Can you please give me the entire method, niyat and dua for Istikhara namaaz.

· 18 Ramadan 1427 AH1 min readFatwa 14627English

Question

Can you please give me the entire method, niyat and dua for Istikhara namaaz.

Answer

Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah

Brother/Sister in Islam

Kindly conduct a search on the site for the procedure of Istikhara. Our request is to please conduct a search on our site for your answer before submitting your queries. This will avoid answering the same query many times.

And Allah Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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