How Do I Deal With Thoughts From Shaytan?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch
Question Summary
How do I deal with thoughts from Shaytan? If I uttered something against a thought, is that sinful?
Question Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
It is important to note that whispers/thoughts are like visitors from outside. You are not accountable for them coming and are not sinful. You are only accountable if you entertain the thoughts and give them consideration.
Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he then completed four years at the Darul Uloom seminary in New York, where he studied Arabic and the traditional sciences. He then traveled to Tarim, Yemen, where he stayed for three years studying in Dar Al-Mustafa under some of the greatest scholars of our time, including Habib Umar Bin Hafiz, Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf, and Shaykh Umar al-Khatib. In Tarim, Shaykh Yusuf completed the memorization of the Qur’an and studied beliefs, legal methodology, hadith methodology, Qur’anic exegesis, Islamic history, and a number of texts on spirituality. He joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.