The ruling on one who does not pray in congregation due to depression

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: My father is suffering from depression. He does not leave the house and sleeps very little. The problem is that he does not pray in congregation, and sometimes he does not pray at home. The illness is severe, and he has consulted doctors and scholars. What is the ruling in this case, and what is the solution for his recovery, if Allah wills?

Answer:
There is no doubt that this is due to one of two things: either a nervous illness, which doctors treat.
It is a psychological or nervous condition, so let the doctors treat it. If he consults a doctor or a hospital and does not find a cure, he should go to another hospital or another doctor. Truth is known by those who know it, and ignorance by those who are ignorant.
The second type of this illness is whispers from Shaytan, which are thoughts. The treatment for this is the remembrance of Allah, ignoring them, not being affected by them, and proceeding on the correct path with the morning and evening adhkar, and increasing the recitation of the Qur'an. It will be cured, if Allah wills. Yes.