Al-Kafi 5193

Translation

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad Bin Isa, and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Hareyz, from Zurara and Abu Baseer who both said, ‘We both said to him, ‘The man for whom are a lot of doubts in his <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> to the extent that he does not know how many (<span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span>) he has prayed nor what remains upon him’. He^asws said: ‘He should repeat’. We said to him^asws, ‘But that is frequently upon him. Every time he repeats, he doubts (again)’. He^asws said: ‘He should continue in his doubt’. Then he^asws said: ‘Do not assist the wicked one (Satan)^la from yourselves by breaking the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, so you would be feeding him^la, for the Satan^la is wicked, getting used to whatever he^la is assisted by. Therefore, let one of you continue in the imagination and should not frequently break the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, for if that (continuing) is done time and again, the doubt would not return to him’. Zurara said, ‘Then he^asws said: ‘But rather the wicked one^la wants to be obeyed. So when he^la is disobeyed, would not return to one of you’.

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