Treating Intense Anger with Medication
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am prone to intense anger at times, and I seek refuge in Allah from that. He asks: Is it permissible for me to use medication to treat this condition?
The Shaykh:
If this is a nervous disorder, a nervous disorder, then take medication for it. But if it is not a nervous disorder, but rather a psychological condition, then treat it with what Allah has mentioned: seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. If he is walking, he should stop; if he is standing, he should sit; and if he is sitting, he should lie down until the anger subsides. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The hadith says: It is not the strong one who overpowers people in wrestling; rather, the strong one isSahih Muslim 2609a. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am prone to intense anger at times, and I seek refuge in Allah from that. He asks: Is it permissible for me to use medication to treat this condition?
The Shaykh:
If this is a nervous disorder, a nervous disorder, then take medication for it. But if it is not a nervous disorder, but rather a psychological condition, then treat it with what Allah has mentioned: seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. If he is walking, he should stop; if he is standing, he should sit; and if he is sitting, he should lie down until the anger subsides. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The hadith says: It is not the strong one who overpowers people in wrestling; rather, the strong one is
one who controls himself when he is in a fit of rage
الذي يملك نفسه عند الغضب
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل قال - تعالى - { فإذا قرأت القرآن فاستعذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم } — islamhouse.com (52:33)
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