Re: Istikhaara
Peace bro smooth_guy
The manner in which istikhara is done correctly has been discussed on this forum about eight or nine months ago, I think.
The idea is to first look at what decision is better for your Deen, if it clear then take the action.
If it is not clear then ask trustworthy people for the advice.
If the matter is still unclear then make a decision based on your best judgement and upon this do istikhara. Istikhara is simply a du'a where a person wishes the decision that he/she has made to be faciliated with ease if it was a good decision and if it was a bad decision to be removed and distanced from the person who made that decision.
So there are two methods/opinions about istikhara.
1) The weaker opinion: You have a choice and ask which one to take
2) The stronger opinion states that you make the decision first and be sensitive to your environment as a result of it. The decision you take should be played off against your best judgement or asking trustworthy people for advice.
If then you follow a wrong decision you will get either slight things that add up to guide you away from the decision or if it is emphatic you may get a dream where a clear crystal sign will come telling you not to take the decision you have embarked on.
The weaker opinion is also weak in wisdom also, because we may present ourselves a false dichotomy there could be a third, or fourth option that we may not have explored but talking to the right people will get us that information, inshaAllah.