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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Treating Obsessions in the Intention of Acts of Worship

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Question:
Also, one of the sisters is giving advice to a young woman who has many obsessive doubts regarding the intention in acts of worship.

Answer:
She should leave the intrusive thoughts and seek refuge in Allah. If she is afflicted with intrusive thoughts, she should leave them and recite the two chapters of seeking refuge,
(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, (2) The Sovereign of mankind. (3) The God of mankind, (4) From the evil ofقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ
[An-Nas 114:1-4]
meaning the whispering Satan, this Satan. Yes.

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May Allah reward you,
Source قناة «السعودية»، برنامج #فتاوى | مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان. — youtube.com (19:18)

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