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    Question ID: 49151Country: India

    Title: compulsive waswas

    Question: I am a woman who suffers OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) from past 5 years; due to this I have unimaginably intense waswasa (whispers from the satan) from past 5 years. I have waswasa in wudhu (ablution) ghusl (bath), salah, fasting and in all deeds. I take a long time for wudhu and ghusl. Always I have doubt about purity. I usually take 3 or 4 bath in a day. I usually have waswasa in making intension. For 4 months the intensity of waswasa increased and I felt suddenly that I am non-Muslim. I have very bad thoughts about Allah and Prophet (saw) which I cannot say- they are very evil thoughts. These thoughts are attacking me in every moment of life. I would repeat the Shahadatain (testimony of faith) and Kalimah of Radde Kufr many times but there was a feeling inside that I did not believe it. But I NEVER EVER DO IT. Will the evil thoughts due to waswasa converts to riddath? Will the repeated taking of shahada and kalimah radde kufr become a sin? I cannot eat study and talk properly. I had met a psychiatrist and taking medicines. Besides, I still pray regularly, read Quran and fast. I got Islamic knowledge well at childhood and I always try to live in Islamic way. I know that the way to treat this waswasa is not to pay any attention to it, I really do that. Whenever waswasa occurs, I usually say `Auzu Billahi Minash Shaitanir Rajeem` and recite Ayatal Kursi, Surah Ikhlas, Muawwazatain everyday and try to move away from it. But every time I failed and paid attention to it. I know that I am wrong. I made a lot of istighfar and taubah. I would say ‘Audhu Billah’ more than 500 times in a day. I am overwhelmed with waswasa. I am afraid of meeting people because I cannot say “Audhu Billah” when I am middle of crowd. What should I do? Please advise me. I cannot get rid of these evil thoughts and I am in a state that no one knows but Allah. Please pray for me.

    Answer ID: 49151

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 16/15/D=01/1435) A person who is enriched with the dignity of religion and wealth of iman he has waswasa as the moth flock around the light and the thief steal where there is wealth. Hence you should not be worried about it and do not feel tense. Perform your taharah, namaz, fast as per the Shariah ruling and when you have waswasa or satanic doubt, you must not pay any attention towards them, in-shaAllah, then it shall automatically go away. Also recite the following: لا حول ولا قوة الا بالله العلى العظيم لا اله الا الله ، الله اكبر Do not pay any attention towards the waswasa at all. It is a matter of reward virtue to recite the duas which you have written but do not recite them with the intention of removing the waswasa.

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India