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Do the following actions lead to disbelief: preferring to listen to music over the Qur'an, praying to get it over with, feeling hatred towards a Qur'anic verse due to the obsessive fear of disbelief, and saying about a Qur'anic verse, "If one of humanity had said it, I would not have believed it, but since Allah is the one who said it, I believe it"?

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Disbelief is not incurred by whispers (waswasa), and one must completely and thoroughly disregard them and divert one's mind from thinking about their matters. The person afflicted with whispers is advised to fill their time with acts of obedience, engage in what benefits them and others, avoid being alone, and refrain from thinking about the affairs of others. The effective cure for whispers is complete disregard for them, believing that they are a satanic thought, and fighting against Iblis who instilled them, which earns the servant the reward of striving.

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