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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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When is istikharah prescribed, and if one has made up one's mind, does one still perform istikharah?

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Question : May Allah bless you. We mentioned that istikharah is not prescribed except in cases of hesitation, when one is undecided about a matter. Sometimes a person is resolute about a matter, and it is in his interest as far as he knows, but he recalls the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for youوَعَسَىٰ أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ
[Al-Baqarah 2:216]
. So, is istikharah performed in such matters?

Answer : It is not prescribed. If one has made up one's mind, there is no istikharah.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1124 - 4600 متى تشرع الاستخارة وهل إذا عزم يستخير؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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