The Words and Actions of the Compulsive: Such as Divorce
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is the one who suffers from obsessive thoughts (waswas) excused for his actions and words, such as divorce and others, or does the ruling differ depending on the nature of the obsession?
Answer:
If something has happened to him, he must ask the people of knowledge. Every case has its own ruling. We do not give a general answer; no, it differs according to the people. Whoever has something happen to him asks the people of knowledge. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is the one who suffers from obsessive thoughts (waswas) excused for his actions and words, such as divorce and others, or does the ruling differ depending on the nature of the obsession?
Answer:
If something has happened to him, he must ask the people of knowledge. Every case has its own ruling. We do not give a general answer; no, it differs according to the people. Whoever has something happen to him asks the people of knowledge. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ومن كيده الذي بلغ به من الجهال ما بلغ : الوسواس — islamhouse.com (55:10)
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