I HAVE A QUESTION TO ASK YOU BR IAM WORKING IN SAUDI ARABIA MY COMPANY IS NOT GOOD SO I WAS PLANNING TO CHANGE MY COMPANY BUT I DON'T NOW WHEATHER ITS RIGHT DECISION OR NOT MY FRIEND SUGGESTED ME TO DO (DUA ISTEKHARA )
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
I HAVE A QUESTION TO ASK YOU
MY COMPANY IS NOT GOOD SO I WAS
PLANNING TO CHANGE MY COMPANY BUT I DON'T NOW
WHEATHER ITS RIGHT DECISION OR
NOT MY FRIEND SUGGESTED ME TO DO (DUA ISTEKHARA ) HE TOLD ME GOD WILL HELP YOU TO TAKE UR DECISION SO I DID ISTAKHARA ONE NIGHT I HAD ISTEKHARA DUA AND DETAILS WHAT U WILL SEE IN UR DREAMS BUT THE THING WHICH HAPPENED WITH ME WAS NOT WRITTEN IN THAT
DETAILS LIKE THIS ALSO COULD
HAPPEN I DID ISTEKHARA THEN I WENT TO
BED AT 12:15 AM I GOT DREAM THERE IS A HALL WHERE NO LIGHT SOMEBODY IS
NOCKING THE DOOR ONE GUY WAS GOING TOWARDS THE DOOR
I CAN SEE HIM WHEN HE
OPEN THE DOOR THERE WAS A DEVIL STANDING FRONT OF THE DOOR HIS FACE WAS COVER
WITH CLOTH BLACK OR SOME DARK CLOTHES HE WAS WEARING SUDDENLY I WAKE UP THEN I TRIED TO
TO TURNED MY BODY I COULD NOT ABLE TO TURN MY SELF I FELT LIKE I
CAN FEEL EVERYTHING BUT I CANT MOVE
I FELT LIKE SOMEBODY WAS
SITTING BESIDE TO ME ON MY BED I WANT TO SEE HIM I COULD ABLE TO TURN MY BODY
AFTER SOME SECOND WHEN I
TURN MY BODY NOBODY WAS THERE IS THIS IS
A SIGN OF TO JOIN A NEW COMPANY
OR WHAT SIGN OF DANGER I
DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPEN IAM JUST IN CONFUSION WHAT TO DO
IAM REALLY GOT AFRAID LAST NIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS TO ME IAM AFRAID TO DO ISTEKHARA AGAIN
BECAUSE OF THAT DREAM WHAT HAPPEN WITH ME AFTER THAT DREAM
SO KINDLY SUGGEST ME WHAT TO DO
THANK YOU
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Answer:
Istakhara Answer Dream
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Contrary to popular belief, it is not as if whenever one performs ‘istakharah’, one will get an immediate answer from the Merciful Lord in one’s dream (although it may happen!), or something tangible; but what happens is, if one completely puts his trust in Allah Subhanah and makes a choice between the permissible alternatives, one will easily be able to recognize the permissibility of his choice made.
If the choice made is
right, Allah Subhanah will make the
option easily available and clear all the difficulties in the path of obtaining
that good option; and as one sees the ease with which the option is carried
out, he/she will realize that this is
indeed the right choice and the result of the istakhara was in the affirmative.
But if the choice is wrong and
detrimental in the future, Allah
Subhanah will make the happening of the option difficult and one will experience
blockages and difficulties in the way of achieving that option; and at some stage, when after trying everything in one’s power
the option is still not coming to a conclusion, one will realize that this was not the right
choice and the result of the istakhara was negative.
The most important aspect while
performing ‘istakharah’ is to recognize that All Strength and Power belongs to
none except Allah Subhanah Alone; if the
powers of the whole world got together and tried to give one something which
Allah Subhanah has not Willed and Permitted, know it for sure that it can never
happen! And if all the powers of the
world got together and tried to take something which Allah has Pleased and
Permitted one with, they would not be able withhold His Mercy! Thus one should know for sure, that
everything, absolutely everything happens only with the
I used to see a dream which would make me
sick till I heard Abu Qatada saying, "I too, used to see a dream which
would make me sick till I heard the Prophet (saws) saying, "A good dream
is from Allah, so if anyone of you saw a dream which he liked, he should
not tell it to anybody except to the one whom he loves, and if he saw a
dream which he disliked, then he should seek refuge with Allah from its evil
and from the evil of Shaytaan, and spit three times (on his left) and should
not tell it to anybody, for it will not harm him."
Allah's Messenger
(saws) said, 'There are three types of dreams: The reflection of one's thoughts
and experiences one has during wakefulness, what is suggested by the Shaytaan
to frighten the dreamer, or glad tidings from Allah. So, if someone has a dream
which he dislikes, he should not tell it to others, but get up and offer a
prayer.'"
Beloved brother, rest assured that the evil or frightening
dream that you experienced has nothing to do with your performance or response
of ‘istakharah’; but rather a suggestion by the Shaytaan. Keep your faith and trust absolutely firm and
unshakeable in the Strength and Power of your Lord Most Majestic and remain
constant is seeking refuge in Allah Subhanah from the whisperings and works of
the Shaytaan by reciting the Muawidaat (113th Surah Al-Falaq and 114th
Surah An-Naas); it is expected that Allah Subhanah will protect you from any
and all evil, Insha Allah.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in
Islam,
Burhan
Wister