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If I go against istikhara namaaz, what is the result (I made intikhara namaaz to marry a girl but the answer was no)

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If I go against istikhara namaaz, what is the result (I made intikhara namaaz to marry a girl but the answer was no)

Answer

Istikhaara literally means to seek good. When a person makes Istikhaara, he is asking Allah Ta'ala to guide him to the way that will benefit him the most, not only in this world, but in the hereafter as well. Since everything is contained in Allah Ta'ala's infinite knowledge, that which is beneficial or harmful to us is best known to Him.

You have 'sought the good' from Allah and He, in His infinite mercy has pointed out the way. Therefore, to go against this would be to your misfortune. Were you to suffer any difficulty or harm later in life, having gone against the Istikhaara, then you would have none to blame but yourself. Going against the Istikhaara does not portend at good. If, however, you go against it and marry the girl, then it is hope that you will not suffer any sin.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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