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Repeating istikharah for seven days without a clear sign

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If a person performs istikharah for seven days and receives no sign, should they continue or decide on their own?

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If there is time before the decision must be made, continue making istikharah. If not, after seven times, make the best decision possible and trust that khayr lies in it -- the advice of Sayyiduna Ibn 'Abbas, who said that after the seventh, whatever decision is made is the one to which Allah has guided.

Answered byShaikh MasoodAuthorized Scholar

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