Istikhara issue

[my21098]

Re: Istikhara issue

@ABC1111

I read up on how to do Istikhara off the internet (2 rakat nafal followed by Istikhara dua before sleeping) and I have been doing it since last 3 nights but still don’t have a clue, neither in the dream nor in my heart. Can anyone please explain if this is normal or is it something I am doing wrong?

The way to do istikhara is two nafl and that istikhara dua. But the part of doing it before sleeping is not mentioned in the Hadith. It is possible that a dream can be a clue, but it isnt necassary. What happens that you keep on doing it untill there is a feeling from inside you that automatically forces you to do or avoid the thing for which you are doing istikhara. Like I want to write a novel, but I dont know whether I should or not. So I do istikhara and give the keys to Allah. I do it for a while and see where I am being pulled, whther I am beeing pulled to write a book or not write a book. If there is no feeling then I think you lack Taqwa or Trust in Allah. So when you do it, put your full trust in Allah, and Insha Allah you might get an answer in one day.