The ruling on repeating al-Fatihah in prayer due to obsessive thoughts

Question:
This questioner says: Shaykh Salih, I often doubt myself when I begin the prayer regarding my recitation of al-Fatihah. She says: I hesitate, did I recite it or not? So I repeat it. What is the ruling on my prayer?

Answer:
And may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. After the Muslim says the takbir of ihram and recites the opening dhikr, he should seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. This is recommended in every prayer. If he seeks refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, Allah will protect him from him, and he will not be distracted in his prayer, nor will he be subjected to obsessive thoughts. This is the treatment. The second situation is if this obsessive thinking is the result of a psychological illness. Then she should present herself to psychologists so they can prescribe suitable treatment for her. She must not pay attention to the obsessive thoughts; rather, she should leave them, reject them, and not turn to them, for they will not harm her. And praise be to Allah. Yes.