What is the cause of the increase in obsessive thoughts and psychological illnesses in this time?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In this time, the oppression of Shaytan over humans has increased through various types of obsessive thoughts and psychological illnesses. What is the cause of that? And what is the cure for this matter, of which many people complain?
Answer:
The cause is two things. The first cause is weak faith, or the complete absence of faith. The second cause is the lack of knowledge, the lack of understanding of the religion of Allah. When understanding and knowledge are lacking, these evil matters occur. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In this time, the oppression of Shaytan over humans has increased through various types of obsessive thoughts and psychological illnesses. What is the cause of that? And what is the cure for this matter, of which many people complain?
Answer:
The cause is two things. The first cause is weak faith, or the complete absence of faith. The second cause is the lack of knowledge, the lack of understanding of the religion of Allah. When understanding and knowledge are lacking, these evil matters occur. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [651 -858] ما سبب كثرة الوساوس القهرية والأمراض النفسية في هذا الزمن؟ — youtube.com
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