A man complains of excessive intrusive thoughts regarding ritual purity from major ritual impurity, to the extent that he repeats the full ritual bath more than once. What is the ruling on this action, and what is obligatory for him?
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The questioner : He says: I complain of excessive doubt regarding ritual purity from major ritual impurity, to the point that I repeat the full ritual bath once or twice. What is the ruling on this, and what is obligatory for me?
The Shaykh : The ruling in this matter is that if doubts become excessive, they are not to be heeded, for they are intrusive thoughts, as the scholars have explicitly stated. Therefore, if doubts become excessive, discard them, do not pay attention to them, do not worry about them, and do not repeat the full ritual bath. Rather, continue in your prayer and worship, and do not repeat any of your acts of ritual purity.
The Shaykh : The ruling in this matter is that if doubts become excessive, they are not to be heeded, for they are intrusive thoughts, as the scholars have explicitly stated. Therefore, if doubts become excessive, discard them, do not pay attention to them, do not worry about them, and do not repeat the full ritual bath. Rather, continue in your prayer and worship, and do not repeat any of your acts of ritual purity.