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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the difference between a mental illness, possession by Shaytan, sorcery, and the like?

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Question:
How can a Muslim distinguish between a mental illness and possession by Shaytan, sorcery, and the like?

Answer:
He should ask the people of knowledge, he should ask the psychiatrists, the physical doctors, and they will distinguish for him between this and that. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الفرق بين المرض النفسي والمس الشيطاني والسِّحر ونحو ذلك؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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