The Ruling on Whispers and Their Treatment
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. This is a message from a sister who used the code name "Women of 'Ayn." She says that she is afflicted with intrusive thoughts (waswas) and sometimes says, "I cry over my condition and I want to get rid of it." Is it possible that these intrusive thoughts are a punishment from Allah? And does the one afflicted with them fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Kahf 18:103-104]
Answer:
Intrusive thoughts may be due to a psychological illness that requires treatment, or they may be from Shaytan, which is the most common case. So the Muslim should seek forgiveness from Allah, seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, and increase in the remembrance of Allah, and the intrusive thoughts will go away from him by the permission of Allah. Intrusive thoughts do not harm, as long as they are merely whispers of the self; they do not harm. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Yes, so a person should resist the intrusive thoughts, seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, increase in the remembrance of Allah, and not pay attention to the intrusive thoughts or be affected by them. And if these intrusive thoughts are due to a nervous disorder and a psychological illness, let him seek treatment from doctors. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. This is a message from a sister who used the code name "Women of 'Ayn." She says that she is afflicted with intrusive thoughts (waswas) and sometimes says, "I cry over my condition and I want to get rid of it." Is it possible that these intrusive thoughts are a punishment from Allah? And does the one afflicted with them fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted:
(103) Say, [O Muhammad], "Shall we [believers] inform you of the greatest losers as to [their] deeds? (104) [They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work."
قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِالْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَالًا الَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًاAnswer:
Intrusive thoughts may be due to a psychological illness that requires treatment, or they may be from Shaytan, which is the most common case. So the Muslim should seek forgiveness from Allah, seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, and increase in the remembrance of Allah, and the intrusive thoughts will go away from him by the permission of Allah. Intrusive thoughts do not harm, as long as they are merely whispers of the self; they do not harm. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah has overlooked for His servants the mistake and forgetfulness, and what their souls whispered to them, as long as they did not speak or act upon it.
عتب اليمنة الخطأ والنسيان ما استطلعوا عليه وما حدثت أنفسها أو أنفسها ما لم تتكلم أو تعمل.Yes, so a person should resist the intrusive thoughts, seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, increase in the remembrance of Allah, and not pay attention to the intrusive thoughts or be affected by them. And if these intrusive thoughts are due to a nervous disorder and a psychological illness, let him seek treatment from doctors. Yes.
Source
الإصابة بالوسواس — alfawzan.live
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