The Prayer of Istikharah
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The questioner:
The prayer of istikharah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He should dedicate it to two rak'ahs. This is in accordance with the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to accept it. Then he prays two rak'ahs, then he says takbir. It is better to dedicate it to two rak'ahs, if Allah wills. May Allah guide you. Allah.
The questioner:
and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The prayer of istikharah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He should dedicate it to two rak'ahs. This is in accordance with the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to accept it. Then he prays two rak'ahs, then he says takbir. It is better to dedicate it to two rak'ahs, if Allah wills. May Allah guide you. Allah.
The questioner:
and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مفتوح - ابن باز - ٢٩-٧-١٤١٧ هـ — archive.org (51:13)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.