Ihsan is important

This post is specifically for sincere muslims suffering from OCD who are trying to implement ihsan in their lives:


The key thing is:
"I have cleaned this table at a GOOD ENOUGH LEVEL, because this table has LESSER IMPORTANCE in my life".

i.e. the language to use is:
"I have cleaned up my table at a GOOD ENOUGH LEVEL for the IMPORTANCE that this table has in my life"




Ihsan in all affairs is important, but be careful that you don't overdo it and overwhelm yourself. Take it one step at a time. For example, an OCD person may want to be ihsan-aware in everything that they do. However, the OCD will drive the person to perfection in the tiniest tasks (like cleaning the table countertop with ihsan for the sake of Allah) On one hand, yes, the ihsan is a noble goal to aim for. However, for OCD people, they need to be careful in how they implement ihsan in everything.

My tip:
If you find that implementing ihsan in something like cleaning a table countertop is putting too much OCD anxiety on you, then try to clean the table countertop in a "good enough" fashion. i.e. make sure it's not 100% perfect, but try to aim for 80% goodness.

The reason?
Because you're stressing too much over the tabletop. Yes, you have the noble ihsan goal, but shaitan is driving you crazy.

Allah knows you're doing your best, so for something like the tabletop, I would invite you to consider doing it in a "good enough" manner, rather than super duper perfect. Being "good enough" in a task like the tabletop is still ihsan in my opinion, especially for OCD sufferers.

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The key thing is:
"I have cleaned this table at a GOOD ENOUGH LEVEL, because this table has LESSER IMPORTANCE in my life".

i.e. the language to use is:
"I have cleaned up my table at a GOOD ENOUGH LEVEL for the IMPORTANCE that this table has in my life"