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What is the way to get rid of the continuous whispers of Satan that affect acts of worship, such as ذكر (remembrance of God) and prayer, as well as family relationships, and that arouse fear of shirk (polytheism) and God’s punishment, despite repeated attempts to overcome them?

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My advice to the questioner is to consult a psychological specialist to treat the obsessive whispers, while emphasizing the necessity of supplicating, especially in the last third of the night, during the last hour of Friday, and in prostration, with reference to previous fatwas on the subject.

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