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How can i cancel my bad dua

Last updated: 30th December 2024
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I want to say firstly i suffer from Religious OCD and have done for over 6 and have spent most part of that time ruminating over thoughts of whether i said something blasphemous, or asked Allah to punish me. I get strong thoughts like this 100 times daily The ocd I suffer from makes it difficult to discern when I have said something or it was just a thought because many times I try to correct the negative thought verbally to convince myself but just end up repeating the thought by mistake. It has been many years I have not seen my grandma as ashamed of my issues. A few months ago, I said to myself Even if these issues exist I am going to see my grandma in the next year because Allah might punish me then thoughts started coming in like If Allah punishes then Allah can Then I thoughts to myself saying that I meant If Allah punishes me then Allah Can - Can meaning Allah has the power to do so. Then These thoughts started coming in that I said if I don't still go see my grandma by new year and if Allah swt punishes me then Allah Can - like it will be Allahs choice and It's out my hand. Have I asked god to punish me? I don't know if this second version of Allah Can means yeah go ahead, Like CAN in English in this context is sometimes used to give permission. Like if my brother says, I am going to break your car if you don't ring me in the morning, and I say if i don't ring you then you can break it - I don't want him to break it, I'm saying that's your choice. Is this a bad dua and if it is can i cancel it, I am very socially anxious at the moment and cant leave my house and find it too burderning. On top of that in the last 5 years i have gone from 60kh to 95kd due to stress and I dont want people seeing me like this. I have a huge loss of confidence, I am hoping to fix up and see my grandma in a couple of months. pls help



بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الجواب حامداومصليا

It is only in the Will of Allah to be punished or to have Mercy. No one decides that only Almighty Allah.

We must avoid sin and do righteous deeds.

“Allah replied, “I will inflict My torment on whoever I will. But My mercy encompasses everything.” (7:156)

You must avoid saying such in your Dua this is against etiquettes of Dua. Do not worry for what you said in the Dua as Allah is All understanding of your situation.

And Allah knows best

28 Jumadal Thaniya 1446/ 30 December 2024

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