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Q: Every time I pray Salah. Very evil thoughts come into my head. Do these invalidate my Salah?

Question:

Do we have to say Ameen whenever we hear Surah Fatiha or is it only limited to Salat?

Answer:

In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Mercifuf

Salah will be valid even if the thoughts are intentional, however, this will result in reduction of thawab and if the thoughts came unintentionally and you tried to thwart them you will get thawab for your efforts.

A hadith in Muslim says:

“Verily Allah has forgiven my Ummah for the thoughts their minds whisper as long as they don’t practice (on the thougts) or put them in words”

4 Responses to “Q: Every time I pray Salah. Very evil thoughts come into my head. Do these invalidate my Salah?”

  1. Aamir Ashraff says:

    Salaam, I think the questions and answers that have been put on is really good for the site users and more should be put on as some people log on purely for the masala and masaail

  2. zainab says:

    question . im a revert Alhamdulillah,can u tell me please where can i find proof that im praying correctly following the female hanafi way staying low to the ground

  3. zainab says:

    the reason im asking is because i keep being attacked by some sisters telling me i pray wrong and should pray the same as the men please help

  4. Sheikh Abdul Rahim says:

    As a hanafi scholar i can say that your prayer is correct.
    If you want to see the evidences, There is a small booklet published by Altaf & sons by the name “the salah of a woman” It gives great details about the differences between the salah of male and female and can be purchased from the islamic bookshop in Bolton.
    Tel No. 01204389080

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