Would appreciate any advice please

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Re: Would appreciate any advice please

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I have been thinking lately, that I would like to pray Isthikhara, but I want to know, are you able to do this even though technically you have already make a decision? Or would it be futile praying Isthikhara when you have already, sort-of committed to a decision. Also, is there any benefit to praying Isthikhara during Ramadaan? And is there any preferred time of day to pray this?

Thanks for your help

Not sure what you mean by is there any benefit to doing an Istikhara in Ramadan. Ramadan or not there is certainly a lot of benefit in doing Istikhara. Remember we cannot see in the future where as Allah can.

Despite of the fact that you have made up your desicion you can still do an Istikhara provided you keep faith in Allah & are confident enough in your trust on Allah that whatever results comes out of the Istikhara you will follow it. Just so you know even though you have made up your mind in some cases Istikhara can change your decision within just one night. That’s just how it works.

While reading the Istikhara Dua when you come to the part “Haaz Al Amar” think about the situation that you have decided on & then while making Dua ask Allah Miyan to put “Khair” & “Aafiyat” in your decision & that he is the only one who knows what lies ahead so if this matter is good for you & anyone else involved then let it execute smoothly & if this matter might be harmful to you or others then slowly let things change their course & bring in some other better opportunity.

Its usually recommended to do Istikhaara after Isha & then sleep right away if possible without letting your mind think about any thing else but the matter in question.

Also this is entirely up to you but when I do Istikhara I pray for “khair” & “aafiyat” in this “duniya” as well as “aakhirah” for the task in question.