A woman suffering from excessive doubts, intrusive thoughts, and fleeting ideas regarding certain matters of the unseen; what do you advise her?

Question:
She says that she suffers and complains of excessive doubts during her tasbih (glorification of Allah) and recitation of the Qur'an. Her soul becomes agitated, and intrusive thoughts and fleeting ideas increase for her regarding certain matters of the unseen. She fears that death may overtake her while she is in this state of doubt, and she fears that this means she will be afflicted with a bad ending. She asks you, Honorable Shaykh, to guide her on how to distance herself from these doubts.

Answer:
There is a difference between doubts and waswas (whispers of Satan). A person may have no doubts and be certain of his religion and faith, but waswas from Shaytan and the talk of the self may come to him. This does not harm him; this does not harm him, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has overlooked for this Ummah what their souls have imagined, as long as they do not speak or act upon it. And these waswas may be a sign of faith, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when a man asked him about states that come to him where he wishes to fall from the sky, but he does not think about them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "That is clear faith," or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said. So the fact that he hates these waswas and fears them is a sign of his faith and his hatred for them, so they do not harm him, and praise be to Allah. As for doubts, may Allah protect us from it, if there is doubt in his heart and he is hesitating, that is disbelief. The one who doubts in his heart regarding faith, that is clear disbelief, may Allah protect us from it. So there is a difference between doubt and waswas. Yes. May Allah bless you.