Missing Salaah due to doubts and waswasahs
Question
I have been missing and delaying prayers due to the time it takes me to make istinja and Wudu because I am suffering from OCD/Waswasas. I feel like a kafr because I have heard that your're a kafr if you miss prayers without an acceptable reason. I am definitely not missing/delaying prayers on purpose so am I considered a kafr? What should I do about this situation?
Answer
Just read your namaaz in the state you are in and do not worry about these thoughts. Your imaan is safe.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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