fact, I am currently undergoing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy because my therapist thinks I have Generalised Anxiety Disorder plus a bit of OCD. I am always thinking so much all the time, non stop throughout the day I am hyper vigilant, relatively often I am worried and I don't even know why. I just feel like I'm never good enough and my mind is always noticing these smaller topics, and then they remain on my mind. I feel like a sinner If I don't act on these thoughts. The books on the bookshelf haven't used since quite some time, because my dad bought them so long ago. They may have gotten dusty, does that make me a sinner? Is it a sin, should I dust the books from there? Help me brother, I'm trying to concentrate on my studies and every so often these thoughts come back to disrupt my learning.

I have difficulty doing wudu, I always go excessive because if you leave a hairs breadth dry then isn't your wudu not counted? I try to be perfectionist because I feel if I don't, then I am being negligent and therefore my worship will not be accepted. I try doing all acts of worship the SAME everytime. But it is very difficult, we as humans are heterogenous, nobody can ever do anything the same every time they do it. What should I do? Should I just do things ONCE, no matter how I've done or whether I feel negligent in doing it, and then move onto the next task? I get so worried my worship is not good enough. I have read some of the article you posted before, but what else can I do? When I do ghusl I end up blowing so much water into my nose and rubbing its inside so much, that this morning it started bleeding. I feel as though I have to blow all the mucus etc out and then rub properly to ensure all parts of my nose are wet. Ghusl takes me 20-25 minutes. I just don't know how people can do it in 5 minutes. Also, I always feel as though I've forgotten something and then end up mentally forcing myself to rethink over the Ghusl. I know they say that once an act has been performed, leave it because doubts coming after the action are of no importance. Yet WHY Do I keep thinking over them, it's like my mind becomes hijacked and I end up thinking over them. I used to be able to dismiss these doubts with regards to religion. It's just now I feel as though my worship is never good enough so I have to keep ensuring everything I do is perfect or near-to-perfect.

It's such a struggle for me now, but I'm battling and there are some good moments and some not so good moments. Insha Allah it will just take time. But how can I stop ovethinking everything and being such a doubtful case? You know I have no real knowledge of the world out there and I'm not streetwise at all. I'm always just stuck in my own box of thoughts and doubts. Surely there are more important things in life than this, but how can you stop mentally torturing yourself like this?

JazakAllah for your reply

I just wish I could live each day in peace, I have everything it is just these thoughts and doubts which are ruining me

 

[anonymous]

hello, I'm looking forward to your advice pleaseeee JazakAllah

 

[anonymous]

Asalaamu Alaikum, a Muslim should always try to be as honest as possible and should totally avoid deception but a lot of us do sometimes over exaturate a little bit especially in an interview or when applying for something and i think as long as a person is closest to total honesty the better and the more a person is towards total deception then the worst that is. But i do not think that the "whole" thing becomes haraam because of a little exaturation unless one committed total fraud and deception. But one should ask of Allah to forgive them for ever being dishonest and try ones best to be closest to honesty and the truth and the furthest from lies and deception.

So i do not think you should worry but repent anyway and ask of Allah to make you of the truthful and honest and to bless whatever you are doing because Allah has opened up these doors for you so you should always be ever thankful.

Just to add: For a waswas sufferer Shaythan tries to find anyway possible to get at a person so you should always be aware of this and make notes of what angles shaythan tries to get at you and from those notes you can defeat shaythan whenever he tries a similar angle.

May Allah bless your study and make you of those who benefits mandkind and Muslims. Ameen

And Allah knows best in all matters

hello, I'm looking forward to your advice pleaseeee JazakAllah , please read the above message I posted to you Much appreciated

 

[anonymous]

Asalaamu Alaikum, a Muslim should always try to be as honest as possible and should totally avoid deception but a lot of us do sometimes over exaturate a little bit especially in an interview or when applying for something and i think as long as a person is closest to total honesty the better and the more a person is towards total deception then the worst that is. But i do not think that the "whole" thing becomes haraam because of a little exaturation unless one committed total fraud and deception. But one should ask of Allah to forgive them for ever being dishonest and try ones best to be closest to honesty and the truth and the furthest from lies and deception.

So i do not think you should worry but repent anyway and ask of Allah to make you of the truthful and honest and to bless whatever you are doing because Allah has opened up these doors for you so you should always be ever thankful.

Just to add: For a waswas sufferer Shaythan tries to find anyway possible to get at a person so you should always be aware of this and make notes of what angles shaythan tries to get at you and from those notes you can defeat shaythan whenever he tries a similar angle.

May Allah bless your study and make you of those who benefits mandkind and Muslims. Ameen

And Allah knows best in all matters

Hello where are youuuuu? Please help me, my exams are over now and I'm starting to feel less stressed, which is encouraging me to fix my tiring behaviours, but do you have any useful advice to offer me? Also, I'm trying to keep myself as busy as possible so I have as little time to think about all these things Insha Allah. JazakAllah

 

[Hamza Asadullah]

JazakAllah for your reply. As a matter of fact, I am currently undergoing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy because my therapist thinks I have Generalised Anxiety Disorder plus a bit of OCD. I am always thinking so much all the time, non stop throughout the day I am hyper vigilant, relatively often I am worried and I don't even know why. I just feel like I'm never good enough and my mind is always noticing these smaller topics, and then they remain on my mind. I feel like a sinner If I don't act on these thoughts. The books on the bookshelf haven't used since quite some time, because my dad bought them so long ago. They may have gotten dusty, does that make me a sinner? Is it a sin, should I dust the books from there? Help me brother, I'm trying to concentrate on my studies and every so often these thoughts come back to disrupt my learning.

I have difficulty doing wudu, I always go excessive because if you leave a hairs breadth dry then isn't your wudu not counted? I try to be perfectionist because I feel if I don't, then I am being negligent and therefore my worship will not be accepted. I try doing all acts of worship the SAME everytime. But it is very difficult, we as humans are heterogenous, nobody can ever do anything the same every time they do it. What should I do? Should I just do things ONCE, no matter how I've done or whether I feel negligent in doing it, and then move onto the next task? I get so worried my worship is not good enough. I have read some of the article you posted before, but what else can I do? When I do ghusl I end up blowing so much water into my nose and rubbing its inside so much, that this morning it started bleeding. I feel as though I have to blow all the mucus etc out and then rub properly to ensure all parts of my nose are wet. Ghusl takes me 20-25 minutes. I just don't know how people can do it in 5 minutes. Also, I always feel as though I've forgotten something and then end up mentally forcing myself to rethink over the Ghusl. I know they say that once an act has been performed, leave it because doubts coming after the action are of no importance. Yet WHY Do I keep thinking over them, it's like my mind becomes hijacked and I end up thinking over them. I used to be able to dismiss these doubts with regards to religion. It's just now I feel as though my worship is never good enough so I have to keep ensuring everything I do is perfect or near-to-perfect.

It's such a struggle for me now, but I'm battling and there are some good moments and some not so good moments. Insha Allah it will just take time. But how can I stop ovethinking everything and being such a doubtful case? You know I have no real knowledge of the world out there and I'm not streetwise at all. I'm always just stuck in my own box of thoughts and doubts. Surely there are more important things in life than this, but how can you stop mentally torturing yourself like this?

JazakAllah for your reply

I just wish I could live each day in peace, I have everything it is just these thoughts and doubts which are ruining me

Asalaamu Alaikum, i apologise for the late reply my sister. I am happy that you are seeking medical advice for your condition. We all go through certain tests, trials and hardships in life in the form of health, wealth family etc. Know that you are certainly not alone and there are so many who have much worser conditions than you so thank Allah always.

There is nothing wrong with dust on Islamic books as dust is not impure. I have asked you to write notes to prevent shaythan from trying to get at you from certain angles and you should always make these notes and refer to them so that shaythan will eventually have nowhere to go because all the angles would have been covered.

My sister you need to make note of these very important points, internalise them constantly and keep them with you ALWAYS:

1. Who decides whether your wudu, ghusl and worship is accepted or not? Answer: Allah! NOT SHAYTHAN!

2. Who decides whether you are a sinner or a kaafir or not? Answer: Allah! NOT SHAYTHAN!

- The WHY do you constantly listen to shaythan If he tells you that your ghusl, wudu or worship is not accepted when he CANNOT decide what is and what is not accepted ONLY Allah can!

- Then WHY do you constantly listen to shaythan who calls you a sinner or a kaafir when he CANNOT decide whether you are a sinner or a kaafir ONLY Allah can!

Therefore from now on you will sin if you believe shaythan when he tells you that your ghusl, wudu or worship is not accepted because he has NO authority over what is and what is not accepted ONLY Allah has!

You will also sin from now on if you believe that shaythan when he tells you that you are a sinner or a kaafir because he has NO authority over whether you are a sinner or a kaafir ONLY Allah has!

So now you know that ONLY Allah can decide whether your wudu, ghusl and worship is accepted and ONLY Allah can decide whether you are a sinner or a kaafir. If you believe shaythan over Allah then surely you believe shaythan over Allah!

Therefore you do NOT repeat a single wudu, ghusl or Salaah! If you do then you are believing shaythan over Allah. No matter how hard it is you stick to DOING WUDU GHUSL AND SALAAH ONCE AND ONLY ONCE because you believe that Allah accepts your worship and NOT shaythan!

So after you have done ONE wudu, ONE Ghusl and ONE Salaah you do NOT even think about it again and you do NOT look back but you look forward and trust in Allah and NOT shaythan!

You do NOT think you have committed any kufr or are a sinner except that you repent always and have hope that Allah will forgive you because you believe ONLY ALLAH decides who is a kaafir and who is a sinner.

You must make note of all of this and internalise it in your head everyday. You will do this for a week and then get back to me with your progress. You will strive and fight and get through this by trusting in Allah and disregarding whatever shaythan says to you.

You must try and keep yourself busy at all times and never sit around idle. There is so much to do. Read and learn about islam, do dhikr of Allah, recite the Qur'an with its meanings and understand the words of Allah. Listen to Qur'an and lectures. Sit with family and good pious company. Make much dua. Do everything to please Allah

So i will wait for your progress after one week inshallah.

I have hope in you that you will succeed but make sure you internalise all of this information constantly and strive and persevere!

On top of this do the following for one week as well:

1. Recite – Aoozubillaahi Minasshytaan Ir Rajeem- 10x every morning and evening, according to a hadith in Hisne Haseen that whosoever seeks Allah’s refuge from Satan 10 a day, an angel will be deployed for him to save him from the evil of satan.

2. Recite first 3 verses of Surah Anaam 3x every morning and evening, this is based on the following hadith, Hazrat Jabir radiyallahu anhu narrates that Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said, “Whoever prays the first three verses of Surah An’aam until Wa ya‘lamu ma taksibun, Allah Ta’ala appoints for him one thousand angels who record his worship similar of their own. And an angel descends from the seventh heaven, with a crooked rod of iron. Now when the satan wishes to whisper to the reciter or drive into his heart the inclination of some sin the angel hits the satan such a hard blow that seventy barriers form between the satan and the reciter. And on Resurrection Day Allah Ta’ala will say to him, ‘Walk in My shade this day in which besides My shade no other shade exists. And eat the fruits of My paradise and drink from the pool of Kawthar, and take a wash from the spring of Salsabeel, for you are My servant and I am your Lord.” (Tafseer of Imaam Qurtubi)

3. Pomegranate(For strength and cleansing the body from Jinns): Pomegranate juice is rich in Potassium, folic acid, Vitamins and Antioxidants and its benefits with regards to satan / jinn are mentioned in this following hadith in which Prophet[SA] has mentioned that “Pomegranate cleanses you of Satan and from evil aspirations for 40 days”.

Therefore, it’s highly recommended that during the treatment the victim should drink juice extracted out of one whole pomegranate about 30 to 45 mins before breakfast daily for about 7 to 12 days or at his convenience.

4. When every evil thoughts come to you recite- Aoozubillaahi Minasshytaan Ir Rajeem 3x and then drily spit 3x towards your left.

Also carefully read and understand the following:

http://islamicexorcism.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/combating-the-whisperings-of-shaytaan.pdf

Keep doing everything above consistantly and thoroughly and soon inshallah you will notice the beneficial affects. Ma'asalaam

 

[anonymous]

Asalaamu Alaikum, i apologise for the late reply my sister. I am happy that you are seeking medical advice for your condition. We all go through certain tests, trials and hardships in life in the form of health, wealth family etc. Know that you are certainly not alone and there are so many who have much worser conditions than you so thank Allah always.

There is nothing wrong with dust on Islamic books as dust is not impure. I have asked you to write notes to prevent shaythan from trying to get at you from certain angles and you should always make these notes and refer to them so that shaythan will eventually have nowhere to go because all the angles would have been covered.

My sister you need to make note of these very important points, internalise them constantly and keep them with you ALWAYS:

1. Who decides whether your wudu, ghusl and worship is accepted or not? Answer: Allah! NOT SHAYTHAN!

2. Who decides whether you are a sinner or a kaafir or not? Answer: Allah! NOT SHAYTHAN!

- The WHY do you constantly listen to shaythan If he tells you that your ghusl, wudu or worship is not accepted when he CANNOT decide what is and what is not accepted ONLY Allah can!

- Then WHY do you constantly listen to shaythan who calls you a sinner or a kaafir when he CANNOT decide whether you are a sinner or a kaafir ONLY Allah can!

Therefore from now on you will sin if you believe shaythan when he tells you that your ghusl, wudu or worship is not accepted because he has NO authority over what is and what is not accepted ONLY Allah has!

You will also sin from now on if you believe that shaythan when he tells you that you are a sinner or a kaafir because he has NO authority over whether you are a sinner or a kaafir ONLY Allah has!

So now you know that ONLY Allah can decide whether your wudu, ghusl and worship is accepted and ONLY Allah can decide whether you are a sinner or a kaafir. If you believe shaythan over Allah then surely you believe shaythan over Allah!

Therefore you do NOT repeat a single wudu, ghusl or Salaah! If you do then you are believing shaythan over Allah. No matter how hard it is you stick to DOING WUDU GHUSL AND SALAAH ONCE AND ONLY ONCE because you believe that Allah accepts your worship and NOT shaythan!

So after you have done ONE wudu, ONE Ghusl and ONE Salaah you do NOT even think about it again and you do NOT look back but you look forward and trust in Allah and NOT shaythan!

You do NOT think you have committed any kufr or are a sinner except that you repent always and have hope that Allah will forgive you because you believe ONLY ALLAH decides who is a kaafir and who is a sinner.

You must make note of all of this and internalise it in your head everyday. You will do this for a week and then get back to me with your progress. You will strive and fight and get through this by trusting in Allah and disregarding whatever shaythan says to you.

You must try and keep yourself busy at all times and never sit around idle. There is so much to do. Read and learn about islam, do dhikr of Allah, recite the Qur'an with its meanings and understand the words of Allah. Listen to Qur'an and lectures. Sit with family and good pious company. Make much dua. Do everything to please Allah

So i will wait for your progress after one week inshallah.

I have hope in you that you will succeed but make sure you internalise all of this information constantly and strive and persevere!

On top of this do the following for one week as well:

1. Recite – Aoozubillaahi Minasshytaan Ir Rajeem- 10x every morning and evening, according to a hadith in Hisne Haseen that whosoever seeks Allah’s refuge from Satan 10 a day, an angel will be deployed for him to save him from the evil of satan.

2. Recite first 3 verses of Surah Anaam 3x every morning and evening, this is based on the following hadith, Hazrat Jabir radiyallahu anhu narrates that Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said, “Whoever prays the first three verses of Surah An’aam until Wa ya‘lamu ma taksibun, Allah Ta’ala appoints for him one thousand angels who record his worship similar of their own. And an angel descends from the seventh heaven, with a crooked rod of iron. Now when the satan wishes to whisper to the reciter or drive into his heart the inclination of some sin the angel hits the satan such a hard blow that seventy barriers form between the satan and the reciter. And on Resurrection Day Allah Ta’ala will say to him, ‘Walk in My shade this day in which besides My shade no other shade exists. And eat the fruits of My paradise and drink from the pool of Kawthar, and take a wash from the spring of Salsabeel, for you are My servant and I am your Lord.” (Tafseer of Imaam Qurtubi)

3. Pomegranate(For strength and cleansing the body from Jinns): Pomegranate juice is rich in Potassium, folic acid, Vitamins and Antioxidants and its benefits with regards to satan / jinn are mentioned in this following hadith in which Prophet[SA] has mentioned that “Pomegranate cleanses you of Satan and from evil aspirations for 40 days”.

Therefore, it’s highly recommended that during the treatment the victim should drink juice extracted out of one whole pomegranate about 30 to 45 mins before breakfast daily for about 7 to 12 days or at his convenience.

4. When every evil thoughts come to you recite- Aoozubillaahi Minasshytaan Ir Rajeem 3x and then drily spit 3x towards your left.

Also carefully read and understand the following:

http://islamicexorcism.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/combating-the-whisperings-of-shaytaan.pdf

Keep doing everything above consistantly and thoroughly and soon inshallah you will notice the beneficial affects. Ma'asalaam

JazakAllah for your reply, sorry for getting back to you so late. I was busy with work etc, it has been an OK few weeks just trying to improve gradually. Making progress in some areas Alhamdulillah, but still not as strong in other areas where shaytaan attacks. I am becomign more able to pray my salaahs better and just once each time, there are less intrusive thoughts, though still every so often I relapse and start doubting. But also I have been reading another book on Anxiety etc, which gives useful tips aswell, so have been following that as well.

However, currently I am feeling stressed about some other aspects, which are worrying me. First, I am worrying what Ramadhan will be like for me this year. Last year, I was able to complete it fine Alhamdulillah, but this year I am feeling very nervous and anxious. I feel because of the state I am currently in, and how things are difficult for me. I am worried everything may become too much at times, and I may become frustrated and do something silly out of anger. I don't know how to stop these thoughts and how to get past them. I am due to go on a holiday soon and then coming back before Ramadhan. But I am worried that if I make something hard for myself, or if I am stressed then I may end up doing something wrong. A specific example of this is during wudu or when having a shower, I am worried that I may deliberately swallow water, out of anger. I know with a rational mind I would never do this, but right now I am honestly so worried that I may do something silly like this in the anger of the moment. Please could you help me on this, help me how can I avoid becoming angered and stressed over everything?

Sometimes I just don't even feel like getting out of bed because I don't feel motivated enough to get through the day. Even routine daily tasks are requiring more effort and thought into them, because my mind is always wandering elsewhere. I am worried what to do with this waswasa during Ramadhan? How can I make it easy for myself? I really want to get a quick cure before Ramadhan, and I am really hoping that I can improve a lot within the next few weeks insha Allah. Please help me?

JazakAllah for your help, looking forward to hearing from you. Would really appreciate a quick response.

Wa'alaikumus-salaam

 

[anonymous]

Asalaamu Alaikum, it is certainly good to respect Islamic books as they contain sacred knowledge of Islam and one should especially take care of the Qur'an. For books to be a bit worse for wear and tattered may be a good thing because at least it shows that they have been used because if they were in perfect condition then it may be a sign that they are not being used much but what you have described is a bit of OCD which is linked to waswas also.

One should not go intosuch extremes in these matters because that will not only waste time but it becomes a very tiring and frustrating process. I am sure i have advised you before about seeing a behavorial specialist about yor OCD and i think you should go ahead and do so otherwise this will affect you throughout your life as it is clearly affecting your worship and wasting significant amounts of time.

And Allah knows best in all matters

Assalaamu-alaykum again,

I have been experiencing a problem in this area lately too. Basically, we have a box in which individual sipaarahs/chapters of the Quran are put and this box is stored high above a wardrobe in the kitchen. I looked at this box once and thought that because some chapters may be irregularly arranged in there, or not stacked on top of each other in an orderly manner, then this is a sin and so I should fix it. this was bugging me for quite some time, so yesterday I decided to take action and brought the box down and placed the chapters on top of each other, made them ordered and neat etc. I then proceeded to putting the box back on top of the wardrobe. And then as I was doing this I felt as though the chapters had again moved out of place and become unordered, or shifted off the pile. So I brought the box back down again, and neatened it up. Then I put the box back at the top again, and still I didn't feel satisfied, so brought it back down. I then neatened it again, and by this point I became quite frustrated and confused, so left the box there and done something else. I came back to it later, and didn't tell my family why the box was not in its usual place. I just covered it up with some excuse, and then in front of them put the box back on top of the wardrobe, but I have not felt satisfied since then and still intend on bringing it back down to even it all up.

My problem is: This is becoming so frustrating, distressing and adding so much difficulty to my life, the main reason I feel because it is the Holy Quran in that box, it must be as orderly as possible. So that is why I am feeling the need to continually do things. But it is very tiring and to be honest, I am very exhausted by this. I don't feel like taking any more action, because you become so fatigued by everything. It stops you from being able to enjoy everything else. So what should I do? Is it really a sin if I left the box as it is? I want to be happy again and really feel the peace and relaxation in Islam, not this constant struggle I feel I am facing. So right now I am worried about what is going to happen in Ramadhan with me and this waswasa, and this box with the Quran chapters in. refer to my above post too, JazakAllah

JazakAllah for your help, please reply soon

Wa'alaikumus-salaam

 

[anonymous]

Asalaamu Alaikum, i apologise for the late reply my sister. I am happy that you are seeking medical advice for your condition. We all go through certain tests, trials and hardships in life in the form of health, wealth family etc. Know that you are certainly not alone and there are so many who have much worser conditions than you so thank Allah always.

There is nothing wrong with dust on Islamic books as dust is not impure. I have asked you to write notes to prevent shaythan from trying to get at you from certain angles and you should always make these notes and refer to them so that shaythan will eventually have nowhere to go because all the angles would have been covered.

My sister you need to make note of these very important points, internalise them constantly and keep them with you ALWAYS:

1. Who decides whether your wudu, ghusl and worship is accepted or not? Answer: Allah! NOT SHAYTHAN!

2. Who decides whether you are a sinner or a kaafir or not? Answer: Allah! NOT SHAYTHAN!

- The WHY do you constantly listen to shaythan If he tells you that your ghusl, wudu or worship is not accepted when he CANNOT decide what is and what is not accepted ONLY Allah can!

- Then WHY do you constantly listen to shaythan who calls you a sinner or a kaafir when he CANNOT decide whether you are a sinner or a kaafir ONLY Allah can!

Therefore from now on you will sin if you believe shaythan when he tells you that your ghusl, wudu or worship is not accepted because he has NO authority over what is and what is not accepted ONLY Allah has!

You will also sin from now on if you believe that shaythan when he tells you that you are a sinner or a kaafir because he has NO authority over whether you are a sinner or a kaafir ONLY Allah has!

So now you know that ONLY Allah can decide whether your wudu, ghusl and worship is accepted and ONLY Allah can decide whether you are a sinner or a kaafir. If you believe shaythan over Allah then surely you believe shaythan over Allah!

Therefore you do NOT repeat a single wudu, ghusl or Salaah! If you do then you are believing shaythan over Allah. No matter how hard it is you stick to DOING WUDU GHUSL AND SALAAH ONCE AND ONLY ONCE because you believe that Allah accepts your worship and NOT shaythan!

So after you have done ONE wudu, ONE Ghusl and ONE Salaah you do NOT even think about it again and you do NOT look back but you look forward and trust in Allah and NOT shaythan!

You do NOT think you have committed any kufr or are a sinner except that you repent always and have hope that Allah will forgive you because you believe ONLY ALLAH decides who is a kaafir and who is a sinner.

You must make note of all of this and internalise it in your head everyday. You will do this for a week and then get back to me with your progress. You will strive and fight and get through this by trusting in Allah and disregarding whatever shaythan says to you.

You must try and keep yourself busy at all times and never sit around idle. There is so much to do. Read and learn about islam, do dhikr of Allah, recite the Qur'an with its meanings and understand the words of Allah. Listen to Qur'an and lectures. Sit with family and good pious company. Make much dua. Do everything to please Allah

So i will wait for your progress after one week inshallah.

I have hope in you that you will succeed but make sure you internalise all of this information constantly and strive and persevere!

On top of this do the following for one week as well:

1. Recite – Aoozubillaahi Minasshytaan Ir Rajeem- 10x every morning and evening, according to a hadith in Hisne Haseen that whosoever seeks Allah’s refuge from Satan 10 a day, an angel will be deployed for him to save him from the evil of satan.

2. Recite first 3 verses of Surah Anaam 3x every morning and evening, this is based on the following hadith, Hazrat Jabir radiyallahu anhu narrates that Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said, “Whoever prays the first three verses of Surah An’aam until Wa ya‘lamu ma taksibun, Allah Ta’ala appoints for him one thousand angels who record his worship similar of their own. And an angel descends from the seventh heaven, with a crooked rod of iron. Now when the satan wishes to whisper to the reciter or drive into his heart the inclination of some sin the angel hits the satan such a hard blow that seventy barriers form between the satan and the reciter. And on Resurrection Day Allah Ta’ala will say to him, ‘Walk in My shade this day in which besides My shade no other shade exists. And eat the fruits of My paradise and drink from the pool of Kawthar, and take a wash from the spring of Salsabeel, for you are My servant and I am your Lord.” (Tafseer of Imaam Qurtubi)

3. Pomegranate(For strength and cleansing the body from Jinns): Pomegranate juice is rich in Potassium, folic acid, Vitamins and Antioxidants and its benefits with regards to satan / jinn are mentioned in this following hadith in which Prophet[SA] has mentioned that “Pomegranate cleanses you of Satan and from evil aspirations for 40 days”.

Therefore, it’s highly recommended that during the treatment the victim should drink juice extracted out of one whole pomegranate about 30 to 45 mins before breakfast daily for about 7 to 12 days or at his convenience.

4. When every evil thoughts come to you recite- Aoozubillaahi Minasshytaan Ir Rajeem 3x and then drily spit 3x towards your left.

Also carefully read and understand the following:

http://islamicexorcism.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/combating-the-whisperings-of-shaytaan.pdf

Keep doing everything above consistantly and thoroughly and soon inshallah you will notice the beneficial affects. Ma'asalaam

Heloooo, Assalaamu-alaykum,

What should i do, refer to my latest posts to you please. JazakAllah for your help!

 

[anonymous]

Asalaamu Alaikum, i apologise for the late reply my sister. I am happy that you are seeking medical advice for your condition. We all go through certain tests, trials and hardships in life in the form of health, wealth family etc. Know that you are certainly not alone and there are so many who have much worser conditions than you so thank Allah always.

There is nothing wrong with dust on Islamic books as dust is not impure. I have asked you to write notes to prevent shaythan from trying to get at you from certain angles and you should always make these notes and refer to them so that shaythan will eventually have nowhere to go because all the angles would have been covered.

My sister you need to make note of these very important points, internalise them constantly and keep them with you ALWAYS:

1. Who decides whether your wudu, ghusl and worship is accepted or not? Answer: Allah! NOT SHAYTHAN!

2. Who decides whether you are a sinner or a kaafir or not? Answer: Allah! NOT SHAYTHAN!

- The WHY do you constantly listen to shaythan If he tells you that your ghusl, wudu or worship is not accepted when he CANNOT decide what is and what is not accepted ONLY Allah can!

- Then WHY do you constantly listen to shaythan who calls you a sinner or a kaafir when he CANNOT decide whether you are a sinner or a kaafir ONLY Allah can!

Therefore from now on you will sin if you believe shaythan when he tells you that your ghusl, wudu or worship is not accepted because he has NO authority over what is and what is not accepted ONLY Allah has!

You will also sin from now on if you believe that shaythan when he tells you that you are a sinner or a kaafir because he has NO authority over whether you are a sinner or a kaafir ONLY Allah has!

So now you know that ONLY Allah can decide whether your wudu, ghusl and worship is accepted and ONLY Allah can decide whether you are a sinner or a kaafir. If you believe shaythan over Allah then surely you believe shaythan over Allah!

Therefore you do NOT repeat a single wudu, ghusl or Salaah! If you do then you are believing shaythan over Allah. No matter how hard it is you stick to DOING WUDU GHUSL AND SALAAH ONCE AND ONLY ONCE because you believe that Allah accepts your worship and NOT shaythan!

So after you have done ONE wudu, ONE Ghusl and ONE Salaah you do NOT even think about it again and you do NOT look back but you look forward and trust in Allah and NOT shaythan!

You do NOT think you have committed any kufr or are a sinner except that you repent always and have hope that Allah will forgive you because you believe ONLY ALLAH decides who is a kaafir and who is a sinner.

You must make note of all of this and internalise it in your head everyday. You will do this for a week and then get back to me with your progress. You will strive and fight and get through this by trusting in Allah and disregarding whatever shaythan says to you.

You must try and keep yourself busy at all times and never sit around idle. There is so much to do. Read and learn about islam, do dhikr of Allah, recite the Qur'an with its meanings and understand the words of Allah. Listen to Qur'an and lectures. Sit with family and good pious company. Make much dua. Do everything to please Allah

So i will wait for your progress after one week inshallah.

I have hope in you that you will succeed but make sure you internalise all of this information constantly and strive and persevere!

On top of this do the following for one week as well:

1. Recite – Aoozubillaahi Minasshytaan Ir Rajeem- 10x every morning and evening, according to a hadith in Hisne Haseen that whosoever seeks Allah’s refuge from Satan 10 a day, an angel will be deployed for him to save him from the evil of satan.

2. Recite first 3 verses of Surah Anaam 3x every morning and evening, this is based on the following hadith, Hazrat Jabir radiyallahu anhu narrates that Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said, “Whoever prays the first three verses of Surah An’aam until Wa ya‘lamu ma taksibun, Allah Ta’ala appoints for him one thousand angels who record his worship similar of their own. And an angel descends from the seventh heaven, with a crooked rod of iron. Now when the satan wishes to whisper to the reciter or drive into his heart the inclination of some sin the angel hits the satan such a hard blow that seventy barriers form between the satan and the reciter. And on Resurrection Day Allah Ta’ala will say to him, ‘Walk in My shade this day in which besides My shade no other shade exists. And eat the fruits of My paradise and drink from the pool of Kawthar, and take a wash from the spring of Salsabeel, for you are My servant and I am your Lord.” (Tafseer of Imaam Qurtubi)

3. Pomegranate(For strength and cleansing the body from Jinns): Pomegranate juice is rich in Potassium, folic acid, Vitamins and Antioxidants and its benefits with regards to satan / jinn are mentioned in this following hadith in which Prophet[SA] has mentioned that “Pomegranate cleanses you of Satan and from evil aspirations for 40 days”.

Therefore, it’s highly recommended that during the treatment the victim should drink juice extracted out of one whole pomegranate about 30 to 45 mins before breakfast daily for about 7 to 12 days or at his convenience.

4. When every evil thoughts come to you recite- Aoozubillaahi Minasshytaan Ir Rajeem 3x and then drily spit 3x towards your left.

Also carefully read and understand the following:

http://islamicexorcism.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/combating-the-whisperings-of-shaytaan.pdf

Keep doing everything above consistantly and thoroughly and soon inshallah you will notice the beneficial affects. Ma'asalaam

Hello are you there???? JazakAllah

 

[Hamza Asadullah]

JazakAllah for your reply, sorry for getting back to you so late. I was busy with work etc, it has been an OK few weeks just trying to improve gradually. Making progress in some areas Alhamdulillah, but still not as strong in other areas where shaytaan attacks. I am becomign more able to pray my salaahs better and just once each time, there are less intrusive thoughts, though still every so often I relapse and start doubting. But also I have been reading another book on Anxiety etc, which gives useful tips aswell, so have been following that as well.

However, currently I am feeling stressed about some other aspects, which are worrying me. First, I am worrying what Ramadhan will be like for me this year. Last year, I was able to complete it fine Alhamdulillah, but this year I am feeling very nervous and anxious. I feel because of the state I am currently in, and how things are difficult for me. I am worried everything may become too much at times, and I may become frustrated and do something silly out of anger. I don't know how to stop these thoughts and how to get past them. I am due to go on a holiday soon and then coming back before Ramadhan. But I am worried that if I make something hard for myself, or if I am stressed then I may end up doing something wrong. A specific example of this is during wudu or when having a shower, I am worried that I may deliberately swallow water, out of anger. I know with a rational mind I would never do this, but right now I am honestly so worried that I may do something silly like this in the anger of the moment. Please could you help me on this, help me how can I avoid becoming angered and stressed over everything?

Sometimes I just don't even feel like getting out of bed because I don't feel motivated enough to get through the day. Even routine daily tasks are requiring more effort and thought into them, because my mind is always wandering elsewhere. I am worried what to do with this waswasa during Ramadhan? How can I make it easy for myself? I really want to get a quick cure before Ramadhan, and I am really hoping that I can improve a lot within the next few weeks insha Allah. Please help me?

JazakAllah for your help, looking forward to hearing from you. Would really appreciate a quick response.

Wa'alaikumus-salaam

Asalaamu Alaikum, please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in responding to you. My sister what you are going through is going to require you to be consitant, patient and to persevere even if you trip or fall. You have the ability to conquer this and the resources i have given you are more than enough for you to do so providing you use every step i have given you everyday no matter what and apply it in every situation.

There is no doubt that shaythan will not stop and he will continue to try and get at you using every angle possible but you must continue to use the steps and dua's and everything i have given you and continuously apply them in every aspect of your worship.

Allah does NOT want you to feel this burden during worship but it is you who are accepting shaythans whispers and falling for his tricks everytime. Allah wants you to feel closer to him during worship but shaythan is wanting you to feel so disillusioned that you eventually give up and stop worshipping Allah.

So my sister i keep stressing this to you but you must DO Isthinja, wudu and ghusl ONCE as well as you can and then do NOT think about it again. Who is shaythan to tell you that it is not accepted? Is shaythan God that he can decide what is accepted and what is not? Of course not then why listen to him?

So listen to my advice and KEEP DOING EVERYTHING ONCE AND ONCE ONLY AND DO NOT THINK ABOUT IT EVER AGAIN.

If you get any whispers from shaythan trying to tell you otherwise then you reject it because he CANNOT decide what is and what is not accepted ONLY Allah can.

The same goes for every prayer and worship you do. You do it once as well as you can and then you do NOT think about it again. You do NOT repeat it just because shaythan tells you to do so because again shaythan CANNOT tell you what is and what is not accepted.

There is NO need for you to feel worried about getting through the day because Allah wants you to enjoy your worship because you are doing so to please Allah and to get closer to him. He does not want you to feel this despair. You are only feeling this way because you are letting shaythan make you feel this way.

So you need to start rejecting EVERYTHING he says because he is only trying to trick you and decieve you so that you eventually stop worshipping Allah.

Shaythan knows that Ramadan is the best of months and he does not want you to get anything good out of it. He wants you to give up before Ramadan comes and feel so worried that you crack in Ramadan. But why would you need to worry about anything in Ramadan? It is such a beautiful month where your heart will be at peace so thee is NOTHING for you to worry about but you should be excited that such a blessed and beautiful month is coming.

Why worry about something that shaythan is NOT in charge of or cannot decide what worship of yours is accepted or not. If so then you do NOT ever listen to him and his evil lies. He is lying to you so stop falling for it. Ramadan is around the corner and you WILL be excited for its arrival and you will make the best of it and so there is NO need for you to feel anxious because it is the best chance for you to get even closer to Allah.

So follow ALL the steps, advice, dua's, ruqya that i have given you and rememebr to KEEP STRIVING AND PERSEVERING AND DO NOT GIVE UP! You can defeat shaythan because he can only whisper and you have the choice to decide whether to believe him or not. So just do NOT believe him and his lies and be EXCITED for the coming of Ramadan!

 

[Hamza Asadullah]

Assalaamu-alaykum again,

I have been experiencing a problem in this area lately too. Basically, we have a box in which individual sipaarahs/chapters of the Quran are put and this box is stored high above a wardrobe in the kitchen. I looked at this box once and thought that because some chapters may be irregularly arranged in there, or not stacked on top of each other in an orderly manner, then this is a sin and so I should fix it. this was bugging me for quite some time, so yesterday I decided to take action and brought the box down and placed the chapters on top of each other, made them ordered and neat etc. I then proceeded to putting the box back on top of the wardrobe. And then as I was doing this I felt as though the chapters had again moved out of place and become unordered, or shifted off the pile. So I brought the box back down again, and neatened it up. Then I put the box back at the top again, and still I didn't feel satisfied, so brought it back down. I then neatened it again, and by this point I became quite frustrated and confused, so left the box there and done something else. I came back to it later, and didn't tell my family why the box was not in its usual place. I just covered it up with some excuse, and then in front of them put the box back on top of the wardrobe, but I have not felt satisfied since then and still intend on bringing it back down to even it all up.

My problem is: This is becoming so frustrating, distressing and adding so much difficulty to my life, the main reason I feel because it is the Holy Quran in that box, it must be as orderly as possible. So that is why I am feeling the need to continually do things. But it is very tiring and to be honest, I am very exhausted by this. I don't feel like taking any more action, because you become so fatigued by everything. It stops you from being able to enjoy everything else. So what should I do? Is it really a sin if I left the box as it is? I want to be happy again and really feel the peace and relaxation in Islam, not this constant struggle I feel I am facing. So right now I am worried about what is going to happen in Ramadhan with me and this waswasa, and this box with the Quran chapters in. refer to my above post too, JazakAllah

JazakAllah for your help, please reply soon

Wa'alaikumus-salaam

Asalaamu Alaikum, this clearly comes down to your OCD. You know the answer in your heart sister. You know that this is not a sin so how can it be? Whenever you get these urges you need to step back and think"Let me be rational now. How is this is sin if i do this or that?".

So by stepping back and rationalising things then you will be able to realise how ridiculous the situation is. You just need to step back everytime and rationalise the matter in your mind and tell yourself i know what the answer is and i am going to let this go because it is not rational to carry on behaving in such a way.

So again sister carry on with your medical treatment as well as following all the advice and steps i have given you. Everything will be alright inshallah.

 

[anonymous]

Asalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatu akhi,

I have a question about cleaning the nose in wudoo. I can't sniff in the water because it when I do, it causes great discomfort and my nose hurts when it goes up my nose. I kind of pour in the water into my nose, use my fingers to clean my nose and then blow out the water. Recently, I became worried about the amount of water coming out from my nose. I put the water in my nose, clean it and then blow it but only drips of water comes out so I take water and rub the walls of my nose but this gives me scratches in my nose.

Also, I don't know how far deep the water should go, and if there should be any mucus in the way when cleaning the nose. Also, a very embarrassing problem, I have to pass wind when I am done wudoo. This happens all the time. If not after wudoo then during prayer or sometimes even both times. I used to pray with ease, just do wudoo and pray but the problems are piling up. I hope I become normal .

Asalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatu