Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder That Prevents Enjoyment of Worship
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have what is called obsessive-compulsive disorder, and it prevents me from enjoying worship and from reading the Qur'an. So what do you advise me to do, may Allah grant you success, and what is the treatment for this?
Answer:
We advise you of two things. The first thing: if you feel, if you feel this, say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and spit lightly to your left three times. Seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. This is the first thing. The second thing: do not pay attention to the obsessive thoughts. If you pay attention to them and act on them, they will increase for you. But reject them and leave them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have what is called obsessive-compulsive disorder, and it prevents me from enjoying worship and from reading the Qur'an. So what do you advise me to do, may Allah grant you success, and what is the treatment for this?
Answer:
We advise you of two things. The first thing: if you feel, if you feel this, say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and spit lightly to your left three times. Seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. This is the first thing. The second thing: do not pay attention to the obsessive thoughts. If you pay attention to them and act on them, they will increase for you. But reject them and leave them. Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 28-12-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (1:09:35)
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