Is the person afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder (waswās) sinful if they delay prayer due to ablution, and its time expires while they were hoping to perform ablution quickly but were unable to do so? And do they fall under the threat mentioned for those who intentionally let the prayer time expire?
If a person is overcome by whispers (waswas) to the extent that he cannot perform ablution within the usual time, he is like one who is coerced, and it is hoped that he will not be sinful. However, he must strive against these whispers and endeavor to rid himself of them, because succumbing to them leads to great evil.
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