I am from india and by the grace of Allah I offer five times Salah prayer also but one day I was just reading translation of Al Quran of 28th juzz that ( without no doubt Allah heard all your matter who the lady comes to you taking her husband word that her husband said to her his mother but Allah know each and everything she is not his mother his mother is who, who gave him birth’
And after that I just was praying isha salah (prayer) but suddenly I felt like someone like waswasa of shaitan came in to mind and start saying No its wrong what you think nobody sees nobody looks and he was trying to take my intention to somewhere else I was really in very problem because of this May allah forgive me? If this types of waswasa of shaitan comes into my mind whenever I make a zikr of Allah or pray Salah this waswasa brings into my mind I am unable to find my intention in salah(prayer)
And if this types of waswasa come what is this and why it came at the age of 27 I recently stared praying salah and now only shaitan misguiding me please help me I am really afraid of Allah almighty but I believe Allah hear and see everything what we do.
Help me in this waiting for your answer and please make dua for me to Allah to forgive all my sin as Allah can forgive me I believe
Assalāmu `alaikum Warahmatullāhi Wabrakatuh,
A thief will steal from a place where there are valuables. If a place is empty and does not have valuables, a thief will not concentrate in that place as that place is of great interest to him. The focus of shaitaan is to attack man and weaken ones iman. The thoughts and waswasa you have is a clear sign of your imaan. If you did not have imaan; shaitaan would not focus on you. The only way to overcome the waswasa is to ignore them.Shaitaan wants to divert your attention and create doubts in you. Dont give in to the plot of shaitaan. When you experience such thoughts, recite lahawla wala quwwata illa billah, and ignore the thoughts. Don’t let anything bother you. When shaitaan will see you are not bothered, and his plan is not working, he will move his focus away from you. It is heartening to know you commenced praying. Be steadfast on that and don’t let anything deter you from fulfilling your obligations in shariah.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best,
Muftī Ebrahim Desai
Daruliftaa
35 Candella Rd, Durban, South Africa