Is the idea of "the obsessive reaching the faith of a normal person" a valid means of treating OCD, by disregarding what remains of the faith that he believes he must attain?
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The cure for intrusive thoughts (waswasah) is complete disengagement from them, occupying oneself, and not giving in to Satan. This is what Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn 'Abd al-Salam, al-Haytami, and others have stated, and it has been proven to be the effective remedy.
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