Is a person considered to be suffering from waswas (obsessive doubts/thoughts) if they feel fear and anxiety regarding some of their actions, such as the fear of diseases or sins?
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Natural fear of diseases is normal, but if it exceeds the limit and dominates one's thoughts, then it is from the whispers of Satan. Likewise, with the fear of sins: natural fear of falling into them or of their consequences is religiously مطلوب [required/desirable].
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