What is the ruling on obsessive thoughts about purity that lead to missing prayers and rapidly consuming clothes, and on hitting a person who died as a result of an accident after the questioner harbored ill thoughts about him, and what are the limits of enjoining good and forbidding evil? Are all dreams visions? What are the consequences of praying for punishment upon oneself? Does reciting Surat Ad-Duha forty times for forty days guarantee the fulfillment of one's supplication?
The answer to the parts of the question is summarized as follows: Waswas (whispers/obsessive thoughts) regarding purification is treated by ignoring it and not paying attention to it. As for striking a young man without right, it is an injustice. If one repents from it with sincere repentance and is unable to seek forgiveness from the wronged person, it is hoped that Allah will satisfy the wronged person and overlook the wrongdoer. When witnessing an evil, one must strive to change it with gentleness and leniency to the best of one's ability, and if it does not cease, then one has fulfilled their obligation. Regarding dreams, there are other fatwas that address them. Invoking a curse upon oneself unmindfully is forgiven. As for the specific virtue of Surah Ad-Duha mentioned, there is no proven evidence for it.
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