Hi Friends , can anyone tell me what is the purpose of istekhaara, in which cases it shud be performed & what is the proper way of doing it.
After getting negative/positive results , if the person acts vice versa what will be
the consequences, will he/she be committing a sin???
Any proofs that this practice was even performed by our Prophet (PBUH) or his
sahabas??
Please comment…
Re: Istekhaara, when & how shud we do it ?
i hv the same question
Re: Istekhaara, when & how shud we do it ?
i know my mum did an istikhara once i dnt kno much abt it but i can tell u that it involves a very strict method n it works..in my moms case she wnted to know where my sis was n she went to sleep after doing this n was not allwed to talk...cos she is in pak i cnt ask her otherwise when i kno ill tell u more inshallah.
Re: Istekhaara, when & how shud we do it ?
Here is info u require hope it helps..
istikahara is to seek guidance from allah when no solution is apparent.
an istikahara is an invaluable teaching of rasul allah with which the muslims have been favoured.
when one is faced with a problem or difficult situation they should willlingly and wholeheartedly perform an istikhara.
the way in which this is performed is by reading 2 rakat nafl and then the dua...
Re: Istekhaara, when & how shud we do it ?
llaahumma innee astakheeruka bi ilmika wa-astaqdiruka biqudratika wa-as'aluka min fadhlika al-adheem. Fa innaka taqdiru walaa aqdiru. Wa ta'lamu walaa a'alamu wa anta allaamul ghuyoob. Allaahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna haadhal-amr khayrun liy fiy deeniy wa-ma'aashiy wa-aaqibat amriy, fa'qdruhliy wa-yassirh liy thumma baarik liy feehi. Wa in-kunta ta'lamu anna haadhal amr sharrun liy fiy deeniy wa-ma'aashiy was-'aaqibat amriy. Fa asrifh annee wa-srif 'anhu. Wa aqdurh liyal khayr hayth kaana thumma a-rdhiniy bihee
Translation: O Allah!! Behold I ask You the good through Your Knowledge, and ability through Your Power, and beg (Your favour) out of Your infinite Bounty. For surely You have Power; I have none. You know all; I know not. You are the Great Knower of all things. O Allah! If in Your Knowledge this matter be good for my faith (Deen), for my livelihood, and for the consequences of my affairs, then ordain it for me, and make it easy for me, and bless me therein. But if in Your Knowledge, this matter be bad for my faith (Deen) for my livelihood, and for the consequences of my affairs, then turn it away from me, and turn me away therefrom, and ordain for me the good wherever it be, and cause me to be pleased therewith.
While reciting this du'a when one reaches Haadhal Amr (this matter) at both places he should think of his problem.
May Allah guide and assist us all, Ameen.
Re: Istekhaara, when & how shud we do it ?
i dont htink thats an istikhara!
Re: Istekhaara, when & how shud we do it ?
Read my reply here. Istekhara has no magical connotation to it.
It is simply asking guidance form Allah, NOT an answer for something. It is more like a spiritual and inner feeling directed result than that of a dream and searching for an answer in a dream… that would be pure magic or something like this and has no standing as Istekhara whatsoever
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showthread.php?p=4222517#post4222517
Re: Istekhaara, when & how shud we do it ?
so we do istikhara n thn tihkn of the problem n go to sleep?
Re: Istekhaara, when & how shud we do it ?
interesting....
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Istikhaaras dont work. If they acutally worked, muslims would be the most successful people on the face of the planet. Istikhaara should be discouraged just like belief in magic and other non-sensical practises is discouraged.
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Istikharas are not meant to solve the problem. If you pray 5 times a day, then you already are asking Allah for guidancce and Allah guides whomever HE wishes.
The whole point of istikhara is to ask Allah for help on a particular issue and then keep on working hard to achieve it and let Allah make it easier for you.
As humans we always rely on Allah and once our mind knows that Allah is with us -once this belief is strong then certainly the power to make decisions gets better.
I have never performed istikhara but i do pray nafils whenever i am feel down or odd or just plain old happy. Usually before the tough time (exam or anything else) i do take time to pray 2 nafils and ask Allah for the best outcome.
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Muslim clergy should issue a fatwa limiting every muslim to 3 istikhaaras in a lifetime. Bas!
Muslims are not very enterprising people.
Re: Istekhaara, when & how shud we do it ?
Friends, thanx for your replies , well I know few people who say that Istekhara
cud be done in many ways : by praying 2 rakath nafl & then dua , by quran ayahs , & there is some specific books in which you have to pray some quranic ayaths & then do the intention , after that randomly open the book & the answer appears on the page & if you act upon it you gain success in other words answer to your question.
Now my question is how far is this logical & is it true , coz these ppl say that
it really works accurate , but I cannot find any proof from a solid source stating same, & they say that if we dont act on the answer we commit a sin or will gain failure , I am Confused , whether to beleive on it or not ?
Please comment............
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all im guna say is that everyone is entitled to ur own opinion but have any of u tried an istikhara if not then i think its unfair to say it does not work.
in many cases u may not be able to find a solution in that paticular time as this does happen.
my mom was lucky enough n i can tel u one thing her dream pinpointed exactly where my sis was now also if this was sum kinda magic then am sure rasul paak would not be mentioned in the islamic websites n for ur info we strictly dont bleve in tht kinda crap!!allah taala is the only person we ask for guidance hence why we asked allah to guide us!(please refer to trans)
just type istikhara n ull find some pretty interesting websites relating to this after all im just an ordinary personn i can only giv u so much info so plz friends do chk these sites out i think those of u that dont know the full facts shud esp!!
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Brother don't confuse yourself with the idea and misunderstand what istkihara does. These narrow minded kafirs wouldn't understand what it means to be closer to Allah Ta'ala. Anyway, from my experience what i know that people with lack of knowledge believe that after praying 2 raka'hs and saying the specific istkhara dua, Allah Ta'ala will show you if whatever you ask/want is good/bad for u. This is totally wrong. There's no such thing as dream or anything like that which has been proved from the hadith. You potentially could have dream but that would be more like your sub consious. Basically after praying two raka'hs the dua your recite, the translation of the dua is like Ya Allah if you know this job(whatever u asking for) is good for me then make it easy for me to get it otherwise keep it away from me. InshAllah, next day you'll awake up, your heart will be changed either you will be willing to do or stay away from it. If it's still not clear, you can continue doing istikhaara until it becomes clear for you. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT LOGICAL PART BECAUSE IT DOES WORK AND I'VE EXPERIENCED IT!
Here's the hadith:
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Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah : The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to teach us the way of doing Istikhara (Istikhara means to ask Allah to guide one to the right sort of action concerning any job or a deed), in all matters as he taught us the Suras of the Quran. He said, "If anyone of you thinks of doing any job he should offer a two Rakat prayer other than the compulsory ones and say (after the prayer): -- 'Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, Wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, Wa as'alaka min fadlika al-'azlm Fa-innaka taqdiru Wala aqdiru, Wa ta'lamu Wala a'lamu, Wa anta 'allamu l-ghuyub. Allahumma, in kunta ta'lam anna hadha-l-amra Khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati amri (or 'ajili amri wa'ajilihi) Faqdirhu wa yas-sirhu li thumma barik li Fihi, Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-lamra shar-run li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati amri (or fi'ajili amri wa ajilihi) Fasrifhu anni was-rifni anhu. Waqdir li al-khaira haithu kana Thumma ardini bihi.'
(O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, And Power from Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You know and I do not and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter--(or said: If it is better for my present and later needs)--Then You ordain it for me and make it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that this job is harmful to me In my religion and subsistence and in the Hereafter--(or said: If it is worse for my present and later needs)--Then keep it away from me and let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good for me, And make me satisfied with it). The Prophet added that then the person should name (mention) his need.
Sahih Bukhari **Book 21**
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Re: Istekhaara, when & how shud we do it ?
Where's the evidence that istikharas are linked or are supposed to be linked to dreams or sleeping?
Re: Istekhaara, when & how shud we do it ?
Ansoon and ALlah ka banda pretty much said it.
Istikhara is not saying a dua and then doing faal like systems. All you need to do is do your best in finding the best solution to your problem. And also meanwhile, do a 2 rakat nafal and ask Allah for guidance, and pray that if it is in your best interest, it should happen and if not, then may Allah guide you to the best.
Istikahra is not a magic answer to problems like people make it out to be.