When Should One Pray Two Rak'ahs With
One's Bride? He Is Suffering From Overpowering
Insinuating Whispers
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Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
My question is regarding praying nawafil between Asr
and Maghrib. I am getting married this Wednesday,
insha' Allah.
The marriage ceremony (i.e. writing the contract) will
be right after Asr prayer. I wanted to know if it is
permissible to pray the two Sunnah rakat that are to
be prayed upon marriage. Does the specific order of
praying these two rakat over ride the general ruling
of no nawafil between Asr and Maghrib ? Also, is this
the case in general (i.e. specific over rides general)
?
P.S. Please answer quickly, I have two days to find
out !
Praise be to Allaah.
What was reported in the hadeeth of Ibn Mas'ood is
that the groom should lead his bride in praying two
rak'ahs when he goes in unto her, not immediately
after the marriage contract. What you should do is
pray two rak'ahs for istikhaarah and pray the du'aa'
of istikhaarah before you do the marriage contract.
According to the most correct opinion among the
scholars, prayers for which there is a reason are
allowed at times when other naafil prayers are
prohibited. See question # (854).
And Allaah knows best.
He Is Suffering From Overpowering
Waswaas (Insinuating Whispers From The Shaytaan)
For some months i have been having a problem
with waswas in both my prayers and when performing
wudu.I keep forgetting what i have washed in my wudu
and keep forgetting how much i have prayed.It has
reached a point where i am making sajdah as - sahu for
every single prayer because my mind keeps going
blank.The more i concentrate on my prayer the more it
occurs.Sometimes i think i must have read 6 or 7
rakats for a four rakat prayer because i simply cannot
recal how much i have prayed and so i continue until i
am certain.The more i do this the worse the problem
gets. I want to ignore the waswas but i am not sure if
this is sanctioned by the shariah.I feel it is the
only way to rid myself of this disease.I read surah
Baqarah and many dua related to the whisperings of
shaytan and surahs falaq and naas.With regards to wudu
i have a combination of problems as i feel tha i have
not washed properly after using the bathroom or if my
clothes get wet that there is something impure on my
clothes.When making wudu i feel like i have not washed
properly. I try to ignore these whisperings but i am
terrified that if i ignore it and i am wrong, that my
prayers will not be answered. I have reached a point
where my prayers can take upto an hour or more to
perfom and have become merely a ritual without any
khushoo because of these problems. I finish one prayer
and start fearing how i am going to manage to get
through the next one. I feel i am trapped because
there is no way i can miss a prayer as I know this is
exactly what shaytan wants me to do. Please help me ,
may Allah reward you.
Praise be to Allaah.
Our advice to you first of all is that you have to
consult a psychologist; try to find a Muslim doctor so
that he will understand your problem. Secondly, you
have to take the easier option always, and do not
think about the sin or punishment. If you do not
follow this advice, your problem will continue. In a
prayer when you are not sure whether you have prayed
three or four rak'ahs, you have to assume that it is
four, and the part of the body which you are unsure
whether you have washed it, you have to assume that
you have washed it. This applies to every situation
you face: take the easier option. If you do that you
will have defeated the Shaytaan who has subjected you
to this involuntary waswaas. May Allaah heal you and
grant you good health.
Shaykh Sa'd al-Humayd
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