Assalam o alaikum I have been told that Istekhara by Tasbeeh Beads (a.k.a. Istekhara- Imam Al Zaman) which is carried out by reciting dua and counting the beads of Tasbeeh is haram. I have been reading online about it and couldn't find anything regarding it as haram. But I need authentic resources which state that this type of istekhara is not haram. So please help me in this regard. I need authentic citations. Authentic books be them from shia Ulimma or sunni ulima. It is very important for me to have satisfactory answer because the person who has asked me this is sunni but he has in