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I have struggled with OCD for 12 years and have been on medication, but it is worsening. I am concerned about possibly transferring tiny traces of waste into my kitchen, the food I prepare, and even into my mouth. What steps can I take to address this?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Such repeated doubts are from your worse enemy Shaitan and must tackle it to get rid of it. You should ignore these thoughts and doubts till you don't get it. If you care for it, it will continue coming to you and might also increase and make your life more difficult, but when you ignore it and keep on ignoring it whenever it comes, it will not come to your mind frequently.

Wassalam.
Are there any references that prove that the captives of Karbala took their own grain with them and did not have to eat what was provided by their captors?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Ahlul Bayt (AS) and their children ( by Sharia rules) never eat from Sadaqa, that it why the captives of Karbala refused to eat from grains of others.

Wassalam.
How can I manage my prayers when non-Ahlul Kitab maids work in my house, making it difficult to maintain purity due to their tasks with dishes, cleaning, and food? My mother is unwilling to replace them, and this situation worsens my OCD.
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If you are sure that an item is Najis, you must avoid using it in your Prayers. If you are not sure that it is Najis, you can consider it as Taahir unless you want to practice Ehtiyaat (precaution). 

Wassalam.
After the Karbala events, when the prisoners were taken to Sham, was the food they received from their captors considered not from the Kafirs, since their captors were supporters of Yazid? If they are viewed as Muslims, then who qualifies as Kafirs?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Ahlul Bayt (AS) who were captured after Karbala had carried with them their own grains and did not take from enemies any food.

Kafir is every non believer in Allah (SWT) and the Prophet (SAWA).

'Wassalam.