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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 -

If your waswasa are whispers of Shaitaan, then if they are involuntary and just come in the mind of their own, you should not worry. Simply ignore such thoughts. Do not pay attention whatsoever to such thoughts. Shaitaan puts these thoughts to divert your attention from useful thoughts to useless and insignificant thoughts. You will find yourself consumed in something useless and tangled thereby frustrating yourself. That is the root to many evils, anger, frustration, tiredness, despair, suicidal thoughts etc. This is what is Shaitaan’s objective. The simple remedy to such thoughts is to ignore them and don’t bother. This will be a smack on Shaitaan’s face. Shaitaan will feel humiliated and not attempt his evil plot on you again. Simply read “لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ” and “أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ”.


Also, remember having such thoughts are a clear sign of Ieman. If you did not have Ieman in you, Shaitaan would not bother. Once sahabi complained to Rasulullah Salla Allahu Alayhi wa Sallam about such thoughts. Rasulullah Salla Allahu Alayhi wa Sallam advised him “That is clear sign of Ieman”. Such thoughts are like the different scenes on a journey. One does not stop to watch every scene on the journey, he glances at it and continues. Similarly, continue with your normal life and don’t let these thoughts stop you in any way. If you do so, you are inviting trouble to yourself. Such thoughts are similar to a live wire. You stay away, you are safe; you touch it you shock yourself.


And Allah Ta'āla Knows Best,


Muftī Ebrahim Desai