When is the supplication for guidance (istikharah) performed?
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Question:
The questioner from Madinah al-Munawwarah sent a set of questions. In the first question, she asks: Is the supplication for guidance (istikharah) before or after the closing salam of the prayer, Your Eminence?
Answer:
The recommended practice (sunnah) is to do it after the salam; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 22:278 So he placed the supplication after the prayer, yes.
The questioner from Madinah al-Munawwarah sent a set of questions. In the first question, she asks: Is the supplication for guidance (istikharah) before or after the closing salam of the prayer, Your Eminence?
Answer:
The recommended practice (sunnah) is to do it after the salam; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When one of you intends to do something, let him pray two units of prayer, then let him say
إذا هم أحدكم بأمر فليصل ركعتين، ثم ليقل
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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