الإيمَانُ،Faith,كَالمُجَاهِدِlike the warriorالَّذِيwhoجَاءَهُcame to himالْعَدُوُّ،the enemy,فَدَافَعَهُand he fought himحَتَّىuntilغَلَبَهُ،he defeated him,فَهَذاthis isأَعْظَمُgreaterصَرِيحٌclearالْجِهَادُthe struggleوَالصَّرِيحُand the clearالْخَالِصُpureكَالْلَّبَنِlike clear milkالصَّرِيحِclearوَإِنَّمَاand it becameصَارَbecameصَرِيحاً،clear,لَمَّاbecauseكَرِهُواthey hatedتِلْكَthoseالْوَسَاوِسَwhispersالشَّيْطَانِيَّةَof Satanوَدَفَعُوهَا،and repelled them,فَخَلَصَthen the faith became pureالإيمَانُfaithفَصَارَand becameصَرِيحاً.clear.
Faith is like the warrior who fought against the enemy until he defeated him; this is the greatest clear struggle, and the clear and pure faith is like clear milk. It became clear because they hated those satanic whispers and repelled them, thus purifying their faith.
مُنَافِقاً،hypocrite,يَصِيرُhe becomesوَلَاand notبِدُونِwithoutلِعَامَّةِthe general publicالْخَلْقِof creationمِنْfromهَذِهِtheseالْوَسَاوِسِ،whispers,فَمِنْso someالنَّاسِpeopleمِنْfromيُجِيبُهَاresponds to themفَيَصِيرُand becomesكَافِراًunbelieverأَوْorمُنَافِقاً،hypocrite,وَلِهَذَاand that is whyيَعْرِضُthere comesلِلنَّاسِto peopleمِنْfromالْوَسَاوِسِwhispersفِيinالصَّلَاةِprayerمَاwhatلَاnotيَعْرِضُcomes to themلَهُمْto themإِذَاifلَمْthey do notيُصَلُّواprayلِأَنَّbecauseالشَّيْطَانَSatanيَكْثُرُis abundantتَعَرُّضُهُhis exposureلِلْعَبْدِto the servantإِذَاwhenأَرَادَhe wantedالْإِنَابَةَto repentإِلَىtoرَبِّهِhis Lordوَالْتَّقَرُّبَand to get closerإِلَيْهِto Himوَالِاتِّصَالَand to connectبِهِwith Himفَلِهَذَاand for this reasonيَعْرِضُthere comesلِلْمُصَلِّينَto the worshippersمَاwhatلَاnotيَعْرِضُcomes to themلِغَيْرِهِم،to others,وَيَعْرِضُand comes toلِلْخَاصَّةِto the specialأَهْلِpeople ofالعِلْمِknowledgeوَالْدِّينِand religionأَكْثَرَmoreمِمَّاthan whatيَعْرِضُcomesلِلْعَامَّةِ،to the public,وَلِهَذَاand for this reasonيُوجَدُthere isعِندَamongطُلَّابِstudents ofالعِلْمِknowledgeوَالْعِبَادَةِand worshipمِنَofالْوَسَاوِسِwhispersوَالْشُّبُهَاتِand doubtsمَاwhatلَيْسَis notعِندَwithغَيْرِهِم،others,لِأَنَّهُbecauseلَمْhe did notيَسْلُكْfollowشَرْعَthe lawاللَّهِof Allahوَمِنْهَاجَهُ،and His path,بَلْbutهُوَhe isمُقْبِلٌturningعَلَىtoهَوَاهُhis desiresفِيinغَفْلَةٍneglectعَنْfromذِكْرِthe mentionرَبِّهِof his Lordوَهَذَاand thisمَطْلُوبٌis desiredالشَّيْطَانُby Satanبِخِلَافِunlikeالْمُتَوَجِّهِينَthose turningإِلَىtoرَبِّهِمtheir Lordبِالْعِلْمِby knowledgeوَالْعِبَادَةِ،and worship,فَإِنَّهُso he isعَدُوُّهُمْtheir enemyيَطْلُبُseeksصَدَّهُمْto divert themعَنْfromاللَّهِ،Allah,قَالَHe saidتَعَالَى:the Most High:﴿إِنَّIndeed,الشَّيْطَانَthe devilلَكُمْfor youعَدُوٌّan enemyفَاتَّخِذُوهُso take himعَدُوًّا ﴾as an enemy.
A hypocrite becomes so without the general public needing these whispers. Some people respond to them, becoming either a disbeliever or a hypocrite. That is why there comes to people from whispers during prayer what does not come to them if they do not pray, because Satan is abundant in his exposure to the servant when he intends to repent to his Lord and get closer to Him. For this reason, there is exposure to worshippers that does not come to others. Also, the special people of knowledge and religion are exposed to more than what the public faces, and for this reason there are among students of knowledge and worship whispers and doubts that are not found in others.
وَهَذَاAnd thisمِمَّاis whatيَجِدُهُevery believer findsكُلُّeveryمُؤْمِنٍbelieverمِنْofنَفْسِهِhimselfفَالشَّيْطَانُfor Satanيُرِيدُwantsبِوَسَاوِسِهِby his whispersأَنْtoيُشْغِلَoccupyالْقَلْبَthe heartعَنْfromالَّانْتِفَاعِbenefitingبِالْقُرْآنِfrom the QuranفَأَمَرَSo He commandedاللَّهُAllahالْقَارِئَthe readerإِذَاwhenقَرَأَhe recitesالْقُرْآنَthe Quranأَنْtoيَسْتَعِيذَseek refugeمِنْهُ،from him,قَالَHe saidتَعَالَى:the Most High:فَإِذَاIf so,قَرَأْتَyou readالْقُرْءَانَthe Quranفَاسْتَعِذْthen seek refugeبِاللَّهِwith Allahمِنَfromالشَّيْطَانِthe devilالرَّحِيمِthe MercifulإِنَّهُIndeed, heلَيْسَis notلَهُfor himسُلْطَانٌauthorityعَلَىoverالَّذِينَthose whoآمَنُواbelieveوَعَلَىand onرَبِّهِمْtheir Lordيَتَوَكَّلُونَthey relyإِنَّمَاIndeed,سُلْطَتُهُhis authorityعَلَىoverالَّذِينَthose whoيَتَوَلَّوْنَهُtake him as a protectorوَالَّذِينَand those who
And this is what every believer finds within himself; Satan wants through his whispers to occupy the heart from benefiting from the Quran. Therefore, Allah commanded the reader when he recites the Quran to seek refuge from him. He said the Most High: "If you read the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from the devil, the Merciful. Indeed, he has no authority over those who believe and rely on their Lord; his authority is only over those who take him as a protector.