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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Treatment of Obsessive Whispers

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Question:
And regarding obsessive whispers, what is the treatment in your view, Your Eminence the Shaykh?

Answer:
For obsessive whispers, one should seek refuge in Allah from Satan. Whoever is afflicted with obsessive whispers should seek refuge in Allah from Satan. “Uthman ibn Abi al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) al-Thaqafi came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him that Satan had confused his prayer for him. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
If you find that, spit to your left three times, and say: “I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan” three times, and it will go away from you.إذا وجدت ذلك فاتفل عن يسارك ثلاث مرات، وقل: أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم ثلاث مرات ويذهب عنك
. Uthman said: ‘I did this, and Allah removed it from me.’”
The point is: the treatment is seeking refuge in Allah from Satan, and repeating that along with spitting to one’s left, both in prayer and outside of it. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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