If one prays the prayer of istikharah, is it obligatory for him to proceed with the matter for which he sought guidance?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If I prayed the prayer of istikharah, is it obligatory for me to proceed with the matter in which I sought guidance?
Answer:
What is obligatory is what is required of you, but if you performed the istikharah and made the supplication, you proceed and place your reliance on Allah. It is not obligatory for you to do so. If you wish, you proceed, and if you do not, there is no harm. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If I prayed the prayer of istikharah, is it obligatory for me to proceed with the matter in which I sought guidance?
Answer:
What is obligatory is what is required of you, but if you performed the istikharah and made the supplication, you proceed and place your reliance on Allah. It is not obligatory for you to do so. If you wish, you proceed, and if you do not, there is no harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2716 -3022] من صلى صلاة الاستخارة هل يجب عليه الإقدام على الأمر الذي استخار من أجله؟ — youtube.com
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