The Prayer of Istikharah and Treating Aversion in the Self
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the prayer of istikharah treat a matter that I dislike in my self?
Answer:
The prayer of istikharah is for when you are hesitating about a matter: should you proceed with it or leave it? That is the prayer of istikharah. You pray and ask Allah to guide you to what is in your benefit, if you are hesitating about any of the matters. Yes. But if you dislike a matter, rely on Allah, depend on Allah, and engage in what has benefit. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the prayer of istikharah treat a matter that I dislike in my self?
Answer:
The prayer of istikharah is for when you are hesitating about a matter: should you proceed with it or leave it? That is the prayer of istikharah. You pray and ask Allah to guide you to what is in your benefit, if you are hesitating about any of the matters. Yes. But if you dislike a matter, rely on Allah, depend on Allah, and engage in what has benefit. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في التطير — islamhouse.com (1:13:02)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.