Is there doubt from the narrator in the second narration of the prayer for guidance (istikharah), unlike the first?
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The questioner : In the hadith of istikharah, does the narrator’s doubt in the first sentence differ from the second sentence?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : In the first sentence, he is certain regarding the immediate and the ultimate outcome of the matter, whereas in the second, he is doubtful regarding the immediate and the ultimate outcome of the matter.
The Shaykh : No, this is just a transposition of the doubt... No, in the first one, he placed the immediate and the ultimate outcome first in the first sentence, and in the second sentence, he only postponed them. The meaning is the same; it is not that he was certain, because when he said: “in the immediate and the ultimate outcome of his matter,” he said: “or in...” No, there is no certainty; this is doubt in the second one. Likewise, he postponed the immediate and the ultimate outcome and placed the outcome first.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : In the first sentence, he is certain regarding the immediate and the ultimate outcome of the matter, whereas in the second, he is doubtful regarding the immediate and the ultimate outcome of the matter.
The Shaykh : No, this is just a transposition of the doubt... No, in the first one, he placed the immediate and the ultimate outcome first in the first sentence, and in the second sentence, he only postponed them. The meaning is the same; it is not that he was certain, because when he said: “in the immediate and the ultimate outcome of his matter,” he said: “or in...” No, there is no certainty; this is doubt in the second one. Likewise, he postponed the immediate and the ultimate outcome and placed the outcome first.