Istikhara for major decision

[313_Waiter]

I have done 2 istikharas for a major academic decision. (The first istikhara asking should I do x and the second istikhara asking should I do y).

the method I used is below:

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DUA'A 8 Given below is the method of seeking istikhara from the holy quaran recommended by the Prophet 
(i) Recite al Ikhlas 3 times 
(ii) recite salawat at 3 times 
(iii) then say:
Allaahumma Innee Tafaa-Altu Bikitaabika Wa Tawakkaltu A'layka Fa-Arinee Min Kitaabika Maa Huwa Maktoobun Min Sirrikal Makanooni Fee Ghaybika 
(iv) Open the Holy Quran and derive the indication from the first line of right hand page.

https://www.duas.org/istikhara.htm

Could someone who has the knowledge let me know which one is a better decision to pursue. 
 

- Verse 1 for option 1 (Surah Zumar 39:41)

إِنّا أَنزَلنا عَلَيكَ الكِتابَ لِلنّاسِ بِالحَقِّ ۖ فَمَنِ اهتَدىٰ فَلِنَفسِهِ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّما يَضِلُّ عَلَيها ۖ وَما أَنتَ عَلَيهِم بِوَكيلٍ

Indeed We have sent down the Book to you for [the deliverance of] mankind with the truth. So whoever is guided is guided for his own sake, and whoever goes astray, goes astray to his own detriment, and it is not your duty to watch over them.
 

- Verse 2 for option 2 (Surah Insan 76:6)

عَينًا يَشرَبُ بِها عِبادُ اللَّهِ يُفَجِّرونَها تَفجيرًا

a spring where the servants of Allah drink,which they make to gush forth as they please.

 

JazakAllah Khayr 

 

[AbdusSibtayn]

41 minutes ago, 313_Waiter said:

I have done 2 istikharas for a major academic decision. (The first istikhara asking should I do x and the second istikhara asking should I do y).

the method I used is below:

Could someone who has the knowledge let me know which one is a better decision to pursue. 
 

- Verse 1 for option 1 (Surah Zumar 39:41)

إِنّا أَنزَلنا عَلَيكَ الكِتابَ لِلنّاسِ بِالحَقِّ ۖ فَمَنِ اهتَدىٰ فَلِنَفسِهِ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّما يَضِلُّ عَلَيها ۖ وَما أَنتَ عَلَيهِم بِوَكيلٍ

Indeed We have sent down the Book to you for [the deliverance of] mankind with the truth. So whoever is guided is guided for his own sake, and whoever goes astray, goes astray to his own detriment, and it is not your duty to watch over them.
 

- Verse 2 for option 2 (Surah Insan 76:6)

عَينًا يَشرَبُ بِها عِبادُ اللَّهِ يُفَجِّرونَها تَفجيرًا

a spring where the servants of Allah drink,which they make to gush forth as they please.

 

JazakAllah Khayr 

 

Wassalam, 

Not experienced/knowledgeable, but my view the tenor of both these verses is positive. 

Wa iyyak. 

[313_Waiter]

Salam @Ashvazdanghe any idea if one is better than the other?

[Ashvazdanghe]

Sala, @313_Waiter both of istikharas are positive anyway

On 2/4/2023 at 8:08 AM, 313_Waiter said:

- Verse 1 for option 1 (Surah Zumar 39:41)

إِنّا أَنزَلنا عَلَيكَ الكِتابَ لِلنّاسِ بِالحَقِّ ۖ فَمَنِ اهتَدىٰ فَلِنَفسِهِ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّما يَضِلُّ عَلَيها ۖ وَما أَنتَ عَلَيهِم بِوَكيلٍ

Indeed We have sent down the Book to you for [the deliverance of] mankind with the truth. So whoever is guided is guided for his own sake, and whoever goes astray, goes astray to his own detriment, and it is not your duty to watch over them.

first choice is in middel as 50-50 which doing it depends on you .

Istikhara result:
The choice is yours
Overall result:
It's Medium which if you observe all aspects and if you  act with caution so then it's good otherwise is bad .

Marriage result:
It is not worth the effort and pain, you will find a bad life, so it is better not to start at all.

Transaction result:
 you will come across scammers, act with caution and leave it if possible.
Surah:
Zumar
Verse:
41
Page:463

https://old.aviny.com/Quran/estekhareh/index2.aspx?mode=manual&page=463

On 2/4/2023 at 8:08 AM, 313_Waiter said:

Verse 2 for option 2 (Surah Insan 76:6)

عَينًا يَشرَبُ بِها عِبادُ اللَّهِ يُفَجِّرونَها تَفجيرًا

a spring where the servants of Allah drink,which they make to gush forth as they please.

Your second choice is totally positive which doing it highly recommended .

Istikhara result:
Do it for sure

Overall result:
It is very good that by trusting in Allah you will achieve all your goals and all your problems will be solved.

Marriage result:
The case is suitable in every way. Do it with trust in Allah. It will bring you peace of mind and financial progress. Don't forget charity.

Transaction result:
You will get a good profit, act with trust in Allah and don't forget charity.
Surah:
Insan
Verse:
6
Page:579

https://old.aviny.com/Quran/estekhareh/index2.aspx?mode=manual&page=579

[Ashvazdanghe]

Two things should not be forgotten during Istikhara:

1- Istikhara is unique to the point where the positive or negative nature of the work is not clear to the person, and it is not clarified by thinking, and even by consulting with experts and advisers; This place is the place of Istikhara and otherwise it is wrong to do Istikhara.

2- Repeated istikharas in one thing should be avoided (unless the distance becomes noticeable or the conditions change.) In repeated istikharas, the first istikhara is valid and the rest are not valid.
A person should not hesitate after Istikhara - with the conditions mentioned above - and follows it and asks Allah for his good and goodness and trusts in His pure nature, and be sure that he will get [good] results. [inshaAllah]

https://old.aviny.com/Quran/estekhareh/Adab/Adab_quran.aspx

 

[313_Waiter]

JazakAllah khayr bro. 
 

[Eddie Mecca]

Do the Jews do istikhara?

[Ashvazdanghe]

1 hour ago, Eddie Mecca said:

Do the Jews do istikhara?

In the Middle Ages, the Jews used a special way of Istikhara with holy book. This method was used during the Talmudic period and the spread of the oral law of the Jewish religion among the Jewish people. According to this method, the well-wishers would ask a child what verses of the holy book he read that day in school. The child would  recite the verses he learned that day. The intenders received the answer to their intention by taking signs of good and evil and the auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of the meaning of the words and themes of the verses (Judaica [1], VI / 119; also see: Koen, 290).

Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1971; Massé, H., Croyances et coutumes Persanes, Paris, 1938.

https://www.cgie.org.ir/fa/article/238367/استخاره

[313_Waiter]

On 2/5/2023 at 6:17 PM, Ashvazdanghe said:

In repeated istikharas, the first istikhara is valid and the rest are not valid.

Salam a sheikh told me that if circumstance change istikhara can be redone so I got this verse from Surah 20 (Taha)

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّۭا وَصَرَّفْنَا فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلْوَعِيدِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ أَوْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُمْ ذِكْرًۭا ١١٣

Could u tell me is it good or bad?

Edited February 19 by 313_Waiter

[Ashvazdanghe]

58 minutes ago, 313_Waiter said:

Could u tell me is it good or bad?

Istikhara result:
do it
Overall result:
It's good , Don't to go around so much, do it, otherwise you will realize that regret is useless.
Marriage result:
It's a good thing, don't worry that you'll regret later that I wish...
Transaction result:
Take action, Allah will bless it.
Surah:
Taha
Verse:
99
Page:319

https://old.aviny.com/Quran/estekhareh/index2.aspx?mode=manual&page=319

[Ashvazdanghe]

https://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/235081790-istikhara-interpretation/