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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on one who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and says and does acts of shirk (associating partners with Allah)?

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Question:
The questioner says: I suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, and sometimes I utter words of kufr (disbelief) and shirk (associating partners with Allah), and sometimes I perform acts of kufr and shirk. Given these acts of disbelief and shirk, and these words, am I still a Muslim despite all this and its repetition? Or do I need to pronounce the two testimonies of faith every time to enter Islam anew?

Answer:
You must abandon these obsessions, not pay attention to them, seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, and increase in the remembrance of Allah and the recitation of the Qur'an. Do not isolate yourself from your brothers, and do not isolate yourself from the people of good. Sit with the people of good; do not be alone. Shaytan has taken hold of you. Be with the people of good and the gatherings of good, with your good brothers. This condition will be removed from you. Do not speak forbidden words or perform forbidden acts, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Forgiveness is granted to my ummah (Muslim community) for mistakes, forgetfulness, and what
enters the mind, so long as it is not spoken of or put into actionحدثت به أنفسها ما لم تتكلم أو تعمل
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3435Sahih (Darussalam)
." Abandon this act. Repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for what happened, and do not return to it. Do not utter it, and do not do anything. As we mentioned to you, increase in the remembrance of Allah, the recitation of the Qur'an, and attending gatherings of knowledge and the people of good, and this danger will be removed from you. Maintain the prayer in congregation in the mosques, and by the permission of Allah, this matter will be removed from you.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من لديه وساوس قهرية ويقول ويفعل أفعال شركية؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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