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Misconceptions about Istikhara

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There are a number of common misconceptions about the sunnah practice of


istikhrah:
1. One of the main points of confusion is the assumption that if, as a result of doing
istikhrah, a positive feeling about a particular course of action results, then it is a
guarantee from Allh tal that it will be one hundred percent successful. People
incorrectly believe that istikhrah is Divine Revelation. If after istikhrah a person of
knowledge and experience was to advise an alternative, their opinion is discarded
by saying, I have performed istikhrah and now there can be no change. As a
consequence, people proceed according to their feelings (e.g. they choose a
marriage partner) and then, if some time later things do not work out, they begin to
have doubts and negative thoughts about the sayings of Raslullh sallallhu
alayhi wasallam regarding istikhrah. May Allh tal protect us all from such a
condition.
2. Likewise, people only do istikhrah nowadays when they are unsure about
something. They perceive it to be a remedy for confusion; a way to request Allh
tal to fix something for them. Istikhrah should not be limited to occasions when
a person has doubts about doing something, or when a person is indecisive about
something! Istikhrah is to be performed for all mubh actions, even if you are 100
% sure about the course of action. For example, you may want to enrol your child in
a particular school and have no doubts about it being the right one; even then you
should perform two rakt and read the du of istikhrah so that you are granted
goodness and saved from a wrong decision.
3. Nowadays, istikhrah is more or less confined to finding a marriage partner.
4. Many believe it is necessary to perform istikhrah during the night before going
to sleep, and compulsory not to talk to anyone after performing the two rakt of
istikhrah.
5. Similarly, some believe it to be totally necessary to sleep on the right hand side
facing the qiblah.
6. Many expect and desire to see a dream in which one is clearly told that this is the
path for you. Seeing a dream guiding towards a particular choice is not necessary in
istikhrah. One needs to pay attention to the inclination of the heart whether one
sees a dream or not. In all circumstances, the decisive factor is the inclination of
ones heart.
7. Another common misconception is to ask others to perform istikhrah on ones
behalf. Many feel that we are sinful, so what good will our istikhrah do? Thus they
search for a pious god-fearing person and ask him to perform istikhrah for them.
Raslullh sallallhu alayhi wasallam did not state any condition that a sinful
person cannot perform istikhrah, and moreover, leaving sin and repenting is not an
act of difficulty. One should leave sin, repent and perform istikhrah himself. This
practice of asking others to perform istikhrah is not in accordance to the sunnah.
Yes, when making istikhrah for a marriage partner, it is permissible for the parents
of the boy/girl to perform istikhrah. This is because this is a need of the parents
too, as it is their responsibility to marry their children into suitable families.
Source 2:
The following are misconceptions most people hold some/most/all of them when the
Istikharah prayers is taught or is performed:
(1) You have to perform it before going to sleep!

(2) Upon finishing it, you should go straight to bed & not speak to anyone!
(3) You are to see a dream!

All the above is BASELESS! The following is all you need to know to do the istikharah
& do it right:

(1) Perform 2 rak'ahs, recite surat al-Kafiroun after al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah, then
recite surat al-Ikhlas after al-Fatihah in the 2nd rak'ah.
(2) Upon saying the salams on your left & right, and while seated, you say the
Istikharah's supplication.
(3) No specific time to perform the prayer!
(4) You can talk to people as you normally do..after you're done supplicating.
(5) Istikharah means asking Allah for help to guide you to that which is good (khair
-from which the word 'istikharah' is derived) for your faith, livelihood & future, IN
ALL KINDS OF MATTERS, no matter how small!!! (i.e., the istikharah is NOT only for
the MAJOR issues in your life!!!!! Issues like even those related to your shoe..you
may ask Allah to help you decide on through that prayer -this last thing I took from
the meaning of a hadith);
(6) Now, how Allah helps you decide on matters through this prayer? By Him either
making you see a clear dream in your sleep (not necessarily the night you
performed the prayer) or by Him either facilitating that matter for you (for which
you performed the prayer) or just putting obstacle on accomplishing it. If you realize
that 'it is not working out' after you've performed the prayer, then believe that
that's Allah hand in the matter, particularly after you asked Him. But remember also
that Allah's Will is above yours, whether you perform that prayer or not. Istikharah
is, however, an extra act of worship, not obligatory, in which you show Allah that
you are more deserving of Him showing you what's best for you..than others who go
about their life matters without physically putting themselves into the postures of
prayer and ask Allah through it that He bestow a 'special divine treatment', if one
can say.
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Some misconceptions concerning istikhara


-One is not looking for signs after they've completed istikhara
-One should not be looking for a particular dream to be the answer to istikhara,
those are two completely separate issues.
-One is not looking for a particular feeling concerning something in order for it to be
answered.

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A MISCONCEPTION
But alas, today, Istikharah has become as equally difficult as making a decision.
People hesitate so much to perform this great act of worship, that only at the last
alternative, when no other way can be perceived, they would turn to some
innovated act that has no basis in the Hadith, such as the taking of a good omen by
opening the Qur'an and counting lines and letters, etc.; or asking someone else to
perform Istikharah on their behalf. Shaikh Nuruddin Itr says: As far as the common
practice today which people aspire to uphold, that Istikharah will only be correct if it
is carried out by certain persons, and that a dream is necessary, this is extremism
and obstanance, and is not the command of Allah nor His Rasul (Sallallaahu Alayhi
Wasallam). This all stems from such constraint among the Muslims that does not
behove of them. This led them to abandoning one great Sunnah of Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam), thus they deprived themselves of the merits of this
great Sunnah and its blessings, and from blemishing it's purity. Similarly Hadrat
Moulana Shah Hakim Muhammad Akhtar (RA) states in his book "Sunnats" on page
49, that "asking another person to make Istikharah on one's behalf is not
substantiated from any Hadith. To make mashwarah' (consult) with someone else is
Sunnah.' Sometimes Istikharah becomes a means of greater confusion. A person
who does not generally see dreams, nor perceives an inclination towards or away
from the object of his Istikharah, now finds himself in a greater predicament. As for
the person who does see a dream, he is put through the inconvenience of finding
someone to interpret it for him. And if he saw a clear dream, or received an
interpretation indicating to one particular option, and thereafter was not able to
overcome the obstacles obstructing his path to achieving his aim, this person is left
in sheer perplexity.

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