Application of the Practical Principle of Status Quo Ante in Helping to Calm the Mind of OCD Patients
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 15 No. 40 (1404),
14 July 2025
,
Page 1-11
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v15i40.48277
Abstract
Background and Aim: One of the anxiety diseases that in its severe stages causes the patient to become grounded is obsessive-compulsive disorder. Experts in psychology and related sciences have expressed ways to treat or reduce anxiety and consequently increase the quality of life of those suffering from this disease, but, given that discussions about the perfection of the material world of man and mental peace for mankind have always been important, this study attempts to examine the role of Islamic law and the principles of its inference in this regard. The main goal of the current research is to explore the possibility of using and applying the principle of status Quo Ante, which is one of the important principled topics in helping to treat and reduce anxiety in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Method: This research has been conducted using a descriptive-analytical approach, drawing upon authentic narrative sources and jurisprudential principles related to the role of the principle of Istishab (Status Quo Ante) in assisting individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Ethical Considerations: In the present research, adherence to honesty in quoting information, as well as avoidance of bias and prejudice in analyzing this information, has been taken into consideration.
Results: In cases where it is possible to identify a definitive previous state for obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the afflicted individual can ascertain this definitive prior state -thereby fulfilling the pillars of Istishab (i.e., prior certainty and subsequent doubt)- and where a direct legal or jurisprudential effect, such as non-impurity or non-liability, is contingent upon applying this principle, it is possible for the individual to utilize the principle of Istishab to clarify their duty, eliminate mental doubt and hesitation, and reduce anxiety.
Conclusion: The Principle of Status Quo Ante can remove the person from the state of wandering and agitation, so it can help to reduce the anxiety of people with OCD. A person with this principle can determine his duty as an action and use it to eliminate intellectual doubt and reduce his anxiety.
- the Principle of Status Quo Ante
- The Practical Legal Effect
- Obsession
- Islamic Law
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