Sixth: It shows that the right course becomes evident when the matter is facilitated and blessed. Otherwise, Allah turns the person seeking guidance away from it and facilitates good for him wherever it may be.
Seventh: It shows that after a Muslim performs the istikhāra prayer, he should proceed with what he has resolved to do, whether or not he feels at ease with it. (1)
Ibn al-Zamalkānī said, “When a person performs the two units of the istikhāra prayer concerning a matter, he should thereafter do whatever appears best to him, whether or not he feels at ease with it, for good lies therein even if he does not feel at ease with it.” He also said, “The hadith does not stipulate that one must feel inwardly at ease.” (2) End quote.
Eighth: The supplication of istikhāra is to be recited after the final salutation, based on the Prophet’s words—peace and blessings be upon him—“When one of you intends to undertake a matter, let him perform two units of prayer other than the obligatory prayer, then let him say…” The apparent meaning is that it is recited after the two units—that is, after the final salutation. Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyya held that the supplication of istikhāra should be recited before the final salutation. (3)
(13-4) The Prayer for Solar and Lunar Eclipses (4)
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