The True Meaning of Istikhara

by - October 07, 2014

I feel that often times people mistake Istikhara for having a different meaning than it truly does. For the most part, this consists of people assuming that seeing a dream from Allah, regarding the situation being 'good' or 'bad' is a vital part of Istikhara. However, this is not the case. For this post, I decided to explain to you what Istikhara is, starting from the basics. Hopefully this gets rid of any misconceptions any of you have regarding Istikhara.


WHAT DOES ISTIKHARA MEAN?
The word Istikhara directly means, to ask Allah to guide one to the right sort of action concerning a job or deed. 'Khair' means good (asking Allah to guide you to the good or right answer). Meaning, you're not asking Allah to show you a vision, through a dream.

DREAMS AND ISTIKHARA
People sometimes think of their dreams, as answers from God. However, dreams sometimes consist of our thoughts, ambitions, etc. which are already made up in our minds. Often times we mistake these dreams/thoughts for Allah's word. In the time of marriage or finding a life partner, people ask their relatives to do Istikhara as well. However, the most important people in this marriage are the guy and girl getting married. So they should do Istikhara for themselves. We are taught from a very young age to ask Allah for a suitable life partner, this is also a sort of Istikhara. So once again, it is important that the guy and girl do Istikhara. If two people get contradicting dreams it could mean that the message was actually the same but misinterpreted. Be certain that you can't get two different answers from Allah, it's a mistake in our own interpretation. Which is why, the guy and girl should pray, and go with their gut feeling, not what others dream of.

THE IMPORTANCE OF ISTIKHARA
The importance of Istikhara can be seen from the following Hadith:
Narrated by Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to teach us the way of doing Istikhara, in all matters as he taught us the Surahs of the Qur'an. He said, "If anyone of you thinks of doing any job he should offer a two rak'at prayer otehr than the compulsory ones and say (after the prayer): "Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, Wa astaqdiruka biqudratika, Wa as'alaka min falika Al-'azlm Fa-innaka taqdiru Wala aqdiru, Wa ta'lamu Wala a'lamu, Wa anta 'allamu l-ghuyub, Alahumma, in kunta ta'lam anna hadha-lamra Khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati 'Amri Faqdirhu wa yas-sirhu li thumma barik li Fihi, Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-lamra shar-run li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati 'Amri Fasrifhu anni was-rifni anhu. Waqdir li al-khaira haithu kana Thumma ardini bihi.' (O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, and Power from Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You know and I do no and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter, Then You ordain it for me and make it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that this job is harmful to me in my religion and subsistence and in the Hereafter, Then keep it away from me and let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good for me, And make me a satisfied with it). The Prophet (peace be upon him) added that then the person should name (mention) his need.

HOW DOES ONE PERFORM ISTIKHARA?
If any problem comes your way, the following steps should be taken to perform Istikhara:
  • Perform 2 Rak'ah of (Nafl) prayer:
    • In the first Rak'ah read Surah Al-Kafiroon
    • In the next Rak'ah read Surah-Al-Ikhlas 
    • (Perform the rest of the prayer as you would normally)
  •  Read the Dua for Istikhara
Many people say that the 2 Rak'ah of Nafl prayer should be read after Isha'a only because one can go to sleep directly after, and see a dream (if that's meant to happen). However, no where in the Hadith is a specific time for performing Istikhara given. In the Hadith it shows that one should perform Istikhara whenever they need to.

CAN ONE DO ISTIKHARA WITHOUT KNOWING THE PRAYER?
It would be beneficial to memorize the Istikhara prayer. However, if one is unable to do so, then they can say the prayer in their own words. Basically, if you don't know the prayer, you are still able to do Istikhara, but the words (of the prayer) that have been taught to us by the Prophet (peace be upon him) would be more effective and result in more blessings.

PRAYING FOR DECISION PURPOSES
Please remember that Istikhara is not only for marriages! Istikhara should be an important part of every important decision that you make in your life. For example, if something comes up, and you only have a few moments to make a decision, you can still do Istikhara because it's technically just a prayer.

I do hope that this clears away any misconceptions that you had regarding Istikhara. It is beneficial to make it a habit to recite the Istikhara prayer whenever we can. I don't think any one of us would want to make the wrong decision, leading to problems in the future. Whether this be a decision regarding school, people, friends, jobs etc., pray to Allah to help you make the decision that would be beneficial to you in this world and the next.

May Allah enable us all to be servants that aim to please our Lord, Ameen!
Note: If there's anything that I've stated above that is incorrect, please let me know. I am in no way an expert on religion or Islam. May Allah forgive me for my mistakes, Ameen.


REFERENCES
  • Fiqahi Masail Episode #4, #5 & #25. 
  • Faith Matters, Episode #114

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  1. So the decision you make, will be from Allah but it doesn't come in the form of a dream etc??

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    1. Assalam o alikum
      Iam doing istakharah for a guy that my brother met 1 month ago..and before proposal I saw a dream of people that I love and dear to my heart,they were all my house and my brother opened front door to welcome a guy...and now I'm confused about istakharah.is this dream related to this proposal??

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    2. Its hard to say whether the dream is related to that guy or not.
      but as the brother explained above, it is important for you to go with your feeling and make decision upon it. may Allah pour his blessings upon you, Ameen

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    3. Can someone do istakharah for you if yes who can fo it

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  2. One can do ishtikhara in regard to move in to a new house?

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  3. I found this enlightening as I was trying to understand the signs I had from a istikhara prayer I performed.

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    1. I'm glad you found it helpful!
      Jazak'Allah for reading! :D

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    2. I am doing istakhara but I am not satisfied.I have two ways and one is open for me and the other one is nearly to close and I am so confused to chose I want to select one way by istakhara. Can you help me in this letter. Thank u

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    3. Assalamualaikum, I like a guy very much and want to marry him, so I pray istikhara to know that should i proceed with him and immediate morning I saw an earthquake happened, our building was collapsing and we were standing on the rooftop and couldn't find any way to be out. Can I consider dis as a negative response from Allah? Um confused.

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    4. Assalamualaikum, I like a guy very much and want to marry him, so I pray istikhara to know that should i proceed with him and immediate morning I saw an earthquake happened, our building was collapsing and we were standing on the rooftop and couldn't find any way to be out. Can I consider dis as a negative response from Allah? Um confused.

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  4. If i still do something which according to istikhara was not to be done then am i a sinner

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    1. Assalamualaikum
      I have pray istikharah and dream of 1 white bird came into my kitchen keep flying and searching for its baby. The other bird is small and black color who die and the white bird was very sad. I also was present in the dream and i was symphatised and counsoling the white bird and told it come i will show you your baby and when i saw the white bird's baby it was already dead and sadly i return to the white bird tell it your baby is die. What does that dream means. I am very confuse.

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    2. I saw in dream after istakhara there was a dark night it was late night time and my sister and me were standing back of house and lady in white was standing on roof height of lady was increasing and i kept my and over my sister shoulder by looking at lady lady was in night .I saw this dream regarding my love

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  5. Can I read the dua of istikhara without memorising it?

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  6. Salaam and shukran for the being able to clarify how Istikhara should be understood and done correctly

    I do have a question to ask as I have made Istikhara recently, the night I made Istikhara I went straight to sleep and that same night I had 2 separate dreams, my first being a positive or good dream in the sense of recieving signs and after fajr salaah I went back to sleep only to have negative or a bad dream

    Does my 2nd dream have any connection to my first dream? Should I continue making Istikhara? I'm not sure what to do as my first dreams felt like it answered my Istikhara

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  7. Istikhara use for my 'love' decision...?
    It's acceptable on the side of Allah..?

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  8. Salam
    Brother i performed istikhara salat 3 times on seperate nights all the nights i saw same dreams small dreams and very clear do i follow them or not?
    Jazakallah

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  9. I saw a strew in istikhara dream and frightened from strew... What does it means???? Please guide

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    1. I suggest you get your hands on a dream interpretation book, such as this one: http://store.alislam.org/inofdr.html It can really help! :)

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  10. how can we interpret the dream? I didn't see a good dream but still my heart is satisfied at decision. How can I get conflicting answers.

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  13. Asalaam Alaykum,
    I did ishtikhara for Marriage for a boy whos family have asked for my rishtha i did not dream anything but i have a really positive feeling about the rishtha what should i do?
    JazakhAllah Khair

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  14. Assalam alykum, I want to get married, but I have not found a suitable suitor for myself, can I still make an Istikhara?

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  15. Salamu alaykom, i really love a boy and he loves me so could i pray istikhaarah to know he will be my spouse or not.

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  16. AOA i did istakhara to know whether certain person is right for me or not? I like someone and dont he likes me or not or he is meant to be mine or am i on the right path to know this I did istakhara to seek guidence from Allah to guide me whether its good or not. I saw in my dream 1st that i am playing with my class fellows certain game and then i saw that i go into some room where i saw three bridal pictures of mine . In 2 pictures i was with someone but i didnt saw his face in 3rd picture it was only me n i was bride in all the pics and i was very happy to see pictures. and i was saying that wow i am looking very pretty and different and was very happy.
    I want to know what does this dream mean is there any meaning hidden in this for me what i should do

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  17. BEAUTIFUL POST GREAT SEO FOR THE TERM ISTIKHARA .NICE BLOGGING

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  19. Salaam, I'm very confused and wanted to know if you could help me, ive got 2 marriage proposals, I performed istikhara for both of them, with one the first time I done it I had a dream that I failed an exam but I decided to perform istikhara again for this proposal and now I got a dream that it was my sisters and brother in laws nikkah and that they are in the garden plucking out flowers and giving it to each other, I don't understand the dream is it a good or bad dream, cause I know plucking of flowers is not good. Also for the other proposal when I done istikhara it had come out good. So I'm really confused, I don't understand what to do.

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  20. I live in USA. We just found out that our mother has breast cancer,she is in Pakistan,i was doing istikhara whether i should go before her surgery or after that so that i can take care of her. I did istikhra for 4 days and last night i saw some woman was having a surgery on a plane then she died and burried in the plane,since that time i am very worried and confused that is it from shaitan or my all day worries or from Allah, please guide me as soon as possible.

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  21. Can I do Istikhara for knowing that someone else have still my pics or not?

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  22. Salaam,
    I've been facing problems in my marriage for 7 years. I had enough. I also have a son. I'm now doing istikhara after 8 years before I make a decision of whether to apply for divorce or not. I did istikhara for 3 days now. I had some dreams, but nothing clear yet. I'm continuing it for another 4 days, to complete the 7 days. Do I have to carry on if I don't get any sign after 7 days, or I should leave it on Allah to make the situations according to His will?

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  24. aslam o alikum,
    i am a man 27 years old, living in join family and jobless but thank to god still my dad is supporting us all comfortably , , , , its been 8 months i got engagement with a girl which my parents choose for me , i was happy and after 3 months we got married and and in this short time my wife beheavior was bad according to my judgment , she was little rude and did not respect my feeling, she often say i am ugly and my brother is handsome and i look like a boy but my brother is like a man, she got eyes on my brother actually , 3 times i had arguement with my brother and she defend for him in the night and told me why i am so shouting on my brother, i felt bad because she did not know why i was arguing with him, whatever but that make me doubt her feelings for my brother and also clearly she showed so less interest in me , i felt so bad and so much depressed and even i got sick for a month , alhamdullelah i am fine now and than my wife little realize she is doing bad and then she become little nice to me, i talk to my father and he just try to talk to her and make her understand that she should not talk this and that to me otherwise i will hate her in future, she become nice to me and then i asked her had she any past relationship before marriage, she said no but i doubt from her answer and got her friend in trust and know she like many men and had flirt alot , i am so good muslim and do 5 times prayer alhamdullah and never looked at any girl ever , . after i know her bad past i asked her again and she took quran and swear on it that she never looked or talked or any affair ever , i said how if i tell her that i know , but she confidently answer than whatever i want i can, even divorce, she was belieiving i cant know ever, so she still tyring hide, then i told her one man who she was always followed and met him even after engagment who was older than her for 15 years almost, and also i remind her niebour man too who had affair with her, i am not sure she has any physical relationship with them or not but clearly she did played chit chat hidenly from family as in our society here men and women cant talk or chat to other namuharam man , i feel so regret and thought i got bad nature wife, before me she did bad and she still did it even after engagment , then after marriage she got eyes on my brother, now whenever my brother is in home , i just feel so jealous and angry and hate her , my brother is innocent and he is married too and he does not know any of this, yet my wife have no relation with him but inside her heart have him and she constantly remind me i am ugly and she think she is pretty but honestly she is really not the one i feel sexy too but this is not important for me as well how she look, but her nature show me she is not person i can trust and she broke my trust forever , dont know i can forgive her and can give her chance , now i want to divorce her but i am confuse and there will be many consiquences after divorcing her ,
    CAN I DO ISTHEKHARA WETHER SHOULD I DIVORCE HER OR NOT ? i am really not happy and i am sure i dont want to live with her forever , please help me, i dont know what should i keep in my mind to do isthekara , what kind of dream is good or bad?

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  25. Wazifa For Hajat in 3 Days in Urdu ,” Dua to acquire somebody back that you experienced traverse the Miya khan ji. He gives you the best administration with this world. yaallah help me

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  26. Strong Islamic Duas for Marriage We see frequently in our every day routine life that some of adoration couples not ready to get hitched because of some their issues so we utilize the Islamic Dua for getting their marriage whereby they live content with each other still their entire life.

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  27. A.slm sir
    i just want to ask that i am interested in someone but she rejected me..I just want to ask that with help of istikhara i want to know that should i follow her or change my path..but i am serious about her

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  28. A.slm sir
    i just want to ask that i am interested in someone but she rejected me..I just want to ask that with help of istikhara i want to know that should i follow her or change my path..but i am serious about her

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  29. Can I find out somebody or someone who stole from istikara??

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  30. Asslam Alaikum , We did Istikhara and saw in Dream of Blue Water Bottles , Camel and Rice. Could you plz tell us meaning ??

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  31. Thankyou so much for this,sister.
    Just want to say ask what the niyyah for this ISTIKHARA prayer is. Can we just intend for it in our minds and start the prayer?

    Jazak Allah khair x

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  32. I did istikhara for my son marriage. before morning prayer i got the dream that our refrigerator is full of raw meat even kitchen sink was also full of raw meat. what does this dream signifies, negative or positive? plz reply at your earliest.

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  33. Asslam Alaikum

    I did istihakara for a boy i like, if i should wait for him or not, to get married. So i had a dream that a big spider was in my room, i tried to kill it and i sucessed. What does that mean? Thank you

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  34. Assalamualaykum,

    I agree with dreams being not 100% true or a sign from Allah in all cases, but if one sees dreams continuously but cannot prove if they are true, how can one treat these dreams? Should they be signs from Allah as one cannot make oneself dream?

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    2. Thank u so much.my baby nephew is stayng with me these days.so i think it was just random.so seeing night time is not bad right?

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  38. Assalamualaikum.my mum did istkhara for me and somebody gaave her money in her dream.is this positive or should she continue istkhara?

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  39. Assalamualaikum.my mum did istkhara for me and somebody gaave her money in her dream.is this positive or should she continue istkhara?

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  40. Asalam o alequm. In my istkhara for love marriage i dominantly saw green and white color and two heighted men what does that mean?

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  41. Asalaam alaikum...
    I've been reading all this comments and your suggestions on that..
    I've done istekhara before a year for a guy whom I love... I've done it three times each night... on the first night in my dream I've seen that our mutual friends are going to cause problems between us and there was also a snake on top of the cub-board

    The second night I've seen that I was on the ground where there was strom and I had to go on the fifth floor but while I was going in the lift on the fifth floor I saw the sun light as if the place was filled with blessings and suddenly the lift stopped and with deep struggle I reached the place..
    And on the third day I saw that i had to go to a wedding of my brother n my dress got torn n i had to go to the tailor to sew it when i left the house it was raining and i cldnt reach the place but then suddenly a car arrived of my aunt and as I sat inside I saw myself all dressed n dolled up!!

    What could be the meaning of this..! N i am still with the same guy its been more than a year!

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  42. I stay in hostel, doing research. My parents are worried for my marriage. I am 25. They want me to attend relatives marriages so that people cd see me for rishtaws. I attended many marriages few days ago. My dad , since two days, calling me and asking to attend the upcoming wedding. First i agreed, and then next day i denied. I was confused whether to go home or not. I did istikhara, asked Allah that is there any worth to travel home now for attending marriage. I saw a dream of 3-4 seconds. That there is a big house, very big house with multiple stories, lifts and many facilities like a high range hotel. And a boy appears who is carrying a poster. It was written ' sell' on it, signifying that the boy is selling this huge building house. I dont remember the face of the boy or instead of looking at him, i spent time on reading the poster 'sell'.

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  43. Please someone help me. I did istakhara about leaving my husband and seen a disabled man with no legs in my dream. Wat does it mean

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  44. Please someone help me. I did istakhara about leaving my husband and seen a disabled man with no legs in my dream. Wat does it mean

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  45. Salam. After istekhara prayer i saw airplane in dream in sky and i am looking for my seat, while a man(i saw a news anchor) calls me to sit next to him and i am wondering to myself why he asking me to sit next to him as he is already married.
    I did istekhara for mariage proposal. The man is not maried for whom i did istekhara.

    Can u please help me to interpret this dream?

    Jazakallah

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  46. Asalam u Alaikum Brothers and Sisters,
    I didnot have much words To give you a piece of Advice or to Show you any path Nor i have anything in my hand to make this world worth living for You.
    I do feel that in all the above statments one thing is identical and that is "We are seeing God as an Outer factor and we Do feel that He is sperare from us so much so that we need to please God through continuous efforts and we are ready to do these efforts till we die and then there is a chance , a hope that we might receive some goodness either in the form of dreams or in the hereafter .
    Do you believe that if we didnot receive goodness here in this materialistic sphere there is a chance we receive there ? For instance If we Believe that yes We will receive it (inshAllah) then When and if we receive that goodness do we able to share that goodness amongst others .If unfortunately we are unable to share Goodness then what we will do to it because it all a matter of sharing.
    The answer is How we Know it ...
    We need not to remain in search of God or for Dreams why not we need to share Goodness all around us : Whatever we Have we need to share, a word of knowledge, a solace, a smile, a glass of water, a 5 rupess note Whatever this is the first step .
    Second we need to love our self , how we can love others when we dont even love our selves .If God appears before us What we want , what is our wish ...We either want another person , a Car, a house,paradise,money and comfort etc We never even ponder that what we are asking for : we are always asking for external things .
    Why we need them because we believe they will provide us peace ,bliss,comfort and ease but in the end when we find these external things we only gain that bliss, happiness pleasure and peace for a little time .
    Soon it either evapourated or lost to ruble No matter we are transformed from a small to a big house .
    No matter we have a lovely huby are modest wife because whatever we acctually want to seek is always missing and some times we Call God not for ourselves but for others to curse them .
    .I once listened there was a hump back and a blind .Both were friends , both were beggars , both were needed by eachother . blind had legs whereas humpback was unable to walk so hump back ride on the blind and beg together.There matual need put them together .One day like all partners they had a quarell (scuffle) God was watching over them .
    At that time God thought that both are poor creature why not I give eyes to blind and legs to hump back if they wish so .So God appear infront of the hump back asked what you want do let me know .Humpback rather asking for legs asked God please my lord let the blind without legs ,make him a hump back .God was shocked too look at that wish that except asking for himself a goodness he is asking ME to curse the other.Same was the reaction of Blind when God appears infront of Him he said please God made humpback blind.In the end Humpback became also blind and the blind became a humpback as well.There added to their misery and difficulties.Thats what we are doing we dont even know what we are asking is not for our selves but for the outer world and our need is just peace , bliss of the heart .No matter if we had the whole outside world we never get the basic thing that is innate peace neither here nor there .Dont you remember this hadees : Haya tud Duniya Mizrah tul Akhiraa : meaning the world is a field for the here after .What you sow here you will reap there .What you are sewing here ???
    So my dear brothers try to seek that peace inside of your self through whatever way you want .Its all but your Choice .Truth is a pathless journey so seek your truth from you only .
    If i would be of any service in any term you find fit for yourself do let me know through this forum or on my email adress bakhtawar0001 at gmail .com
    I am sorry if i have said something that didnot appeal you or have said anything that hurt anybody .May God Give you more and more bliss and ease in your matters and in my matters as well.Ameen
    Regards , WS WR WB

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  48. Asalam o Alikum
    I want to marry someone, but my dad had my istikhara done from some one who I don't even know. The person told him him that this marriage is not good for me so now he is refusing for it. I really do want to get married to the person. Any comments regarding this?

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  51. Asalaamalikum. I need some guidance . I want to have an ISTIKHARA done for something very personal. I wanted to ask can someone else who is more knowledgeable in it do it or perform it for me? We know someone who is very good and very religious. I am not saying that I am distant From Allah SubhanaTAllah . But he has done it for my father and my father followed the outcome . So is it something that we have to do it ourself? Or a knowledgeable person can also do it for us? That's what I wanted to know . Thabk you.

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  53. Can I pray for a baby? As istakhara or do we both need to.

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  54. Asalaamulaikum brother
    I did istekhara two days ago about my job and new life in abroad as a single mother of a teenage daughter. My dream was as like I hear death news of my mother but in reality my mother is alive.
    I just moved to Canada a month ago. I made a mistake not doing the Istekhara before my departure from homeland to Canada.
    Pls. Brother help me how can I seek Allah' help for betterment against the dark future. Pls. reply me as early as you can.

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  55. aoa, i wanted to go to australia for my masters so my aunt did istekhara for me at 1st night she saw nothing, second time she saw but forgot what was it. and 3rd time she saw that white wash is going on in my cousin`s ho,e. what does that mean?

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  56. aoa, i wanted to go to australia for my masters so my aunt did istekhara for me at 1st night she saw nothing, second time she saw but forgot what was it. and 3rd time she saw that white wash is going on in my cousin`s home. what does that mean?

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  57. Hi.. my friend has been with a Muslim man.. the boyfriends mum said she will do this istikara prayer.. after 2 days in.. my friend had a dream of a white snake talking to her.. she doesn't remeber anything else.. does this mean she should marry him.. she has had problems with him but wants to know if she should marry him and she reverted into Islam and doesn't want to do wrong by dating someone without marriage. I tried to see information and it says snake are bad but the colour white is good so I was confused..thank you

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  58. i did istekhara ..i saw i was travelling in a train ..i found one girl ..after thar me nd my brother stopped our journey and found my family there ..what that means ..also i was discussing to eat the cheese role with that girl

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  59. What is the importance of dua e istikhara in islam

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  60. Assalamualaikum sister ,What is the dream interpretation of seeing stairs made of glass,,looking up to the sky and the sky becomes yellow then after a moment a ray of white bright light comes and falls on my roof ...I also see myself attending my cousin marriage in which I was pouring huge amount of milk in one container..And I watch bulk of raw meat in one plate and bulk sweets in other...Please help me regarding this as I am going to opt my career through this ..As it seems impossible in the eyes of world that's why I opt to do istikhaara to take my decision

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  61. As salamu alaikum,
    Brother,
    I love a guy and even he loves me but because of some issues we both decided to do istikhara,though I know the fact having a boyfriend is not allowed in Islam in spite of that I really love the guy and so wanted to do isitikhara.... I am seeking your help if you can tell me can I go ahead and do this or no?? Because we both really want to get married but don want to face any issue in future once we get marry... If you could help me by telling if I can do istikhara for this I would really find myself out of all the unnecessary tensions and lots of confusion I am facing rit now.... So, please try to ans me ASAP so i can take a right decision whether to marry him or no please....

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  62. SSalamu alaikum.Your write-ups is v.enlightening. May Allah bless us and increase us in faith and beneficial knowledge.

    I performed istikhaara to help me take a decision ony marriage as i am going through troubles in it. Right after, I dreamt and was in a car at top speed on the road, moving towards a pig that was also speeding towards me. The dream ended when we collided into each other.
    Pls, what does this mean?

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  63. Hi, I had this partner whom we broke up in hope when both ready to do it the Islamic way. I have done istikhara quite a few terms to decide whether to wait and keep this person in mind or not. My dreams all regarded him getting back in contact with me through social media, and one time apologising for any wrong doings. I am unsure of what these mean as they don't really indicate something bad or good

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  64. Aoa wr wb I did a istikhara for my marriage proposal of a boy few days ago and saw a bad dream as some guy is trying to enter in our house and i am screaming please help a thief is entering in our home. That guy tried his best to enter but i pushed him away and closed the gate. Meanwhile my elder brother argues with me to go out and beat that boy but i am stopping him to do so but my brother becomes successful in opening the gate and we saw that guy is already beaten up by two unknown guys in the street.Suddenly I woke up in a state of extreme fear.
    Also I do a parda and a talibah of Daura e Hadith so they don't have any issue regarding my parda and my ilm but some matters from their side are confusing like that this guy had his baat paki but phr bat khtm ho gae wahan but they didn't hide this from us and told us.

    Please guide me about this i am so comfused about this dream. Although other istikharas made for this proposal by other people are right.
    JazakAllah khair

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  65. I have a question, I do not want to doubt Allah(SWT)’s decision, but I was considering for an opinion and I had a thought to do istikhara for my partner I like and want to get married, but there were few hurdles in our way and. I knew something went wrong and I asked him and his answer was my family is pressurising me, I was all broken and was finding a way to solve this, I came across a page with istikhara option, I did it for 3 days, the first day I saw him in my dreams all happy and joy, I woke up and was having a positive vibe and a gut feeling for him, I don’t clearly remember the second day but I woke up happy and positive and gut feeling as well, but the third day I prayed istikhara prayers and I slept a few moments later I was going to wake up but just moments before I could open my eyes I see a face blur and I see a hand smashing glass bottle on the head and the skull bleeding, I woke up suddenly and was very scared..
    I read it in the website that seeing blood in istikhara is not good but I still have strong feeling for the guy and I don’t understand that I doubting my dream is doubting Allah(SWT)’s decision..
    please guide me towards the right path and spread the knowledge upon me of what should I do, should I do istikhara again or anything else.
    Allah Hafiz

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  66. Asalam u Alaikum
    can u do Istikhara for me please i really need help

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  67. I want to marry a guy..whom I love..be also loves me..but he scared if this marriage is happen with parents support..I really love him..now only i know abt istikhara. ..I want to do it with my whole heart for MY love...plz help me by answering my question..perday how many times I have to pray istikhara and howmany days I have to pray istikhara to marry my love....plz help me..I really love him

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  68. Salaams
    I've been married for over 5 years and I have done istikhara many times.
    I just don't know whether I should leave him.

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  69. Salam!

    I went through most of the questions people answered and the points you have cleared to them. I have a similar question to the rest and I really need your answer for this.As told that istikhara need not be a result through dream only. So if suppose after performing the istikhara prayer I dont get any dreams then how will I know that someone/ something is good for me? And incase of having any positive or negative dream if my heart seems uneasy about it even though I get the dream in sleep soon after performing the istikhara so what should I do? Do I take that dream as a sign from Allah even if my heart is feeling uneasy?

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  70. Assalamualikum.
    Brother i want to know that, can istikhara show us the deaths too?
    One of friend is not well, she is suffering from a disease and her mother has done istikhara for her child to show her the right path. But she saw her child dead on the same date her grandmother was expired. Would it be possible that she is going to die?

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  71. Asalam o alaikum I wants to ask something that I used to like someone he also likes me so we did istekhara separately I got positive result from my istekhara but the guy saw some negative dreams still he's not sure about that but now we are having two different results from istekhara plus the that man family asked another person to do istekhara for us he said that he saw that guy will be dead if he gets married to me and I will also be injured in some accident and we will not have any child in future if we gets married to each other. Please I just wants to know now there is a lot of confusion running between our families because I got positive results and he got negative which istekhara result should be considered authentic and should we get married or not? Please help me

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    1. Asalam o alaikum I wants to ask something that I used to like someone he also likes me so we did istekhara separately I got positive result from my istekhara but the guy saw some negative dreams still he's not sure about that but now we are having two different results from istekhara plus the that man family asked another person to do istekhara for us he said that he saw that guy will be dead if he gets married to me and I will also be injured in some accident and we will not have any child in future if we gets married to each other. Please I just wants to know now there is a lot of confusion running between our families because I got positive results and he got negative which istekhara result should be considered authentic and should we get married or not? Please help me

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  72. Salam .. I'm doing istekhara from past two nights but I didn't get any dream ..

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  73. A guy am getting to know for marriage pray istikhara and the very next day his brother who is already unwell ended up in hospital (its an ongoing issue)
    Would this be considered a sign ?
    Please could you get back to me ASAP thank you

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  74. I done istikhara for marriage and I saw I am going with my sister out for breakfast as someone was ill at home. On the way I saw may goats and cows near me. What does it mean. Shall I consider negative?

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  75. I did istikhara for marriage
    And I dreamt as bridegroom's relatives was having biryany and bride's relatives took 2 pieces of meat from it
    I am not understanding this result can you please explain me

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  76. I did istikhara for marriage
    And I dreamt as bridegroom's relatives was having biryany and bride's relatives took 2 pieces of meat from it
    I am not understanding this result can you please explain me

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  77. What is Dua e Istikhara?
    Dua e Istikhara is a prayer to Allah for seeking blessing and goodness. The primary objective of Istikhara is to find the help of Allah for making a decision. We pray to Allah, ask for excellence through his knowledge and power, and guide us on what is best and suitable.

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  80. In Arabic, the word istikharaاستخارة is derived from the base words خ-ي-ر—. The tenth feminine verbal noun (إِسْتَفْعَلَ)) of that origin is إِسْتَخْارَة (The tenth form commonly represents the sense of “someone looking for something”).

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