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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If one prays the prayer for guidance (istikharah) for a journey and then resolves to travel, does he travel or wait for days?

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Question : Does a person who prays the prayer for guidance (istikharah) need to learn the causes? For example, if he prays and seeks guidance, does he travel or not? Is it obligatory for him to pray and then travel, or should he sit for a day or two?

Answer : Let him travel, because placing the resolve in his heart is from Allah the Exalted.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1119 - 4600 إذا صلى الاستخارة لسفر ثم عزم على السفر هل يسافر أم ينتظر أيام؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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