What is the way for the person suffering from obsessive doubts to be certain that he did not intend divorce through allusive phrases, and how can he be certain of his intention?
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The treatment for one afflicted by obsessive doubts (waswas) is to act upon the principle: "Certainty is not removed by doubt," to disregard the obsessive thoughts, to maintain regular ذكر (remembrance of Allah), and to perform (exorcism/healing) upon oneself with the legitimate Islamic ruqyah. The divorce of one afflicted by obsessive doubts does not take effect, even if he utters the explicit words of divorce.
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