Is it permissible for someone afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to refrain from a virtuous act they are unable to perform due to their obsessions, believing that this is more beloved to Allah in order to refute the obsessions?

The treatment for someone afflicted with obsessive thoughts (waswas) is to turn away from these thoughts and not pay them any attention. They should perform their obligatory duties without compelling themselves to do what the obsessive thought dictates. They should strive to perform recommended acts to the best of their ability, considering them as recommended and not obligatory. There is no blame upon them for abandoning what they are unable to do or what causes them excessive hardship. It is permissible for someone afflicted with obsessive thoughts to adopt the easier opinions (in Islamic jurisprudence) to alleviate hardship and remove the obsessive thoughts.