Pet Peeve Regarding Istikharas

[Mezhgan]

Re: Pet Peeve Regarding Istikharas

@Bint_e_Naeem

Point of typing such a long post is that sometimes all we have to do is be rational while believing in something spiritual at the same time. Its not Istikhara that makes people do cuckoo things, its the people that don’t do it with the right conviction or the right way (intentionally or unintentionally) & blame it on the Istikhara.

That is what I’m referring to. In recent months, I’ve seen recent people do istikharas to:

• Tell them what to do and expecting an instant yes or no. Literally.
• “Convince” themselves to go through with something that they’re intuition, common sense and every sane person around them is telling them to re-think and not go through with.
• Give them “proof”/confirmation that they made the “right” decision about something.

I quite agree with what you’ve stated about istikharas in your post and also believe that istikhara is a gem when done correctly. However, I do find it a bit disrespectful when people treat istikhara like a crystal ball that is supposed to sort of their lives and then blame the istikhara for their own bad/lack of judgement.