Is it permissible to pray the two rak'ahs of istikharah and seek guidance from Allah more than once, and is it permissible to seek guidance from Allah through supplication while menstruating?

The questioner:
Is it possible to pray the two rak'ahs of istikharah and seek guidance more than once? Also, when I am menstruating, I would like to seek guidance through supplication; is this permissible? This is a return to the message from our sister in Allah, A.S., from the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the question for her, as she posed it?

The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible to repeat the prayer of istikharah until one resolves to choose one of the two matters between which one is hesitating. One repeats the prayer of istikharah until one of the two matters becomes clear or one becomes more prominent in one's mind. Likewise, if a woman is menstruating, she postpones the prayer of istikharah until she performs the full ritual bath from menstruation, then she prays the prayer of seeking forgiveness. If she supplicates, she restricts herself to the supplication, and there is no harm in that? Praise be to Allah, there is no harm in that, but it is less than the supplication after the prayer. Yes?

The presenter:
That the matter might be urgent.

The Shaykh:
No, no, that is not true.

The presenter:
You want to seek guidance during your menstruation or even during your post-natal bleeding.

The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that.

The presenter:
Praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good and do you good.