I get severe OCD due to fatwas and doubts in fiqh issues. I have whispering regarding whether I uttered kufr too. How do I deal with it?

Answer

1. Get counselling from a mental health professional.

2. Do not listen to anyone and everyone for religious fatwa and knowledge.

3. Avoid rigidity and remember Islam is neither impractical or totally liberal. Islam is in the middle, practical yet absolute.

4. Avoid people who talk without knowledge like preachers in certain groups.

5. Avoid learned people who are out of touch with society (like absurd fatwas prohibiting being a school teacher for instance).

6. Recite Surah Ikhlas 3 times, Surah alFalaq 3 times, Surah alNaas 3 times, after fajr and maghrib daily.

7. Ignore the whispers and after 40 days they stop.

8. Find hobbies that keep you busy.

9. Exercise.

10. Socialise with people who have no OCD.