obsessive-compulsive

Bismillah

Who knows that this condition is also known as ragu-ragu/was-was?

I first heard of the term (in the context of Islam) when I was attending a seminar in Ipoh. The presenter depicted a very similar picture of a person suffering from this condition to me. The condition can be overcome, and Islam has shown the ways to do so. It is only the matter of whether I am following the solutions Islam has prepared or not.

The condition has greatly affected the quality of my prayers. I tend to spend more time in the toilet because I always feel that I still have impurities stuck at my skin or my clothes. Then, just when I am about to perform my prayers, I feel that my wudhu' is gone and I have to take ablution all over again. Sometimes, I have to go to and fro the toilet for about three times then do I really feel safe.

I always persuade myself that it is better to be safe than sorry but at the same time, I also feel that I cannot succumb to the feelings because it might just be a trick of the Satans.

Allahu hafiz~