In the supplication for seeking guidance (istikharah), should I recite both transmitted versions?
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The questioner : Regarding the hadith of istikharah... should one recite it twice, once according to the first narration and once according to the second version?
The Shaykh : No, I used to think it best to combine them, but since there was doubt regarding the narrator, the established text is one of the two wordings.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, one should choose the one that appears closest to the truth, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : No, I used to think it best to combine them, but since there was doubt regarding the narrator, the established text is one of the two wordings.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, one should choose the one that appears closest to the truth, praise be to Allah.