Is a young man who curses God during his prayer afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and should his condition be ascertained, taking into consideration that he might consider himself an infidel because of this illness?
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If the act of reviling Allah was uttered by the questioner while he was sane and exercising free will, then his legal ruling has been pronounced. However, if he is afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder that impairs his intellect and will, then the pen is lifted from him, and we have clarified this ruling previously.
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