The Difference Between Doubt, Suspicion, and Obsession
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Question:
The difference between doubt and obsession is distinct.
Answer:
Doubt is hesitation between two possibilities. This occurs; doubt happens to people, whether they are sound or not. But obsession is what comes from Shaytan; what comes from Shaytan is obsession. As for the possibility between two things, this happens to many people. So there is a difference between suspicion, doubt, and obsession. Obsession is from Shaytan, and one does not act upon it nor pay attention to it. As for doubt, one is cautious. And as for the predominant suspicion, if it predominates in his suspicion, he acts upon what predominates in his suspicion. Yes.
The difference between doubt and obsession is distinct.
Answer:
Doubt is hesitation between two possibilities. This occurs; doubt happens to people, whether they are sound or not. But obsession is what comes from Shaytan; what comes from Shaytan is obsession. As for the possibility between two things, this happens to many people. So there is a difference between suspicion, doubt, and obsession. Obsession is from Shaytan, and one does not act upon it nor pay attention to it. As for doubt, one is cautious. And as for the predominant suspicion, if it predominates in his suspicion, he acts upon what predominates in his suspicion. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الوضوء - 1 — islamhouse.com (53:59)
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