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What is the ruling regarding someone whose tongue slipped while reciting Surat Al-Falaq during prayer, uttering a wrong word, knowing that he suffers from obsessive whispers of disbelief?

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There is nothing upon you, for Allah has forgiven errors, forgetfulness, and what one is forced to do, due to His saying, the Exalted: "And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred, but [only for] what your hearts intended," and due to His saying, the Exalted: "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred." And Allah said in response to it: "I have done so." So, ignore the whisperings (waswas); for indulging in them leads to great evil, and these whisperings will not harm you, by Allah's permission.

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