Is there any compensation for the isthikhara done? we are very confused. we donot want to be in sin
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:
dear brothers in islam
salam
i seek your opinion/guidance immediately. i will be thankful to you to solve my
problemas per islamic view.we are residing in a foreign country in couple of
years we will go back to our country.
here in foreign land with ALL our savings we
purchased a restaurant 6 months back.after 3 months of purchsed the business
was still not picking up. my husband was very confused whether to sell it or
give more time to pick the business. so I did isthikhara and i was having the
feeling not to sell it. everytime it comes not to sell, not to sell.now after 6
months also we are not doing good at all. it is in great loss, the rent is too
high and we have to pay for the staff salaries etc. now i husband is having a
buyer. can we sell it? as i have done isthikara 3 months back. if we sell are
we doing the wrong thing? if not the money is going from our pocket and we will
be in debt. is there any compensation for the isthikhara done? we are very
confused. we donot want to be in sin. pls. guide us with islamic rules, what
should be done.
thanks a lot
a sister.
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Answer:
Go against Istakhara answer
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.
Dear and beloved sister in
Islam, the prayer and supplication of Istakhara is but a process through which
the believers manifest their own utter helplessness and their sincere trust and
faith in the Knowledge, Wisdom and Power of their Lord Most High and thus
beseeching Him to bring about the good and dispel the evil of the choice they
are about to make.
The results of the Istakhara
does not result in a Command or a Letter or a Notice from their Lord, but a
precise feeling and manifestation of trust and belief that whatever is about to
happen is best and good for them in their future. There is absolutely no compensation or
Kaffarah associated with the prayer and supplication of Istakhara.
If after Istakhara, the
conditions are such that the business in not doing well at all and there is
absolutely no sign of recovery, and Allah Subhanah has sent a buyer for the
business….one should look at one’s conditions and make a decision what route is
best for them and keep their full trust and faith in Allah after they have made
their decision, and know with absolute conviction that this was the decision
Pleasing to Allah Subhanah. They should not
grieve over their decision or loss and
know with absolute conviction that when Allah Subhanah wills to test their
believing slaves by closing one of their doors of sustenance, it is well within
His Power and Reach to open a million other avenues and bestow sustenance
without measure.
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