How can a person suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) differentiate between a divorce that occurred due to obsession and one due to ignorance, especially if he believed divorce was obligatory because of the illness or pronounced it due to it? And must he abide by the personal fatwa of a judge and mufti that his divorce does not take effect unless it is pronounced before a judge?

We tell you that it is useless for a person afflicted with waswas (definition) (obsessive doubts) to benefit from fatwas, especially if they are written, as they may even cause more harm than good. Therefore, we advise you to turn away from everything that causes waswas. And if it is absolutely necessary to ask for clarification, then let it be by verbally consulting a scholar whom you trust in their knowledge.