Getting Rid of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Prayer
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Question:
He says: Shaykh, this questioner sent a set of questions. My brother has been afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder for years. He suffers, Honorable Shaykh, in his prayer and his ritual purity. What will get rid of these obsessions? And will he be rewarded for this affliction, since it has been with him for twenty years?
Answer:
What removes it, with Allah’s permission, is that he seeks refuge in Allah from Shaytan when he feels it. That is one thing. The second thing is that he leaves it alone and does not pay attention to it, so it will not return to him, with Allah’s permission. Yes.
He says: Shaykh, this questioner sent a set of questions. My brother has been afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder for years. He suffers, Honorable Shaykh, in his prayer and his ritual purity. What will get rid of these obsessions? And will he be rewarded for this affliction, since it has been with him for twenty years?
Answer:
What removes it, with Allah’s permission, is that he seeks refuge in Allah from Shaytan when he feels it. That is one thing. The second thing is that he leaves it alone and does not pay attention to it, so it will not return to him, with Allah’s permission. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/080 — archive.org (3:34)
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