Is leaving off the prayer for guidance (istikharah) when traveling a deviation from the Sunnah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: When I travel, I set a day for the journey, then I resolve to do so and travel on that day, without praying the istikharah. The question is: Is my action correct, or is it a deviation from the Sunnah?
Answer:
It is a deviation from the Sunnah, but it is valid. Your action is not forbidden; it is not haram, but it is deficient, a deviation from the Sunnah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: When I travel, I set a day for the journey, then I resolve to do so and travel on that day, without praying the istikharah. The question is: Is my action correct, or is it a deviation from the Sunnah?
Answer:
It is a deviation from the Sunnah, but it is valid. Your action is not forbidden; it is not haram, but it is deficient, a deviation from the Sunnah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1582] هل ترك الاستخارة عند السفر يعد مخالفة للسنة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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