Is a separate prayer required for istikharah?
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Question:
The questioner says: If a person wants to seek Allah's guidance in a matter, is it permissible for him to perform the regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) and then make the istikharah supplication and raise his hands, or does the prayer of istikharah have a separate, distinct prayer?
Answer:
It has a separate prayer. The istikharah is tied to a separate prayer. Yes.
The questioner says: If a person wants to seek Allah's guidance in a matter, is it permissible for him to perform the regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) and then make the istikharah supplication and raise his hands, or does the prayer of istikharah have a separate, distinct prayer?
Answer:
It has a separate prayer. The istikharah is tied to a separate prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يلزم للاستخارة صلاة مستقلة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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