Getting Rid of the Obsession with Death
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Question:
She says: Lately, I have been plagued by obsessive thoughts that I am going to die and that I am going to leave this world. What can drive away these obsessions, even though I am a devout woman?
Answer:
Death is something everyone will experience; everyone will leave this world. So you must engage in righteous deeds and prepare for death. As for the obsessions, delusions, and the fear instilled by Shaytan, you are required to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan until this obsession leaves you,[Al-A'raf 7:200]. Yes.
She says: Lately, I have been plagued by obsessive thoughts that I am going to die and that I am going to leave this world. What can drive away these obsessions, even though I am a devout woman?
Answer:
Death is something everyone will experience; everyone will leave this world. So you must engage in righteous deeds and prepare for death. As for the obsessions, delusions, and the fear instilled by Shaytan, you are required to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan until this obsession leaves you,
And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing.
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/269 — archive.org (7:39)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.