Doubts, Whispers, Their Treatment, and Their Effect on Faith

The questioner:
I ask you to invoke Allah on behalf of a man who believes in Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), but he has been afflicted with a condition from the side of the heart that has shaken his faith. This person has suffered from psychological conflicts that have led to a weakening of his faith and an increase in doubts, suspicions, and doubts. Even though he maintains the prayer and tries to repel these thoughts by all means, is there any sin on him for using these means? Is this from the anxiety for which those who suffer from it are threatened?

The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.

The questioner:
The man believes in Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), but he has been afflicted with a condition from the side of the heart that has shaken his faith. Then this person has suffered from psychological conflicts that have led to a weakening of his faith and an increase in doubts, suspicions, and doubts. Even though he maintains the prayer and tries to repel these thoughts by all means, is there any sin on him for using these means? How can they be repelled? And is this from the anxiety for which Allah has threatened?

The Shaykh:
This is from what? From what?

The questioner:
Yes.

The Shaykh:
Backbiting.

The questioner:
The punishment with which Allah has threatened those who follow it.

The Shaykh:
Yes, psychological illness occurs in a person. These are doubts. A person may suffer from a psychological illness, and he may also suffer from a physical illness. This is a known reality.
Psychological illness is of two types. One type is treated with medication and drugs by doctors as a result of a nervous disorder, which they call a nervous illness. Doctors treat this, by the permission of Allah, and there is no harm in taking medication to treat it if it is a nervous illness. Doctors of this type are called psychiatrists. This is well known. There is no objection to seeking treatment from them.
There is also a non-nervous illness. A non-nervous illness causes a person to have worries and whispers, and its cause is not a nervous disorder. Its cause is from Shaytan. He whispers to him, tightens his chest, and sends him worries and sorrows. This is from Shaytan. This is treated with the Qur'an and with dhikr (remembrance of Allah): reciting the Qur'an, dhikr, and the Shari'ah ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation). It is treated with these things. This does not affect faith. It has been mentioned to you before that there is no objection to a person taking the means, and this does not contradict faith. Because Allah has commanded the taking of means, and this does not contradict faith. Yes.

The questioner:
Doubts. Yes. Doubts.

The Shaykh:
Doubts are whispers. Doubts, whispers, and illusions are all one meaning. Yes.

The questioner:
I seek forgiveness from Allah the Great.

The Shaykh:
Doubts and whispers do not harm a person. Doubts and whispers do not harm as long as he has not spoken or acted; it is only a thought in the mind. This does not harm, and this is from the grace of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.