{"id":6720,"date":"2013-06-27T19:09:01","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=6720"},"modified":"2013-06-27T19:09:01","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T19:09:01","slug":"salatul-istikhara-and-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/salatul-istikhara-and-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Salatul Istikhara and signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 13px; text-align: right;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 01318<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Answered by <\/strong>Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Question:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">I have recently done ishtikhara regarding marriage to a particular sister. I dont know if certain things can be considered as signs. The firt time i did ishtikhara an aunt of mine said that i should get married, where my mum replied i could get married to whom ever i want. Also a friend suggested i should be gettin married soon when i did ishtikhara recently. can these be considered as positive signs or is it just coincedence?<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Bismillah.jpg\" rel=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bismillah\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6518 alignnone\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Bismillah.jpg\" style=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"267\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Salatul Istikhara is a prayer in which Allah guides you towards that which is best for you.&nbsp; It is not necessary that one must experience or see a vision or dream after performing Istikhara.&nbsp; (Raddul Muktar p.470 v.2)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">With regards to your question the information your auntie said will be considered as a coincidence and not an answer of the Istikhara you performed.&nbsp; However, you should take the advice of your auntie on board and if there is an inclination in marrying this girl, you should do it.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Imam Nawawi <img title=\"ra\u1e25imahull\u0101h (may All\u0101h have mercy upon him)\" alt=\"ra\u1e25imahull\u0101h (may All\u0101h have mercy upon him)\" class=\"islamic_graphic\" src=\"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/islamic-graphics\/img\/black\/20\/rahimahu.png\" height=\"12px\"> has mentioned that before the Istikhara one should take advice from those with knowledge and wisdom.&nbsp; One of the benefits of this is to further distance oneself from the desires of ones own inclinations.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Only Allah Knows Best<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 01318 Answered by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah Question: I have recently done ishtikhara regarding marriage to a particular sister. 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