

Then you say the istikhara dua after you have finished the prayer. To pray Istikhara you do wudu and pray two rak’ahs of prayer. A negative sign would be many obstacles while trying to do one thing. Meaning that if you pray istikhara to buy something, a positive sign would be that every step you make is going easily and you encounter no obstacles. The sign you should look for is easy: the flow of the matter is going. It is certainly not a voice or a weird experience. Unlike what is commonly believed the signs are not shown in a dream or when a strange encounter happens. Muslim then awaits a sign which is usually how easy things flow or become hard to go through with. Whether to proceed with this matter or refrain from it.


Istikhara dua is a dua said alone or during prayer to consult Allah in a matter that you are about to go through with. To receive a sign from Allah a Muslim prays istikhara prayer and waits for any sign. Istikhara in Arabic translates to consultation and is performed when a Muslim is confused, unsure, or uncertain about a decision they are about to make in their life. Do you sometimes wish to talk to Allah? Do you sometimes wish you could get any sign or response? Especially in a particular manner, do you have an urgent decision that you can’t make on your own? Well, there is always something you can do.
