How to Perform Istikhara
Allah! I seek goodness from your knowledge and with your power (and might) I seek strength and I ask from you your great blessings, because you have the power and I do not have the power. You know everything and I do not know, and you have knowledge of the unseen. Oh Allah! If in Your Knowledge this action (which I intend to do) is better for my religion and faith, for my life and end [death], for here [in this world] and the hereafter then make it destined for me and make it easy for me and then add blessings [baraka’] in it, for me. O Allah! In Your Knowledge if this action is bad for me, bad for my religion and faith, for my life and end [death], for here [in this world] and the hereafter then turn it away from me and turn me away from it and whatever is better for me, ordain [destine] that for me and then make me satisfied with it.
It depends and varies according to he requirements. Sometimes it took only once to get the answer to the question and sometimes it may take longer. The most better is to perform Istakhara seven (7) times. If you reach to an answer as explained in the below given section, stop practicing Istikhara. It is better and suggested that right after reciting the supplication, as given above, sleep with ablution (people who cannot keep the ablution for longer times due to health problems do not have to worry about ablution before falling asleep) facing the direction of the Qibla (facing the Qibla is not required but it is a Sunnah of our beloved Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him). It is better to recite salutations (darood/ salawat) on the Prophet Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him before and after the above Dua (supplication).
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