OCD and Satan's Whispers, with Sr. Najwa Awad | DoubleTake, a Yaqeen Podcast

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In Surat Faatir, Chapter 35 verse 6, Allah (SWT) says, “Indeed, Shaytan (Satan) is an enemy to you; so take him as an enemy.” One of the weapons at Satan’s disposal is his whispering.
What does it mean for Satan to whisper to us? How do we draw the line between his whisperings and our own thoughts? What is the relationship between these whisperings and obsessive-compulsive disorder?
In this episode, host Mohamad Zaoud talks to Sr. Najwa Awad, a fellow at Yaqeen Institute and author of the paper, “Clinicians, Imams, and the Whisperings of Satan.”
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[@yumnachaudhry]

wallahi i have been dealing with waswas problem almost 3 to 4 years. it gets worse sometimes and sometimes not that bad. i deal with it everyday. sometimes i cry why i get these thoughts about islam, and sins, and doing haram. it started when i wanted to get closer to allah and started praying and thats what shaytan doesnt want. but you got keep tawakul meaning trust in allah. please pray for me that this waswas issue go away. may allah help everyone who deals with this.

[@halaledits..]

I’ve been having this ever since I was like 9yrs old and at first it wasn’t that bad but it’s been getting even worse lately and I also cry sometimes, my family members don’t understand me and they get angry about why I always take so long to do my wudhu and pray. It gets so hard sometimes 🥺 May Allah help everyone who’s going through this ❤️‍🩹 You also please make dua for me

[@WardaAafia]

Does your suffering takes you closer yo Allah or makes you go far from him? If it takes you closer to Allah which means you trying to built trust in Allah and do acts such that takes you closer to Allah then isn't this a blessing? "How beautiful is the suffering that takes you closer to Allah" Imagine It's you and shaytan You willing to get close to Allah and he is disturbing Are you going to let him win? "The greatest Jihad is to battle your own soul, to fight the evil within yourself." -Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

[@jennifer.s7285]

I'm glad I found this.. I too suffer from ocd mainly intrusive thoughts..May Allah grant shifa to those who are suffering any type of illness..ameen ❤

[@inspiringmuslim]

Ameen

[@amirafrankovich5171]

Ameen

[@IrfanAli-wo3sw]

Aameen Aameen

[@stellarmoto3214]

Aamin Allahumma Aamiin

[@eeshartsaeed6917]

Ameen

[@yassing.7896]

Barakallahu feekum for bringing up that topic. For the people, who don't understand OCD, I can tell u, that this disease and whisperings are the worst thing that happend in my life and I cant imagine, that there could be sth more severe to suffer from. I'm pretty sure, if suicide would't be a ticket to hellfire, I would have killed myself a long time ago. Right now, though I follow every ruling in salah and tahara to the minisculest detail, I have never in my life felt so far away from my creator spiritually. I'm a medical student and in theory I know the rulings to this disease, but it's still a fight for me everyday to implement those rules in my life (e.g. certainty cannot be nullified by doubt). But I still dont lose hope and I learned a lot of wisdoms from this disease and I know Allahs has a plan. And some day I will look back and in sha Allah can understand why Allah wanted me to go through all this.

[@madihaafzal8570]

I can literally feel every word of yours, may Allah grant shifa e kamila to all of us who are suffering from ocd. Ameen

[@chanelchanel2379]

Asalamaleikom Yassin, how are you now?

[@farhanaislam7253]

For this problem I can't study properly. I want to get chance of medical. please pray for so that I can fulfill my dream.

[@osmansiddiqi5774]

Same to me brother make Dua for me aswell😢

[@HajjMbarak]

And how do you feel now

[@Rubinakhakra]

the wiswas have been making me so distressed for more than last 6 months😢I just pray Allah swt to cure me and all of those who have been suffering through this situation😢

[@samia6888]

Same here, how are you doing now?

[@a2342kn]

Advice from someone who experienced this till now probably 2 years I was weaker than i thought during this period Shaitan did a big damage but I'm gonna say something really important my issue that i was ignorant of the deen from the beginning So seek knowledge it's really important learn about fiqh Learn about aqidah Learn more about allah I'm gonna tell you something really important consider it an advice from the future in order not to make you fall deeper and deeper the deeper you follow it the harder (not impossible) you'll find a way back that's my opinion So 6 months is enough Say this to yourself where I'm going Where Shaitan want to tale me Hell So say to yourself i have to say no or I'm gonna loose everything For me i probably felt better with medical treatment But it was honestly like a drug it just tries to cease the symptoms of the illness but not cure I've stopped it because it didn't fit me and honestly i think it doesn't cure the source of the illness but i don't tell you don't go to a psychiatrist of course you have to try it obligatory since you're in the beginning but you should always ask of the secondary effects of the treatment What i can highly recommend you is to read surat baqarah or listen to it also do the adkhar and dua May Allah guide us all

[@user-eg8yn1vt3u]

Bismillah Al-rahman Al-rahim ***OCD IS CURABLE WITHOUT THERAPY AND MEDS*** I suffered from OCD for over 9 months and had the most taunting thoughts but I have been healed. I will provide a STEP BY STEP process to overcome but YOU MUST TAKE ACTION and really perform these acts or you will find yourself dealing with OCD for a very long time. I PROMISE YOU IF YOU DO THESE 4 ACTS YOU WILL BEGIN TO HEAL WITHIN DAYS!!!!!!!!! 1. WHENEVER an evil/ tormenting thought comes to mind RECITE "SURAH AN-NAS" Surah 114 OUT LOUD, verbally reciting the Quran combats whatever negative thought is going on in your mind. You can THINK 1 million thoughts at once but only SPEAK ONE thing at a time. EVERY SINGLE TIME an unwanted thought comes to mind RECITE SURAH 113 & 114. It will be mentally exhausting at first because you will realize how often you have negative thoughts but don't be discouraged by this, you will begin to realize the thoughts will lessen WITHIN DAYS. This is also scientifically proven and it is called NEUROPLASTICITY where you are training and rewiring your brain to create new neurons. If you recite the HEALING VERSES of Allah it WILL transform your mind, these are called protection surahs for a reason, they protect you from evil and that is a promise from Allah. 2. Read Quran every single day... in the morning and at night, I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. THE HOLY QURAN IS NOT CALLED "AL-SHIFA" FOR NO REASON (meaning the book of HEALING). IT IS A HEALING!!!!!!!!! THE WORDS WILL HEAL YOUR MIND, that is a promise from Allah. 3. PRAYER, STAY IN COMMUNICATION WITH ALLAH. NOT ONLY DURING SALAT BUT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. JUST TALK TO ALLAH OUT LOUD AND THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO STOP THINKING NEGATIVELY. When you talk to Allah throughout the day he will put your mind, heart and soul at ease. That is a promise from Allah. 4. STAY CONSISTENT WITH THE 3 STEPS I'VE PROVIDED ABOVE. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. IF YOU DO THESE AND STAY CONSISTENT EVERY SINGLE DAY AND NEVER MISS NOT ONE DAY... WALLAHI, YOU WILL BEGIN TO FEEL BETTER IN A MATTER OF DAYS.. I DEALT WITH OCD FOR 9 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 2 WEEKS AND I AM HEALING WALLAHI !!!!!!!!!!!!!! WITH THE HELP OF ALLAH HE IS CURING THIS MENTAL DISEASES THAT THEY SAY HAS NO CURE!!!!!!!!! OTHER TIPS DURING YOUR HEALING STAGE: Stay off social media so you can focus, try to replace listening to music, TV shows and being on your phone aimlessly to talking to Allah or reading Quran & stop researching your symptons (it will only scare you). May Allah guide you on this healing journey.

[@banglapattan]

insha'Allah this will work. Anytime shaytan/shayteen/ jinn whisper see it and take it as a confirmation of what Islam has said and let those things know every time you disturb me in anyway it's a confirmation reminder of islam

[@koutheirelbehi2087]

My pure ocd almost drove me to suicide, thank god i am breathing now , this is better than any psychiatrist i ever visited in my terrible homeland

[@anaszakirkevinism]

You doing good?

[@thestraightpath2909]

I was looking these days a cross lecture between science's OCD and Islamic Waswaass. I was even planning visiting yaqeen website. Then today I got notified of this

[@mariembenkhalifa5609]

Same here 🥲❤️

[@reenasiddiqui2932]

Alhamdulillah. It happens.

[@beraneser]

Starting from a couple months ago I started to suffer from fear-caused anxiety in religion topics. I sought the cure in almost everything; worships, dua, work, environment, fulfilling the spare time etc. And I think there are two important things who suffer from this illness should know; the cause of this anxiety is different from what triggers it. Let's say you have fear and bad thoughts about Allah due to wrong teaching you had in your childhood. Those thoughts are always there but you may not realize them at all. Until a little moment your brain pull them out to your consciousness. This might happen because of something you watched, something you heard, or even because you have so much free time you don't fulfill (therefore your brain started thinking about old thoughts). For me, it was "to be despised" in my childhood and that led to inferiority complex in my life. And like I said earlier, a little moment caused my brain to think that "my worships will never be accepted and I'm not worthy to Jannah". As a muslim knows and believes that death can come any time, I started to believe that I have no time in this Dunya and will die and will be punished right away. You should first know the cause first (not the trigger) and fix it (like if you have a distorted image of God). And then you should avoid your brain from pulling that thoughts up to your consciousness, with fulfilling spare time, making good friends, going on a brain-friendly diet (like @mari gold said) etc. I hope this writing can be beneficial to someone who suffers from this illness. Assalamu Alaykum.

[@SoraJaanu]

Are you Female? Is it possible to have a talk

[@afzaalkhan2010]

Walaikum as Salaam jaza-k-Allah khair for your generosity With endless du'as

[@anaszakirkevinism]

Hey im here to help

[@kurdishpotato]

This is actually incredibly helpful. Thank you so much. I need to save this comment

[@heartjeen9994]

Do you mean like islamic creed with religion topics? I cant even read Quran anymore because of these thoughts. With every verse I read, blasphemous thoughts and doubts arise in my head making it impossible for me to read Quran. I watched almost every quranic miracle video on KZbin trying to reassure me and my certainty. I don’t do it anymore because I feel like it doesn’t even give me that temporary reassurance, I’ve done it too much. How can I recover??? I pray and cry to Allah to help me but as soon as I have a heartfelt moment with my Creator the thoughts and more doubts start in my mind. I feel so lost and I am scared 😢😢 sometimes I question my certainty and even If this is not OCD but real doubts?? Just the thought of doubts makes me anxious. ya Allah help me and heal me and let my die as a true believer 😞

[@BOOMBOOM6DoubleO]

It’s actually so crazy how only yesterday I was praying all my salah never doubted nothing and I woke up next day and now I’m suffering with these doubts and they feel so real

[@tauhidahmed9985]

How are you doing now? Do you get whispers about faith as well?

[@samia6888]

@@tauhidahmed9985how are you? Do you also get this?

[@kenyanboy321]

May Allah protect you from the rejected shaytan.

[@Ravager2946]

This can definitely be helpful. But no amount of therapy can solve your problems unless God wills so. So make duaa and ask Allah for the same.

[@EsHaQ2024]

I recite ZIKIR whenever negative thoughts come to my mind. What I have seen can't be unseen or undone. So I recite Zikir & pray for ALLAH SWT to ease my pain. Inaddition to SHITAN WHISPERING, I'm the only one who works hard to fulfill the needs yet, dealing with this situation. May Allah SWT give me strength and energy to overcome this unpredicted movement 🙏.

[@anaszakirkevinism]

Hi there!!! Salamun alykum Im an ocd patient myself and have overcomed it without medicine, its getting easier and eaiser, Im planning on building an instagram community to help people for free (non sedcutive community) I hope youre doing good!!!!

[@haiderkhalil4669]

Hey help me ​@@anaszakirkevinism

[@princessmuslimah5706]

I too have this issue. Some days I feel Im at war mentally with myself and self doubt. Im happy I found this. Thank you

[@anaszakirkevinism]

Hey!

[@thestraightpath2909]

The "ignore it" solution is a bit frustrating 😢😢 you ignore and it keeps coming back. My mind is really tired. So is my body

[@Youbettersaysubhanallah]

Al Salamu 'alaykom wa rahmatu Allah wa barakatuh , try to treat it like a routine and stop thinking about the burden that it gives you . If it does come from shaytan ( maybe to make you think that islam is bad or hard ) then swallow it and tell yourself that this is normal just like other habits of your needs ( such as eating if you feel hungry or going to the toilet to defecate when you feel that urge ..etc ) and that may scare him ... Also if you can ,try to do it slowly and put focus , maybe if you do it slowly you'll remember it better . I dont know about you but Alhamduliالله I don't feel overwhelmingly exhausted and angry if I get hungry and start thinking that i have to eat _AGAIN_ !!! If your feelings stay the same after seeking refuge in Allah from shaytan : then take it easy on you . And remember "لا يكلف الله نفساً إلا وسعها " Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala doesn't charge a soul with what it is incapable of . And know that it's between you and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, so don't let people's opinion make you think that you are excessively dumb . Let ( us ) remain patient ,because Alhamduliالله they didn't have to go thru that hardship ,thus they probably don't understand us . Subhanaka Allahuma wa bihamdika ash-hadu anla ilaha illa anta astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk

[@user-vx2qn2vs8u]

Seek professional help as well - see a therapist or psychologist that specialises in OCD. Dua and Quran can help, but it must be paired with medical treatment, the same way we'd seek medical treatment for a disease of the body. May Allah make it easy for you

[@hanahorack4287]

I think 'ignore' needs to be combined with other techniques she mentioned, so to ignore maybe say "audhoo billah..." spit 3 times over the left shoulder then ignore. Recite some salawaat and dhikrullah, move to a different space, do some physical exercise, fasting, journalling and putting it in a jar...swimming and archery are excellent Sunnah sports that have healing elements. Shaytan can't follow you in water, archery increases inner peace.

[@yasminalam437]

Assalaamailikum wa rakhmatullahi wa barakathu please do t give up ,make plenty of dua even if you think u have done it wrong ,take 1 day at a time , u were well before and u can be well again , after hardship allah always gives ease ,please hold tightly to the rope of allah and try to live with yaqeen and hope , get as mu h help as you can . Remember this is an illness . May allah guide and protect all of us . Ameen

[@Lunaluvskitties]

Don’t ignore it. It’s like telling yourself not to think of pink elephants, youre just going to think of it more. Ocd is basically a misfiring in the brain that sends out danger cues when there aren’t any. So you’re going to obsess over a “problem” until it’s solved…but there’s nothing to solve so you’re just stuck in a loop. You need to change how you react to the thoughts by allowing it to be there. A thought is a thought, nothing more. You can’t stop yourself from having thoughts, but you can stop it from bothering you. When you label that thought as bad and dangerous, you’ll focus on it more because your brain thinks it’s something that needs to be addressed. Just try your best to have a “whatever, this thought holds no meaning so I don’t have to engage with it” attitude. Your brain will understand it isn’t a threat and move on. Of course always make dua, because nothing can happen without Allah allowing it to. I may be wrong, but Allah doesn’t punish you for having thoughts, it’s only bad when you act on them or purposely think of bad thoughts

[@nabeelasaleem6013]

I don’t know what to say. This is a problem that I have been struggling with over 15 years. I try explaining it to people but it seems that they never fully understand. Sister najwa explained the problem so well and gave some great advice for us. I hope to implement those strategies insha Allah. I wish i had found this years ago. I am taking medication for OCD and anxiety and it helps to a certain extent. The problem is still present and every time I pray or do dhikr or make dua I still struggle. I still have to talk myself down. But insha Allah I hope to apply these methods and by the grace of God I hope to find ease and peace in my prayers again.

[@WardaAafia]

Do you mind to explain it to me as well? I'm known with this topic

[@Answarrior]

What medicine are you taking?

[@salmasfingerprintl8067]

Subhan Allah , i never put in my mind that OCD & Wiswas of shitan are related !!! I am so thankful that i watch this , thank you for such an enlighting episode . Much love 👐🏾

[@user-eg8yn1vt3u]

Bismillah Al-rahman Al-rahim ***OCD IS CURABLE WITHOUT THERAPY AND MEDS*** I suffered from OCD for over 9 months and had the most taunting thoughts but I have been healed. I will provide a STEP BY STEP process to overcome but YOU MUST TAKE ACTION and really perform these acts or you will find yourself dealing with OCD for a very long time. I PROMISE YOU IF YOU DO THESE 4 ACTS YOU WILL BEGIN TO HEAL WITHIN DAYS!!!!!!!!! 1. WHENEVER an evil/ tormenting thought comes to mind RECITE "SURAH AN-NAS" Surah 114 OUT LOUD, verbally reciting the Quran combats whatever negative thought is going on in your mind. You can THINK 1 million thoughts at once but only SPEAK ONE thing at a time. EVERY SINGLE TIME an unwanted thought comes to mind RECITE SURAH 113 & 114. It will be mentally exhausting at first because you will realize how often you have negative thoughts but don't be discouraged by this, you will begin to realize the thoughts will lessen WITHIN DAYS. This is also scientifically proven and it is called NEUROPLASTICITY where you are training and rewiring your brain to create new neurons. If you recite the HEALING VERSES of Allah it WILL transform your mind, these are called protection surahs for a reason, they protect you from evil and that is a promise from Allah. 2. Read Quran every single day... in the morning and at night, I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. THE HOLY QURAN IS NOT CALLED "AL-SHIFA" FOR NO REASON (meaning the book of HEALING). IT IS A HEALING!!!!!!!!! THE WORDS WILL HEAL YOUR MIND, that is a promise from Allah. 3. PRAYER, STAY IN COMMUNICATION WITH ALLAH. NOT ONLY DURING SALAT BUT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. JUST TALK TO ALLAH OUT LOUD AND THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO STOP THINKING NEGATIVELY. When you talk to Allah throughout the day he will put your mind, heart and soul at ease. That is a promise from Allah. 4. STAY CONSISTENT WITH THE 3 STEPS I'VE PROVIDED ABOVE. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. IF YOU DO THESE AND STAY CONSISTENT EVERY SINGLE DAY AND NEVER MISS NOT ONE DAY... WALLAHI, YOU WILL BEGIN TO FEEL BETTER IN A MATTER OF DAYS.. I DEALT WITH OCD FOR 9 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 2 WEEKS AND I AM HEALING WALLAHI !!!!!!!!!!!!!! WITH THE HELP OF ALLAH HE IS CURING THIS MENTAL DISEASES THAT THEY SAY HAS NO CURE!!!!!!!!! OTHER TIPS DURING YOUR HEALING STAGE: Stay off social media so you can focus, try to replace listening to music, TV shows and being on your phone aimlessly to talking to Allah or reading Quran & stop researching your symptons (it will only scare you). May Allah guide you on this healing journey.

[@enaenanan]

As a Muslim who has pure o OCD and religious ocd theme going on right now ( thankfully Allah swt has given me strength to fight this ) this helped alot thank you for the wonderful video !!

[@DrMani-mc7zd]

Keep it up, brother this is great work in providing knowledge through the podcast.

[@assistalways]

Assalam alaikum..Alhamdulillah. WOW! what an amazing Podcast...both the questions and the responses were so good!

[@gulnasheendean44]

I was waiting for this extremely useful information for the last 1O years. ALHUMDULILLAH it's finally here. Thanks so much for this, Brother Mohamed Zaoud and to Sr Najwa. Much Love from the Fiji Islands! 🏝

[@maheen99khan]

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu. This was so helpful for me that İ cannot even express! Jazak'illahu Khairan Kaseeran Yaqeen!!! 🤍

[@afzaalkhan2010]

as Salaam o alaikum dear sister and Yaqeen Institute jaza-k-Allah khair for this extremely useful and generous work. With endless du'as Afzaal

[@Styrophoamicus]

JazakAllah Khair for taking about this in great detail.

[@shamamahafiz5261]

Very positive and helpful. Thanks to Yaqeen podcast team and sister Najwa

[@samina5820]

JazkAllah Khairan sister amazing explanation

[@rsuk12]

Thank you for speaking about the fear of Allah that is debilitating. Most people think it’s a good thing and it shows strong iman etc. They don’t understand how unhealthy and debilitating it really is. I would be very interested in further resources regarding this as this is a huge burden I suffer from.

[@Youbettersaysubhanallah]

Al Salamu 'alaykom wa rahmatu Allah wa barakatuh, I ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to help us thank Him ﷻ more , remember Him ﷻ more and worship Him ﷻ in the best manner , Ameen ya Rabbii I ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to help us and make that khayr for us in our dunya and akhira , Ameen ya Rabbi

[@s.a.1083]

Yes, this is another way that shaitan gets us. He makes it harder for us even though its supposedly something good. Remember that Allah says not to axagerate faith, and remind yourself that it is shaitan trying to cause difficulty for you and is not constructive. Maybe recite surah nas and falak. May Allah make it easier for you ameen.

[@zouqedard9233]

Fear of Allah is important - dear.

[@reginaldthomas1257]

Beautiful insight, alhamdulillah. 😌🙂

[@coucou4215]

So true about feeling it catastrophic while it's not for any normal person ! Jazakumu Allahu kheiran for your job

[@non-interested]

May Allah give everyone shifa Allahuma Ameen

[@coucou4215]

So true about feeling it catastrophic while it's not for any normal person, the extreme feeling of distress. Jazakumu Allahu kheiran for your job, May Allah Soubhanahu wa Taala grant you all Jannatul Firdaws ❤️🌸

[@mukhtarbacai702]

Jazaacumullahu khairan !

[@Answarrior]

I have religious OCD and religious trauma. Could this be sihr or jinn related? I’m in such a bad state I want to hospitalize myself

[@studyasanadult]

It's great when that person wants to be healed from this ailment, but when you have a very elderly dad with this kind of ocd who doesn't think it's an ailment, who think that doing thaharah 2 hours long it's NEEDED and can't understand why we try to stop him, and he'll scream at us, it's just a very hard living situation

[@aftabsiddiquiofficial]

Human being is incomprehensible phenomenon, I am Psychotherapist and mostly see OCD patients. Waswasa could be from Shaitan, Hamzad, Nafs, Habitual thoughts, Sihr (Magic).. Its very difficult to ascertain what a muslim patient is going through as mostly symptoms overlaps.. I see patients afflicted from sihr and than its converted to OCD. For Muslims OCD clients, I often recommend daily 500 times reciting Lahaul Tasbeeh along with therapeutic interventions..

[@anaszakirkevinism]

Salam Im too suffering with this thing and im having check ups and all tooo Is there anything you can suggest

[@SoraJaanu]

Is there a way one could talk to you

[@anaszakirkevinism]

@@SoraJaanu you also an OCD patient?

[@SoraJaanu]

@@anaszakirkevinism sortiert of

[@anaszakirkevinism]

@@SoraJaanu one of the best thing in these times i found is to concentrate on something Like you can try like Do good in the name of allah and act upon it. Its hard still works very nice Alternatively you can try to repeat in your head certain sentences ex- avoid suspicions allah will guide you. May allah ease uss in this journey

[@marigold9736]

I developed OCD after after a trauma..it was awful. It effected every part of my life and I had a beautiful life. I was told Waswasas but I did research into Trauma and how mind proces Emotions especially in childhood traumas which changes the pathways to brain. Later in life it can triggered by some sort of pain and stress in my case it was child birth. But once I understood what triggered my ocd I was able to find ways to live with it and find healing . I think Satan being a coward that is kick people when they are mentally not well but that's not the whole story. It's comes from deep FEAR because in Islam, fear based teaching mainly used as as a tool rather than HOPE to teach faith. Also in Islamic culture hidden abuse emotional mental physical are not acknowledged. The lady didnt mention Ocd is about control and fear which leads to anxiety . A diet in oily fish and other brain friendly food would help. Religious based ocd the doubt seeds was put in those people when those people were young. Like you did wudu, when the young person "your wudu not good enough." Your prayer might not be acceptable because" you are not good enough. " at some point someone made them feel whatever they do is not good enough. The Muslims don't need go imam, their fear based teaching is what brain remembered from long ago the doubts . I gave up prayer for almost two years but I continued to ask Allah for healing then slowly I returned to prayer . Now sometime after wodu prayer doubt comes, Allah knows my intentions. And anyway don't we rely on Allah mercy for everything including hope of paradise.I wish everyone blessings and healing. Salam. .

[@shaikrusummastansharif1356]

R u okay now

[@marigold9736]

@@shaikrusummastansharif1356 Alhumdolillah, Yes, Thank you for asking, much appreciated. Salam.

[@anaszakirkevinism]

Im too suffering with this thing im having my treatment and Im trying to avoid and praying to allah May allah help us gain hidayat

[@marigold9736]

@@anaszakirkevinism Salam, OCD has deep buried roots in trauma. It often manifests as FEAR related ocd first of all know that you will recover, ocd is when brain over processing memories storage by over thinking. Allah looks to the intention of the heart, in Islam there's dry ablution, in some circumstances pray without shower, In I gave up prayer for a while until I fully recovered. Which was about two years, still I sat on prayer asked Allah to grant me healing. Read Quran on mobile phone. No one human beings can pray perfectly do anything but we rely on Allahs love and mercy. Even if I have doubt I say to myself, I rely on Allah's love and mercy and that Allah is forgiving mercyful. Trust Allah and have little patience. Allah will guide you healing. Don't listen Some cheap imams who try to put doubt about your dua, prayer not being accepted, they are getting not paid if they don't make you feel bad. They play with people deep emotional state. Turn to with hope love respect not fear. I will do dua for you. Inshallah you will receive healing.

[@anaszakirkevinism]

@@marigold9736 may allah give you Jannah 😭😭😭😭 The thing is how i first discovered this i got confused how islam can be wrong nauzu Billah then after i got guidance and now again this is happening atleast i dont do compulsion things i just get images and falsifications and senseless things about religion even after you can understand like you have faced it tooo Allahuakbar inshallah may allah ta'ala help us to lead a Life getting us closer to him Salam

[@RtheBRB]

assalam aleykum, does the sister has the advice 's gave written down

[@umerfarooqui3390]

Waalaikum assalam wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuhu

[@yasminalam437]

Assalaamailikum wa rakhmatullahi wa barakathu, what do the scholars say about this illness, is there a ruling on people that suffer this ? Is there some scholar who after taking on board all the symptoms of this illness prepared to give a ruling or fatwa , or is there no need sister najma ?

[@fit_me_up9355]

What about if someone is pure ocd and is in denial about it. How do we even navigate it. My husband is OCD to the max about cleaning. He thinks it’s normal to bulley us about cleaning he wants perfection and it’s wearing down on my mental health it already did and now my kids mental health. He wants perfection especially when he’s mad it’s like a green light for him to yell about cleaning. Otherwise there is nothing bad about him. He is in full denial of ocd being tied to shaytan. I need help or dua. Please

[@paulamoogan8499]

At 18:20 in video she is soooo right

[@juhrattahsin9871]

❤❤❤

[@MohamedAhmed-st7kv]

My sister suffers from im trying to help her find peace

[@almiraselmanovic7906]

Talking is important yes.. but ruqya can help Heaps

[@maheen99khan]

Sister Najwa mentioned that if a person with excessive waswasa has to wash the arm again, the ruling for them is not to wash? İgnore it? - kindly please explain this. Jazak'illahu Khairan Kaseeran.

[@beraneser]

Yes, the person who have excessive waswasa in islam is excused from something as it count as an illness. Therefore if shaytan keeps telling you that your wuduu is not accepted (because of something you did incomplete), you should not to listen to this thought and keep going.

[@maheen99khan]

@@beraneserJazak'illahu Khairan Kaseeran 💛

[@user-dm4gi5ey9t]

I suggest you to watch Tim Humble's video about waswasah

[@mohammadaltamash3858]

appreciate

[@userAmina483]

Asselaam walaikoem i have this all the negative things i in my head.😢😢 i only have negative thinking about my partner😢 he send proofs but stil. . Is soo effecting my life. My partner is so much patience Alhamdullilah with me. But im afraid that we seperated because of all the negatige thought 😪 i pray 5 time , read also now Tahajjud but still my i have negative thought..

[@WardaAafia]

The more you think abt it the more it might get worse So just let it go those thoughts by pretending the negative thought that crossed your mind was from an crazy person who whisper it behind you Ignore as much as you can

[@SahilMalik-yy3js]

I am suffering from ocd Please make video in urdu language I don't understand English language Please

[@farhanaislam7253]

Try to learn English then you can get any kinds of benefit I also learn

[@anaszakirkevinism]

Aap ko agar madad ki jarurat hai to aap contact kar sakte hai mujhe Aur therapist ke pas bhi ja sakte hai

[@mpramd]

Was in this situation, and still struggle. I was triggered by a person who is exacty have riya as the core illness. And there's a moment where my heart hurts so bad hearing them and creates it as a danger. Its clearly fitnah that attacks, but to make sure that its fitnah rather than something that is prefer to be called as feedback that is need to be accepted is pretty hard. Its also attacks the aqidah itself bcs personally i also feeling sad toward my own religion, i was thinking that it might be me who is false on doing my own religion. The situation is gerring worse when the support system is lacked

[@thestraightpath2909]

SubhanAllah. May Allah Guide and Heal us

[@mpramd]

I also think that this case is actually the sign that we're struggling toward riya' which drives ppl to be passive aggresive in order to defense themself from the thing that pushes them into perfectionism. So then i think considering the riya' thought itself as the whisepering from syaitan would help, so we could just laugh at ourself as the the winning of straghtening up our intention of the deeds

[@amirafrankovich5171]

Inshallah Ameen

[@user-eg8yn1vt3u]

Bismillah Al-rahman Al-rahim ***OCD IS CURABLE WITHOUT THERAPY AND MEDS*** I suffered from OCD for over 9 months and had the most taunting thoughts but I have been healed. I will provide a STEP BY STEP process to overcome but YOU MUST TAKE ACTION and really perform these acts or you will find yourself dealing with OCD for a very long time. I PROMISE YOU IF YOU DO THESE 4 ACTS YOU WILL BEGIN TO HEAL WITHIN DAYS!!!!!!!!! 1. WHENEVER an evil/ tormenting thought comes to mind RECITE "SURAH AN-NAS" Surah 114 OUT LOUD, verbally reciting the Quran combats whatever negative thought is going on in your mind. You can THINK 1 million thoughts at once but only SPEAK ONE thing at a time. EVERY SINGLE TIME an unwanted thought comes to mind RECITE SURAH 113 & 114. It will be mentally exhausting at first because you will realize how often you have negative thoughts but don't be discouraged by this, you will begin to realize the thoughts will lessen WITHIN DAYS. This is also scientifically proven and it is called NEUROPLASTICITY where you are training and rewiring your brain to create new neurons. If you recite the HEALING VERSES of Allah it WILL transform your mind, these are called protection surahs for a reason, they protect you from evil and that is a promise from Allah. 2. Read Quran every single day... in the morning and at night, I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. THE HOLY QURAN IS NOT CALLED "AL-SHIFA" FOR NO REASON (meaning the book of HEALING). IT IS A HEALING!!!!!!!!! THE WORDS WILL HEAL YOUR MIND, that is a promise from Allah. 3. PRAYER, STAY IN COMMUNICATION WITH ALLAH. NOT ONLY DURING SALAT BUT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. JUST TALK TO ALLAH OUT LOUD AND THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO STOP THINKING NEGATIVELY. When you talk to Allah throughout the day he will put your mind, heart and soul at ease. That is a promise from Allah. 4. STAY CONSISTENT WITH THE 3 STEPS I'VE PROVIDED ABOVE. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. IF YOU DO THESE AND STAY CONSISTENT EVERY SINGLE DAY AND NEVER MISS NOT ONE DAY... WALLAHI, YOU WILL BEGIN TO FEEL BETTER IN A MATTER OF DAYS.. I DEALT WITH OCD FOR 9 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 2 WEEKS AND I AM HEALING WALLAHI !!!!!!!!!!!!!! WITH THE HELP OF ALLAH HE IS CURING THIS MENTAL DISEASES THAT THEY SAY HAS NO CURE!!!!!!!!! OTHER TIPS DURING YOUR HEALING STAGE: Stay off social media so you can focus, try to replace listening to music, TV shows and being on your phone aimlessly to talking to Allah or reading Quran & stop researching your symptons (it will only scare you). May Allah guide you on this healing journey.

[@spicyramen5135]

Does anyone else smile and think evil thoughts even though you don’t want to. I just want to be good but it’s hard when these thoughts come in my head I can’t control it.

[@username14792]

Unless ur heart and ur mind doesn’t feel it and u don’t coinciesely embrace it ur okay

[@username14792]

The fact that u commented its brave of u and Awesome thing u did

[@gulqureshi5681]

My life is messed up because of OCD. Im a muslim.

[@WardaAafia]

May I ask how?

[@user-dm4gi5ey9t]

I suggest you a video from Tim Humble about waswas

[@gulqureshi5681]

@@WardaAafia Yes. I have to repeat every action many times

[@gulqureshi5681]

@@user-dm4gi5ey9t Okay!!

[@WardaAafia]

​@@gulqureshi5681 Then just stop Do rather less than twice so you don't repeat I suggest you to watch videos how to become certain As certainty kills doubts And the reason you repeat actions is due to doubts What you need is certainty I'd advise you to also look for ocd by Ali Hammuda It helped me a lot to understand from his lecture what ocd is and how to overcome it Which I managed to do so And all you need is Knowledge Like learn how to stop repeat wudu Or overcome compulsive thoughts So look at which specific actions you're repeating and take notes then act open it In generally I have 2 news The bad one is If you don't try to change anything abt it it will get worse or remain As mentioned "if you don't try" which means you don't need to look for the end results bc that's not how it works , rather just try step by step And the good news is you'll be cured if you ask for Allah help For me I needed both Just doing my step couldn't have worked nor should we just sit there do nothing and wait for Allah help Bc Allah says in Qur'an 13:11 "Allāh will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves" So we need both To Overcome ocd is really not easy if we make it difficult for overself And sometimes trying to cure oneself from this disease alone is really hard , it's needs discipline So if you want a specific help of mine let me know , this message is just like a headline But in order to be able to help you , I need you to speak with me more abt this issue Not only so I can understand it better so we work on it , but this way will help you to realize your prespective might be different from what you have on your mind, simply bc the thoughts you get that makes you doubt are from shaitan also your whispers The more you listen to it , the more he plays with you for example he makes you think wait did I do wudu properly? Then you think and wonder if you did, so then you repeat But if you make yourself a plan were you for example take a bottle and fill with water then only use that for wudu then you'll know you don't need to repeat your wudu since the bottle is empty now And feel free to open up

[@user-mh4if2vp4t]

As-Salām alaykum shouldn’t he lower his gaze ?

[@WardaAafia]

Thought of this too

[@Jdjdjdjjdj1997]

Yes he should

[@ayeshamaryam2475]

how to get rid of these intrusive bad thoughts

[@anaszakirkevinism]

Erp therapy

[@faye_bulous]

What helped me was doing roqya, may Allah guide us all to the right path

[@feistyeverly8718]

"the average person they're making wudu and they are like 'I don't know if I washed my left hand right' so they would go back and wash their left hand. the person with excessive waswasa would assume 'I think I did, I'm not really sure if I did, I probably' they would not go back and wash it they assume that it's done... the person with excessive waswasa said they did complete their fast, that they made correctly and they move on with the lesser amount so the assumption is that it's already done" ????? i think it's the opposite? at least for my case. i only force myself to not redo despite the doubt. but i would and tend to do it again BECAUSE of the excessive waswasa.

[@ablaahmad]

Nice episode, but I think the difference between someone trying to do the prayer as a command from God and trying to be sure he made every step right, and someone who is trying to reach a state where he feels like he is talking to Allah is not due to waswasa, it might be due to a lot of things other than waswasa

[@Youbettersaysubhanallah]

﷽ Al Salamu 'alaykom wa rahmatu Allah wa barakatuh السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 「 Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi 「 Subhan Allah Al 'Adim 「 Astaghfiru-الله 「 Alhamduliالله ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 「 Allahuma ssali 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala ali Muhammad kama salayta 'ala Ibrahim wa 'ala ali Ibrahim inaka hamidun majid, Allahuma barik 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala ali Muhammad kama barakta 'ala Ibrahim wa 'ala ali Ibrahim inaka hamidun majid ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 「 La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah lahul mulku wa lahul hamd wa huwa 'ala kuli shayyin qadir

[@daniyaroghay9699]

Wa alaikumussalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

[@don5oan]

Be a good Muslim and don’t leave cookies on the table. Be mindful 😂 5:45

[@assadhussain7137]

I have really really bad thoughts about Allah swt. I hate it . The sister said its from the nafs , does that mean its coming from me

[@WardaAafia]

Nope it dosen't has to mean it comes from nafs the fact you hate those thoughts is a sign of Iman and Iman comes from the heart So those thoughts are from shaitan Seek always refuge with Allah from shaitan and ignore the thoughts as much as you can But if you tell yourself in your mind No and try say smth positive abt Allah right back after you got a whisper (bad thought abt Allah) Then you just argued with shaitan which will make him to whisper the even more So ignore and it shall leave you by Allah's permission in sha Allah

[@assadhussain7137]

@@WardaAafia Thank you for your reply. Its gone sooo deep beyond i been struggling with it for about 5 plus years. Its constant 24/7. Even images and really awful and disgusting thought, i really wana chill and thank Allah swt for everything and the blessing i have, but its just really bad that i cant ingore so so so vile. Evrn writing to you now

[@WardaAafia]

​​@@assadhussain7137 I experienced same but not this long-term It's gone for me I might struggle now with smth else but that's not the point what I'd like you to know is that for me was supplication and sincere Tawakkul that healed me This issue which is called wis was , it has teached me a lot Shaitan comes and whispers to the righteous person since he couldn't make us do certain actions so what was left were whispers The thing that helped me to 'chill' some out was to know that we're not going to get punished for it Sahih al-Bukhari 6664 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet said, "Allah forgives my followers those (evil deeds) their souls may whisper or suggest to them as long as they do not act (on it) or speak." The fact you hate those thoughts is also a sign of Iman No matter how bad it gets stuck to the closeness to Allah bc that is everything

[@xlamiax875]

@@assadhussain7137Salam Aleikum I have them too for almost 2 years now. Did you find something that helped you ? You wanna talk ?

[@samia6888]

IS ANYONE SUFFERING FROM THIS (please turn to the video at 11:18). PLEASE I NEED HELP

[@xlamiax875]

Yes I am unfortunately. Did you find a solution ?

[@samia6888]

@@xlamiax875 not really I just been living life and praying, what about you?

[@xlamiax875]

@@samia6888 right now it’s very hard but I try to seek help by watching these kind of videos and asking people. The thing is that I constantly get these thoughts that I don’t know how to “enjoy” life. Do you know what I mean ?

[@samia6888]

@@xlamiax875 yes I know 100%, I can’t remember the last time I actually enjoyed life without these thoughts. I am always scared of dying as a disbeliever or hypocrite, may Allah never let it happen.

[@xlamiax875]

@@samia6888 Allahouma Amin. At one point I felt very lost and thought I was the only one. It is really helpful to speak with others who understand the situation. May Allah protect you !

[@zouqedard9233]

But fear of Allah is a good thing ~ don't we see it saves people from doing sins?

[@mrssomeone2143]

Yes, but not if it paralyzes you

[@nabilatabassum4543]

Please help me I had bad sexual thoughts about Allah oneday all of a sudden and it makes me soo scared that i cried for days and after treating it as saytan's waswasa i felt good and thought Allah might have forgiven me but all of a sudden i got the very disgusting thoughts again And i want to pass it like never happen as it was disturbing my prayers in ramadan but at the same time i feared that i have these thoughts and i dont believe Allah's existance and i felt scared to let it go as i Don't know if It's my Mental disease or it is me Please help me can it be ocd? I feel scared to enter mosque or pray my salat and even hearing azan makes me uncomfortable Allah might help me I dont know what can i do its feels like i am destined to be in hellfire

[@ecrazahid4523]

How are you

[@farhanaislam7253]

You will recover very soon inshaallah I pray to Allah

[@EsHaQ2024]

​@@ecrazahid4523 You're weird

[@ecrazahid4523]

@@EsHaQ2024 why I am?

[@ecrazahid4523]

@@EsHaQ2024 why you said so?

[@anchelantchi]

What's the weird noise from time to time ? 🤣 is that a bird ??

[@bazuin45]

Jesus, the Son of God, says ":" I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me. ”He is the Prince of Peace. Jesus came to destroy the works of Satan. By His death on the cross, Jesus, the Son of God, has robbed Satan of his power. The Resurrection of Jesus crowned the victory over satan

[@awakenthegreatnesswithin]

Peace Jesus is a messenger of Allah Jesus and Adam are the same, Allah says Be and it is It is not befitting for Allah to have a son Mary is not the mother of God's son - that's blasphemy

[@WardaAafia]

Jesus also said Why you calling me good There's no good except God alone He is not God there's only One God alone