muslimforever2012,
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Sina quotes the definition of OCD:
''Collectively, these disorders are among the most common of mental health problems.
It is estimated that 1 in 10 people suffers from an anxiety disorder sometime in their
life… For people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsession creates a maze of
persistent thoughts. Those thoughts lead them to act out rituals (compulsions),
sometimes for hours a day… Worries and doubts, superstitions and rituals are
common to most everyone. OCD occurs when worries become obsessions and the
compulsive rituals so excessive that they dominate a person's life. It’s as if the brain
is a scratched vinyl record, forever skipping at the same groove and repeating one
fragment of song.
Obsessions are persistent ideas, thoughts, impulses or images; they are intrusive and
illogical. Common OCD obsessions revolve around contamination, doubts, and
disturbing sexual or religious thoughts… Often, a person's obsessions are
accompanied by feelings of fear, disgust and doubt, or the belief that certain activities
have to be done just so… People with OCD try to relieve their obsessions by
performing compulsive rituals, over and over again, and often according to certain
"rules."
Then Sina says:
Muhammad’s obsession with rituals can only be understood through Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder. OCD sufferers are obsessed with patterns, rituals, and
numbers. Mohammad was fixated with number three. There are many rituals that
Muslims are required to perform three times. There is no logical explanation for it
except for the fact that it is a sunnah (tradition) of Muhammad. The following are
the rituals that the believer must perform before praying:
Declare the intention that the act is for the purpose of worship.
Rinse out the mouth with water three times
Cleanse the nostrils by sniffing water in to them three times.
Wash the whole face three times.
Wash the right arm three times up to the far end of the elbow and then do the
same with the left arm.
Wipe the whole head or any part of it with a wet hand once.
Wipe the inner sides of the ears with the forefingers and their outer sides with
the thumbs. This should be done with wet fingers.
Wipe around the neck with wet hands.
Wash the two feet up to the ankles three times beginning with the right foot.
End of quote.
Then Sina goes on to explain the rituals of Tayammum and the sunnah of eating.
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