Is treatment with Ruqyah Shariah sufficient as an alternative to taking medication for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and is OCD a type of demonic possession (mass)?
Legal is one of the best treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder if it is performed by a righteous believer and the servant perseveres in it.
One of the greatest treatments is also for a person to completely turn away from the obsession and occupy their mind and heart with what benefits, such as acquiring beneficial knowledge, engaging in productive work, social service, or charitable activities, in addition to associating with good people and avoiding bad ones.
Obsession is from satanic whispers, and Allah Almighty’s saying confirms this: "Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the sneaking whisperer, who whispers in the chests of mankind, from among the jinn and mankind.'"
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/100151
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 100151
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy