[MADRASA] Should we follow an Istakhara?

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[MADRASA] Should we follow an Istakhara?
Anonymous
07/09/01 at 03:20:00
I have been doing istakhara for a while for a certain decision and
after doing it a couple of times it seems really clear to me what I should do....but
when I sat down to start doing it, I got really down, cause my goal seemed so
impossible to reach, all these difficulties I would have to go trough and I cant see
how this decision will eventually benefit me.......I started doubting a little if
this is really the right thing to do or  not...but as I read above that probably  
it is sheitaan trying to confuse me, I still very strongly feel that if I do what
I have been inclined to do after doing istakhara is really the right thing , the
main thing which confuses me is the fact that I can not see and I do not
understand how this decision is going to be right for me. If someone could please comment
on this, cause someone who understands what I am going through. thank you  Erum
Re: istakhara
destined786
10/28/00 at 15:11:20
source:
http://www.geocities.com/~mujaddidi/Booklets/Istikhaarah.html

Do not Ignore the Message Received

This is the way of istikhaarah. This is the way to get the message from Allah - and you can then plan accordingly. And proceed with tawakkal (trust) in Allah Ta’ala, for in this way your life will be filled with blessings. Rasoolullah used to do istikhaarah himself, and the Sahaabah also used to do it. How beautiful it is to have confidence in every step of your life.

Sometimes, often in respect of marriage, your parents try to force you to do something. You make istikhaarah and it gives different guidance from that of your parents - but they don’t want to listen. This is very harmful, for if a person goes against istikhaarah, having taken advice from Allah and knowing that it is right, then only loss can be expected to follow. I have witnessed such things. One person whom I knew some twenty years ago when I was a student, was a doctor and he wanted to come for further studies to London. His mother said make istikhaarah. I was about twenty five years old at the time. So he did istikhaarah and saw that it was not good for him to travel to London for further studies. He told his mother, but because they wanted to send him to London, they said it was alright for him to go - and the whole family persuaded him to go. So he bought the ticket for London. When the aeroplane came in to land at the airport it crashed, and himself and the other passengers inside the plane all died instantly. The relatives of the man knew that what they had done was wrong.

When you consult Allah, then there is no need to worry. Even if it appears bad, the result will be good. It increases the confidence of a person and removes doubts. Don’t listen to any other sources after you have sought guidance from Allah. We constantly have problems and decisions before us, and istikhaarah is the best way to resolve these matters. May Allah bless you and me, and I hope and pray that we follow the life of Nabi Kareem in every way. Istikhaarah was the habit of Rasoolullah, and he told us to do it when we have decisions to make in our lives. May Allah Ta’ala bless you and me. (Ameen)


I wish you all the best, May Allah help and guide you. Ameen


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