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Answers: 73Prayer Asking for Guidance
When to Say Du`a Al-Istikharah?
The view of the majority of scholars is that Du`a Al-Istikharah is said after finishing the prayer.33,131Can You Pray Istikharah for Divorce?
It is prescribed for the husband to pray Istikharah about divorcing his wife if doing so is permissible. Similarly it is permissible for the wife to pray Istikharah about asking for a divorce, if doing so is because of a reason that makes it permissible to seek divorce. Apart from that, it is not prescribed to pray Istikharah about divorce.45,811- 24,166
Praying istikhaarah is not contrary to be using one’s intellect and examining matters to see which of two choices is better
Can Istikharah be Done Any Time?
If istikharah has to do with an immediate matter that cannot be delayed until the time when prayer is not allowed is over, then it may be done. If istikharah is for something that may be delayed, then it must be delayed.76,553Istikharah prayer
Istikharah prayer is a Sunnah. Istikharah means seeking guidance as to what Allah knows is the best and most appropriate choice. Istikharah implies submission to the command of Allah and a practical demonstration that one has no power and no strength of one’s own.268,460- 22,192
She learned of some faults in her fiancé and prayed istikhaarah about annulling the engagement, but it was not easy for her to do so
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What is the benefit of praying istikhaarah when things are already decreed?
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Saying du’aa’ al-istikhaarah without praying
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Praying Istikharah in all one’s affairs
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Istikhaarah asking to be guided to the more correct of two scholarly opinions
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