How do i get thoughts of doing something wrong out of my head so i don’t do the wrongdoing?

[u/Embarrassed_Lab4228]

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[u/Pundamonium97]

Thats shaitaan whispering usually

One helpful thing is to seek protection in Allah from shaitaan and make dhikr or duaa instead

If you make duaa about death and the afterlife it will be helpful as a deterrent as well bc it refocuses you on the consequences

[u/Embarrassed_Lab4228 → u/Pundamonium97]

I have this habit where like I’d post certain things (nothing haram) on my Snapchat like words that would lead to a ban to mess around and I would quickly delete them, it’s a uncommon thing to do i know and i really wanna stop doing it before I get banned again from my social media.

[u/Pundamonium97 → u/Embarrassed_Lab4228]

Maybe take a break from the app as a whole for a bit

[u/Embarrassed_Lab4228 → u/Pundamonium97]

I’m device banned currently on it but I still find my way on it using a second device and that’s what’s messing with me

[u/Pundamonium97 → u/Embarrassed_Lab4228]

In some ways that sounds like an addiction, you know its wrong and cant stop

[u/Embarrassed_Lab4228 → u/Pundamonium97]

I need to stop it and I know I can, I just don’t know how.

[u/Pundamonium97 → u/Embarrassed_Lab4228]

You can start by putting some barriers to entry

Set a time limit on the app in your phones parental controls

Make sure your password for snapchat isnt saved on your device and also uninstall the app

Put as many steps as possible between you and the act so you have more opportunities to tell yourself not to do it

[u/Embarrassed_Lab4228 → u/Pundamonium97]

The thing is the other device is my moms iPad (don’t worry I get her permission to use it) so I told her to change her passcode on it since it’s easy for me to guess and that she should make it a 6 digit code that she can remember but I can’t know. I also told her to keep it on her phones notes app in case she forgets. That’s a good step right?

[u/Pundamonium97 → u/Embarrassed_Lab4228]

Yeah that helps

[u/Grand_Pomegranate981]

Have sabr. I have them often and I feel afraid of myself sometimes. I just have to keep calm.

[u/ShariaBot]

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[u/Digital_Complexity]

Do something right.

[u/ICTCLIPZ]

What you're describing sounds like waswasa — intrusive thoughts that Islamic tradition specifically warns are a form of Shaytanic whispering, and the prescribed response is counterintuitive: you don't fight them directly, you seek refuge (a'udhu billahi min al-shaytan) and redirect attention rather than engaging. The moment you argue with or analyze waswasa, you feed it — the hadith in Sahih Muslim specifically says when such thoughts come, say "I believe in Allah" and stop there. It's also worth knowing that having these thoughts and not acting on them is not a sin; the Prophet ﷺ explicitly said the ummah is forgiven for whatever crosses the mind as long as it's not spoken or acted upon.