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THE FOURTH ISTIKHARAH

I saw in some ancient book this Istikharah which was ascribe to our master, the leader of the time, peace be on him:

In the first place you recite Surah Al-Fatihah till you reach His sayingِ«‏«إِهْدِنَا الصِّراطَ المُسْتَقيمَ , after reading this verse, you send blessing to the Prophet and his pure progeny for (3) three times, and recite the following(3) three times«يا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ إِهْدِ مَنْ لايَعْلَمُ»"O' He who knows, guide he who knows not" then hold any part of your chaplet and started counting it till the end of the chaplet, if the last one is in odd number, you can go ahead with the issue but if it is even number you desist from the issue.

If you still desired to know more about the issue you observe second Istikharah with the intention of abandoning the issue, if the first Istikharah was go ahead and the second Istikharah is abstinence then going ahead is good, but if the first Istikharah was abstinence and the second one is going ahead, then doing such thing or leaving it has no any difference.

Is also applies that if the first Istikharah was abstinence and the second Istikharah is also abstinence, then it is incumbent to completely abstain from the issue.