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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is there any guidance that helps in leaving off the obsessive doubts in ritual purity?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner says: I am afflicted with obsessive doubts in wudu, obsessive doubts. I have had obsessive doubts in wudu and matters of ritual purity for about four years, and I have not been able to get rid of them. Is there any guidance that will help me leave off the obsessive doubts? And pray for me, O Shaykh, and for those present, for a cure.

Answer:
Yes, this obsessive doubt is undoubtedly an illness. You must seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and you must increase in seeking refuge, and increase in your daily recitation of the Qur'an, for obsessive doubt is from Shaytan, and Shaytan is driven away by the remembrance of Allah, the recitation of the Qur'an, and seeking refuge. Second, you must not pay attention to the obsessive doubt, not be affected by it, and proceed with your worship. Do not look at the obsessive doubt. Pray, perform the acts of worship, and do not look at the obsessive doubt. Reject it completely, as if it does not exist. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من توجيه يعين على ترك الوسواس في الطهارة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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