Treatment of Obsessive Doubts in Faith
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The questioner:
All right, go ahead, Abu Muhammad from Najran. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you be peace. Raise your voice, Abu Muhammad, go ahead. How are you? May Allah keep you alive. Go ahead. May Allah expand your provision and lengthen your life. Be brief with the Shaykh, go ahead. I have a whisper, Shaykh, in my faith. Will I be held accountable for it, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.
The questioner:
A question. It is just a whisper, Shaykh. Yes. Will I be held accountable, Shaykh? You suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. There are four reasons, Shaykh. All right, thank you.
The Shaykh:
My brother, the treatment for obsessive doubts is to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan when you feel them, based on His saying, the Exalted:[Al-A'raf 7:200] You turn to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and He will remove it from you. And if this obsessive doubt is the result of a psychological illness, then you should consult psychiatrists, perhaps they will find a cure for you in that. Yes.
All right, go ahead, Abu Muhammad from Najran. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you be peace. Raise your voice, Abu Muhammad, go ahead. How are you? May Allah keep you alive. Go ahead. May Allah expand your provision and lengthen your life. Be brief with the Shaykh, go ahead. I have a whisper, Shaykh, in my faith. Will I be held accountable for it, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.
The questioner:
A question. It is just a whisper, Shaykh. Yes. Will I be held accountable, Shaykh? You suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. There are four reasons, Shaykh. All right, thank you.
The Shaykh:
My brother, the treatment for obsessive doubts is to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan when you feel them, based on His saying, the Exalted:
And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 05-06-1436هـ — af.org.sa (30:57)
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