One Of The Best Cures For Obsessive Thoughts (Wiswaas) Is To Simply Ignore Them

Sheikh Abdulḥamīd Az-Zu'kari hafidahullah said: "The treatise on the reprehensibility of obsessive thoughts "ذم الموسوسين" belongs to who? ... It belongs to Ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi. Understanding this affliction is crucial because many people are plagued by obsessive thoughts. The worst form relates to matters of 'Aqeedah. If one does not adhere to the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ he will perish. The Prophet ﷺ said, as narrated by Abu Hurairah: "Shayṭān continues to ask one of you, 'Who created this? Who created that?' The person responds, 'Allah,' Then Shayṭān asks, 'Allah created the creation, but who created Allah?' If one experiences this, let them seek refuge in Allah and cease such thoughts." In another wording: "He should say, I belive in Allāh." And the ḥadīth is found in the Saheeh compilation. Moreover, a person must not continue to indulge in such thoughts. It was reported by Ibn Abbas that the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, expressed concerns to the Prophet ﷺ, saying, "O Messenger of Allah, sometimes a person finds within themselves a thought which they would rather be turned to ashes than speak of it." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Is that the case?" They replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said: "Praise be to Allāh who diverted his (I.e. The Shayṭān's) evil plots to mere whispers." [Reported by Ahmad] And it comes in the Saheeh from the report of Ibn Mas'ud that he ﷺ said: "That (I.e. uneasiness towards such evil thoughts) is a clear indication of Ēman." And in the hadith of Abu Hurairah: "That is pure Eman." The next most severe case of obsessive thoughts is that which relates to purification. Hence, the Prophet ﷺ instructed not to exit (the prayer) until one hears a sound or perceives a smell; as narrated by Abu Hurairah, and similarly by Abdullah ibn Zaid ibn Āṣim; who was the one who posed the question. Thereafter, obsessive thoughts relating to prayer. For example, doubting whether he has recited Al-Fatiha or not? Perhaps Shayṭān plays around with him until he repeats it multiple times, or convinces him that perhaps he hasn't pronounced the letters correctly or that he forgot a word, leading to the disruption of his prayer. The remedy for obsessive thoughts is to disregard it altogether. This is the remedy in short. Once you identify obsessive thoughts, you have identified the illness, and the way to remedy an illness is to stay clear of it. Otherwise, if you indulge in it, Shayṭān will play with you further. For example, if one says: "I will recite Al-Fatiha once more. It won't harm me." He (Shaytan) will prompt you to repeat it again, then thrice, convincing you that you didn't recite it (properly), and he will prompt you to recite it a fourth time... Some individuals, as we witnessed in Dammaj, would perform ablution over twenty times, continuously doubting if they had done it correctly. 'O so-and-so you've already washed (the limb)', he says: "I didn't wash it properly"... A person should perform ablution as Allāh prescribed and proceed. So just as the one afflicted with incontinence is permitted to pray in that state; those with urinary or gas incontinence, or a woman with continuous vaginal bleeding (istiḥāḍhah), prays with in such state. In the same way, a person afflicted with obsessive thoughts is to pray in this state, disregarding such thoughts and considering that akin to such impurities. May Allah bless you, and all praise is due to Allah." Source: https://t.me/ruqyachannel/31