Dealing with the obsessions that occur in a person's mind and affect his belief
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The questioner:
Peace be upon you. In the last of the questions sent in, a person says: Sometimes obsessions come to me, and they cast doubt on my correct belief. What do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
We advise you not to pay attention to these obsessions, not to be affected by them, and to consider them as idle talk and non-existent. They will go away from you, with Allah's permission, if you seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, because these obsessions are from Shaytan. So seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) will help you to leave them. Yes.
The questioner:
Sometimes, Shaykh, if we tell the one who has obsessions to leave this, how can he leave it? Perhaps he cannot.
The Shaykh:
Let him not be affected by it, not pay attention to it, not think about it, and consider it as completely non-existent. Yes.
Peace be upon you. In the last of the questions sent in, a person says: Sometimes obsessions come to me, and they cast doubt on my correct belief. What do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
We advise you not to pay attention to these obsessions, not to be affected by them, and to consider them as idle talk and non-existent. They will go away from you, with Allah's permission, if you seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, because these obsessions are from Shaytan. So seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) will help you to leave them. Yes.
The questioner:
Sometimes, Shaykh, if we tell the one who has obsessions to leave this, how can he leave it? Perhaps he cannot.
The Shaykh:
Let him not be affected by it, not pay attention to it, not think about it, and consider it as completely non-existent. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5468- التعامل مع الوساوس التي تخطر في نفس الإنسان وتمس عقيدته - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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