The Ruling on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Its Treatment
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Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the ruling on obsessive-compulsive disorder? What is its treatment? And will Allah hold him accountable for it?
Answer:
One is not held accountable for waswas (whispers) because it is not voluntary. However, he must treat it by seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and he must also treat it by rejecting it and not paying attention to it. If he does this, it will go away, if Allah wills. First, he seeks refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.[An-Nas 114:4-6] The two Mu'awwidhat (chapters of seeking refuge) are two great chapters; one contains seeking refuge from sorcery, and the other contains seeking refuge from waswas. They are two great chapters. They are a fortress for the Muslim, by which he fortifies himself, so he treats waswas with this. And Allah does not hold him accountable for waswas.
As for if he wants to treat it with medical treatment, he goes to the psychiatrists and they treat him. He asked about treatment with them, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Your Excellency the Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the ruling on obsessive-compulsive disorder? What is its treatment? And will Allah hold him accountable for it?
Answer:
One is not held accountable for waswas (whispers) because it is not voluntary. However, he must treat it by seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and he must also treat it by rejecting it and not paying attention to it. If he does this, it will go away, if Allah wills. First, he seeks refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.
(4) From the evil of the retreating whisperer - (5) Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - (6) From among the jinn and mankind."
مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِAs for if he wants to treat it with medical treatment, he goes to the psychiatrists and they treat him. He asked about treatment with them, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
بلوغ المرام [35] — alfawzan.live (57:04)
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