The Places for the Prayer of Seeking Guidance (Istikharah)
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the prayer of seeking guidance (istikharah) performed for all matters in the mosque, or is it only for important matters?
The Shaykh:
Yes, for important matters. As for ordinary matters, they do not require istikharah. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The important ones where you do not know whether it is better to do them or leave them? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the prayer of seeking guidance (istikharah) performed for all matters in the mosque, or is it only for important matters?
The Shaykh:
Yes, for important matters. As for ordinary matters, they do not require istikharah. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The important ones where you do not know whether it is better to do them or leave them? Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الفصل الأول في النية في الطهارة والصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:16:34)
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