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"Istikhara" means to ask for good or to weigh the importance of an option and to select the best one. It also means to ask Allah to give him the best.
But in the language of Shari’ah (or religion) it means to ask Allah for the best. We read in supplication 33 of Sahifah al-Sajjadiyah:
"O Allah! I ask of You the best in Your knowledge, therefore bless Muhammad and his Household, and decree for me the best. Inspire us with knowledge to choose the best and make that a means to being pleased with what You have decreed for us and submitting to what You have decided. Banish from us the doubt of misgiving and confirm us with the certainty of the sincere”.
And in Zurarah's tradition narrated from Imam Baqir (as) we read:
Zurarah said: ‘I asked Imam Baqir (as): “If I intend to do something and wish to perform Istikharah, what should I do”? He said: “If you wish to do that, then fast on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; then on Friday perform a two rak'ah (a unit of salat) prayer in a clean place; after performing the tashhahud, look at the sky and say: ‘O Allah, I ask You, for You are the Knower of the Unseen and the witnessed, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate – You are the Knower of the Unseen - if this matter is good in what Your Knowledge encompasses of it, then make it easy for me, bless me in it, and open it for me.
If it is bad in what Your Knowledge encompasses of it, then turn it away from me with what You know, for You know and do not, You determine and I do not, and You decree and I do not, and You are the Knower of the Unseen’. Repeat that a hundred times.”
Of course, there are other kinds of Istikhara: Istikhara with the Qur’an, with writing on a piece of paper, and Istikhara with the rosary (tasbih). It is written in the books on Prayers and traditions that a person resorts to Istikhara when he is caught between two seemingly good options, but he is unable to choose one option. He does not know whether it is good or evil. When he starts to carry out Istikhara, his doubts are eliminated and he will have faith in the option he selects.
Which one is better? Your worthless idols or the One Who fulfills your needs when you are left with nothing except depression?" And Allah will help him if He thinks it proper.
They tell us to pray (use supplication: du'a) abundantly, because when we knock on a door, there is hope that it will open; However, this work should be continuous, depending on the intention of the performer of the supplication.
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