how to perform istkhara?

[messii]

hey....can you tell me any istkharas i can do and how to do it in details?
i dont know much about istkharas, an di have never done it before

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[Imam]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu


All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam


Perform wudhu. Pray 2 rakahs nafil. After the salam. Recite Surah al-Fatihah 11 times with 'Bismillah'. Recite Surah Ikhlas 11 times with 'Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem'. Recite the third Kalimah Tamjid 11 times with 'Bismillah'. Recite 'Ya Shaykh Abd-al-Qadir Agithni' 11 times.


Then pray two rak'ah nafil in such a way that when you get to 'nasta'in', close your eyes, let your body loose, and keep repeating 'ihdi nas Sirat al Mustaqim, until your head sways to the left or the right.


If your head sways to the left, you should not do the deed that you had made istikhara for, and if it sways to the right, you should.


You should finish the remainder of rakahs by reciting 11 times Surah al-Fatihah and 11 times Surah al-Ikhlas, as intended. This is a very experienced and famous istikhara.


Jazak'allah for your question.



Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab


M. Waseem Ashrafi

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