Is it permissible to repeat the prayer for guidance in a decision?

Another questioner : If a person wants to seek guidance from Allah in a matter, is it permissible for him to repeat the prayer for guidance in a decision?

The Shaykh : It is permissible for him if his prayer for guidance in a decision was not prescribed, and it is sufficient that it was not prescribed. That is, he is seeking guidance from his Lord with his words, but not with his heart, and he knows within himself that this is a state of unconsciousness. In that case, he is compelled to repeat it. However, if he did not feel any of that within himself, then he has committed a religious innovation.