Guidance for one afflicted with obsessive doubts in ritual purity and acts of worship
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Question:
A questioner sent to the program says: A person is afflicted with obsessive doubts (waswas). What guidance does Shaykh Salih have for him, as it causes him harm, especially in ritual purity and acts of worship?
Answer:
He is required to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan when he feels the whispers of doubt.[Fussilat 41:36] Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. He is also required to reject the whispers and not react to them, but rather leave them and proceed according to the original state. He should not pay attention to the whispers, for if he turns to them and concerns himself with them, a door will open to him that will not close, leading to the whispers of Shaytan. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commanded us to seek refuge in Him from this Shaytan so that He would protect us from him and safeguard us from him. This is from His grace, His kindness, and His care for us. Yes.
A questioner sent to the program says: A person is afflicted with obsessive doubts (waswas). What guidance does Shaykh Salih have for him, as it causes him harm, especially in ritual purity and acts of worship?
Answer:
He is required to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan when he feels the whispers of doubt.
And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allah
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 27-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (9:14)
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