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How To Pray Salat-Ul-Istikhara

Source : Fiqh-us-Sunnah, volume 2, number 32 and volume 4, number 141 . Often, we have to make major life-changing decisions: whether to undertake a major project or not, whether to apply for a promotion or not, whether to change career or not, whether to invest in a certain company or not, whether to get married or not, whom to get married to, etc. Istikhara (Arabic) means to ask Allah to guide one to the right thing concerning any affair in one’s life, especially when one has to choose between two permissible alternatives, e.g. a career choice, getting married, etc. Similarly, a traveller should consult good righteous persons before setting out on a journey, because Allah says, “ And consult them (O Prophet) in affairs (of moment ),” (Qur’an, 3: 159) and one of the characteristics of the believers is that “ they (conduct) their affairs by mutual consultation ” (Qur’an, 42: 38). Qatadah said, “Every people who seek the pleasure of Allah and consult with one another are guided to