Continuation of the previous discussion on waswas.

The Shaykh : We say: There is no divorce upon him. Why? Because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): . This is something that is closed off from him; it is as if he is being coerced. So if you were to ask him, "Do you truly want to divorce your wife?" he would say, "No, but I was overcome. The waswas overpowered me, so I wanted to find relief."
So we derive from this a criterion, which is: The divorce of the one afflicted with waswas—what is its status? It does not take effect, even if he utters it with his tongue, because he is forced and it is closed off from him.
Another man is afflicted with waswas regarding ritual impurity. Doubt comes to him that he has become ritually impure, and he begins to treat himself, and he becomes anxious. So what did he do to find relief, in his opinion? He went to urinate, even though he had no need to urinate. But why? To cut off the waswas.
We say: This is a mistake, this is a mistake. The cure for this was prescribed by the physician, the one upon whom is peace and blessings. What did he say? He said: .
We say: Even if you are convinced in your mind that you have become ritually impure, leave it alone, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning: until one is certain with a tangible certainty, not an imagined or hypothetical one.