Treating Obsessions by Not Indulging the Shaytan
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it true that one of the treatments for obsessions is not indulging the Shaytan, even if one doubts his own action?
Answer:
Yes, doubting his action, or performing the action and then doubting it afterward, this is an obsession, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it true that one of the treatments for obsessions is not indulging the Shaytan, even if one doubts his own action?
Answer:
Yes, doubting his action, or performing the action and then doubting it afterward, this is an obsession, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن طائفة الموسوسين قد تحقق منهم طاعة الشيطان — islamhouse.com (53:23)
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