The Difference Between Istikhara and Seeking Counsel
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the prayer of istikhara performed before seeking counsel or after?
Answer:
Seeking counsel is different from the prayer of istikhara. Seeking counsel is something else. This [istikhara] is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and involves supplication, whereas seeking counsel is with people, with those who have opinions and those who have experience. Yes, it is with people, not with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the prayer of istikhara performed before seeking counsel or after?
Answer:
Seeking counsel is different from the prayer of istikhara. Seeking counsel is something else. This [istikhara] is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and involves supplication, whereas seeking counsel is with people, with those who have opinions and those who have experience. Yes, it is with people, not with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 17-10-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (43:17)
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