What advice do you give to one who suffers from intrusive thoughts and illusions?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What do you advise me to do, may Allah bless you, as I am constantly afflicted by intrusive thoughts?
Answer:
Intrusive thoughts are treated by the remembrance of Allah, increasing the remembrance of Allah, reciting the Qur'an, and seeking refuge from Shaytan. Increase your seeking of refuge from Shaytan, for intrusive thoughts come from Shaytan; he is the whispering tempter.[An-Nas 114:1-3]. [An-Nas 114:4-6]. Also, part of the treatment is that you do not pay attention to the intrusive thought; you leave it alone, do not talk about it, reject it, and do not act upon it, and it will go away from you, if Allah wills. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What do you advise me to do, may Allah bless you, as I am constantly afflicted by intrusive thoughts?
Answer:
Intrusive thoughts are treated by the remembrance of Allah, increasing the remembrance of Allah, reciting the Qur'an, and seeking refuge from Shaytan. Increase your seeking of refuge from Shaytan, for intrusive thoughts come from Shaytan; he is the whispering tempter.
(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, (2) The Sovereign of mankind. (3) The God of mankind,
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ(4) From the evil of the retreating whisperer - (5) Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - (6) From among the jinn and mankind."
مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، بم تنصحون من يعاني من الوساوس والأوهام؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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