What does one do if he prayed the prayer for guidance (istikharah) and nothing became clear to him?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If a person prays the prayer for guidance (istikharah), does he proceed with the matter he intended, or does he wait to see what prevails in his heart? And if nothing becomes clear to him, what is required of him?
Answer:
And he makes the supplication. If he finds a leaning in his heart toward one of the two options, he takes that, meaning this is a sign that Allah has guided him to the good. If nothing becomes clear to him, he repeats the prayer for guidance (istikharah) and the supplication until one of the two options becomes clear to him; he repeats it.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If a person prays the prayer for guidance (istikharah), does he proceed with the matter he intended, or does he wait to see what prevails in his heart? And if nothing becomes clear to him, what is required of him?
Answer:
And he makes the supplication. If he finds a leaning in his heart toward one of the two options, he takes that, meaning this is a sign that Allah has guided him to the good. If nothing becomes clear to him, he repeats the prayer for guidance (istikharah) and the supplication until one of the two options becomes clear to him; he repeats it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماذا يفعل من صلى الاستخارة ولم يترجح له شيء؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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