Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1186) | Skeptical and obsessive thinking
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Skeptical and obsessive thinking.
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The person afflicted by this suffers from obsessive thoughts and doubt in their reasoning.
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Whether this occurs in matters of worship or in daily dealings.
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This is what is known in psychiatry as obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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This type of thinking has intensified,
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to the point that it reaches the very foundations of faith.
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This type of thinking
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exhausts the person suffering from it and everyone who interacts with them.
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For they are always in doubt regarding themselves and their acts of worship,
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suspicious of people and prone to thinking ill of them.
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The remedy for this
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is to turn to Allah the Exalted and ask Him for well-being from it.
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It is also beneficial to frequently recite Ruqyah using the Opening Chapter (al-Fatihah) and the protective Surahs (al-Mu'awwidhat).
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Allah the Almighty may also grant them benefit
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through psychological treatment from psychiatrists.