Is a 15-year-old son who suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (waswasah) concerning ablution (wudu') and prayer (salat) fully accountable for his actions, and is there an explanation or cure for this waswasah?
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Whoever reaches the age of 15 and is of sound mind is accountable for what others older than him are accountable for. The son's (or child's) whisperings (waswasah) are an illness with causes and a cure.
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