The Criterion for the Small Amount of Impurity That Is Excused and the Treatment of Obsessions
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The questioner:
We are still with you live on air, with Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan (may Allah preserve him). We are taking a call from 'Isa in Riyadh. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy. The first question says: It is established from Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) that a small amount of impurities is excused. What is the criterion for "small"? Especially for one who is afflicted with obsessions. The second question says: The blood that comes out of wounds or from the nose, is a small amount of it excused? May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
My brother, you have asked this question before, and we said that a small amount of impurity is excused in things that are not liquid and not food, as the jurists mentioned. "Small" is what people consider small according to custom. As for what comes out of wounds, whether pus, suppuration, or blood, it is ritually impure and must be washed; it is necessary to wash it. As for obsessions, a person should leave them alone and not pay attention to them. Yes.
The presenter:
O Shaykh, in light of this question, we ask about it often. These obsessions that befall a person, and then, O Shaykh Salih, we see him asking more than once, and he stops the callers and the scholars to ask them. Perhaps you have some guidance on that?
The Shaykh:
The treatment for obsessions is seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, because they are from Shaytan. Allah has revealed the last surah in the Qur'an to treat this disease, which is His saying:[Al-Fatihah 1:1] [An-Nas 114:1-4] [An-Nas 114:5-6] So one seeks refuge in Allah from the whisperer. This is one aspect. The second aspect is that one does not pay attention to the whisperer and does not occupy himself with it, but rather rejects it, leaves it, and proceeds with his worship, and it will not harm him, if Allah wills. Yes.
We are still with you live on air, with Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan (may Allah preserve him). We are taking a call from 'Isa in Riyadh. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy. The first question says: It is established from Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) that a small amount of impurities is excused. What is the criterion for "small"? Especially for one who is afflicted with obsessions. The second question says: The blood that comes out of wounds or from the nose, is a small amount of it excused? May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
My brother, you have asked this question before, and we said that a small amount of impurity is excused in things that are not liquid and not food, as the jurists mentioned. "Small" is what people consider small according to custom. As for what comes out of wounds, whether pus, suppuration, or blood, it is ritually impure and must be washed; it is necessary to wash it. As for obsessions, a person should leave them alone and not pay attention to them. Yes.
The presenter:
O Shaykh, in light of this question, we ask about it often. These obsessions that befall a person, and then, O Shaykh Salih, we see him asking more than once, and he stops the callers and the scholars to ask them. Perhaps you have some guidance on that?
The Shaykh:
The treatment for obsessions is seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, because they are from Shaytan. Allah has revealed the last surah in the Qur'an to treat this disease, which is His saying:
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, (2) The Sovereign of mankind. (3) The God of mankind, (4) From the evil of the retreating whisperer -
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ(5) Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - (6) From among the jinn and mankind."
الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 13 فتاوى على الهواء - 20 / 09 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (16:17)
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