The Wording of the Istikhara Supplication, Consultation, and the Opening of the Chest
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The Shaykh:
Is doubt from Allah? Did he say "sustenance and its outcome" or did he say "immediate and delayed"? Meaning, is one of them sufficient? As for "sustenance and its outcome," one says: "O Allah, if You know that this matter is better for me in my religion, my sustenance, and its outcome," or does one say "in my religion, immediate and delayed"? Is doubt from Allah? Yes.
The questioner:
Of course, O Zayt, regarding the supplication.
The Shaykh:
Raising the garment is among the causes of acceptance. If he raises his hands, it is among the causes of acceptance. Yes.
The questioner:
It is in the palm of the chest, and so on, meaning.
The Shaykh:
After this, he seeks guidance (istikhara) and consults. If he consults with any of the good, righteous people, he consults them and then acts on what opens his chest. Among the happiness of the servant is seeking guidance and consultation, and his matter is one to be consulted about. If he consults with his good family members or his good friends and they advise him, he acts on their advice. And if his chest is opened to one of the two matters, he acts on that. Yes, to the one whose chest is opened.
The questioner:
If you open the chest of the matter.
Another questioner:
If his matter appears to be other than good, does he hasten the istikhara?
The questioner:
Meaning. No, not confirmed.
The Shaykh:
Even if it is something. No, if Allah wills. The supplication of the Fajr prayer.
The questioner:
In worldly matters, meaning the appearance is not good.
The Shaykh:
If his chest is opened because this is good, he acts. And if his chest is opened to evil, he does not act. And the fact that the physician is among those who open his chest is because of his goodness, may Allah will it.
The questioner:
The Shaykh does not know the good in it.
The Shaykh:
If his chest is opened, he acts on what he sought guidance for.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Is doubt from Allah? Did he say "sustenance and its outcome" or did he say "immediate and delayed"? Meaning, is one of them sufficient? As for "sustenance and its outcome," one says: "O Allah, if You know that this matter is better for me in my religion, my sustenance, and its outcome," or does one say "in my religion, immediate and delayed"? Is doubt from Allah? Yes.
The questioner:
Of course, O Zayt, regarding the supplication.
The Shaykh:
Raising the garment is among the causes of acceptance. If he raises his hands, it is among the causes of acceptance. Yes.
The questioner:
It is in the palm of the chest, and so on, meaning.
The Shaykh:
After this, he seeks guidance (istikhara) and consults. If he consults with any of the good, righteous people, he consults them and then acts on what opens his chest. Among the happiness of the servant is seeking guidance and consultation, and his matter is one to be consulted about. If he consults with his good family members or his good friends and they advise him, he acts on their advice. And if his chest is opened to one of the two matters, he acts on that. Yes, to the one whose chest is opened.
The questioner:
If you open the chest of the matter.
Another questioner:
If his matter appears to be other than good, does he hasten the istikhara?
The questioner:
Meaning. No, not confirmed.
The Shaykh:
Even if it is something. No, if Allah wills. The supplication of the Fajr prayer.
The questioner:
In worldly matters, meaning the appearance is not good.
The Shaykh:
If his chest is opened because this is good, he acts. And if his chest is opened to evil, he does not act. And the fact that the physician is among those who open his chest is because of his goodness, may Allah will it.
The questioner:
The Shaykh does not know the good in it.
The Shaykh:
If his chest is opened, he acts on what he sought guidance for.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
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