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{{Quote|{{Al Nasai|4|27|3464}} (Sahih)|It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: | {{Quote|{{Al Nasai|4|27|3464}} (Sahih)|It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: | ||
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has forgiven my Ummah for what is '''whispered''' (وَسْوَسَتْ) to them or what enters their minds, so long as they do not act upon it or speak of it.'"}} | "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has forgiven my Ummah for what is '''whispered''' (وَسْوَسَتْ) to them or what enters their minds, so long as they do not act upon it or speak of it.'"}} | ||
Most of the whispers come from urinating in a place for bathing: | |||
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It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: | |||
"None of you should urinate in the place where he bathes, for most Waswas (devilish whispers) [1] come from that." [1] I.e., with regard to whether the urine has soiled his body or not.}} | |||
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Waswas (in Arabic وسوس) in Islam is a term for "whispers from Shaytan". When a Muslim has some thoughts against Islam, he disregards them as waswas - a voice of Shaytan.
Waswas in the Qur'an
The Arabic word وسوس (waswas) in various forms appears 5 times in the Qur'an.
The first two refer to the story of Adam and Eve. The fa- prefix means "but" or "then".
Then one time it's a persons soul which whispers. The tu- simply indicates present tense, 3rd person, feminine, singular verb.
And two times in a short sura 114. The al- indicates definite article (before a noun). The yu- indicates present tense, 3rd person, singular, masculine verb.
114:1 Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of men,
114:2 The King of men,
114:3 The god of men,
114:4 From the evil of the retreating whisperer (ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ, al-waswasi)
114:5 Who whispers (يُوَسْوِسُ, yuwaswisu) into the hearts of men,
114:6 From among the jinn and the men.
Tafsir Al-Jalalayn says that the "whisperer" in 114:4 is Satan:
From this we can conclude that the concept of waswas (Satan whispering into Muslim minds) is described in the Qur'an, so it is definitely a part of the Islamic doctrine.
Waswas in hadith
Muslims are forgiven thoughts against Islam (the "whispers from Satan") as long don't act upon them and keep silent:
Most of the whispers come from urinating in a place for bathing:
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"None of you should urinate in the place where he bathes, for most Waswas (devilish whispers) [1] come from that." [1] I.e., with regard to whether the urine has soiled his body or not.