Curiousity about Istikhara

**Rabiyal** · 02-18-2007

I was just wondering how many of you brothers and sisters know about Istaikhara? and how many of you have done it just for the sole purpose of Marriage?? and what were the results? I don't mean result by you got married or not? but the result of your dream or any signs from Allah guiding you to marry the person of your dreams??

**Mawaddah** · 03-03-2007

^ Masha'allah Sis Al-Zaara

Same thing with me actually.

It works it really does. At first you dont realize the answer (as was in my case) or maybe you are just too stubborn and your mind doesn't want to accept the answer that Allah is showing to you.

But once you learn to accept it, you really begin to see and be grateful.

I performed Istikhaara many times (whilst considering the same person) and 3 times an answer to my Istikhaara was made clear, but, since My mind refused to accept it that way, I just turned away from it and was stubborn.

Sounds kinda silly innit I mean you're making Istikhaara so that Allah can give you guidance, but when the sign does come you dont want to heed it lol...Astaghfirullah.

But Masha'allah now, I see that everything truly does work out for the best, even though sadness and pain still exists in the heart, but Everything has it's Hikmah no?

**Sister Hoddan** · 03-03-2007

salamo 3alikum,

Salaatul istikhaaraahdefinately works! We should try perform it more often, even when we have to make minor decisions inshaAllaah.

I personally remember on incident where salatul istikhaaraah was required and subhanallah, after the prayer, things became difficult and the desire to proceed with the decision decreased so I cancelled it. I later found out that this decision was for the best alhamdulillah as it spared me a lot of bad things that became apparant later.