Watering Down of Istikhara?

I understand.

How about this? I think that people who do Istikhara often get confused about what is actually good or bad. What Allah (SWT) considers good for us may not be what our feeble minds consider good because we lack insight.

Years ago a pious person stayed in our house in America for a few months, I was in college and didn't understand much about things (still don't) but I remember that he used to make Istikhara every single night before sleeping. When I asked him about it he said that Istikhara is a "dua" for making affairs easier and asking guidance so it should be perpectual.

What I have learnt from this thread and your points is that the issue needs to be practised so a person is used to interpreting results (correctly and accurately). In my mind this is the guidance which is missing i.e. we should highlight to people that you can't make Istikhara (once in a blue moon) and expect results to be correctly (interpreted).

Does that make sense?

I know you are not saying that but I am making a point that if a person only acts once in a bluemoon how would they know about interpreting the results? We only pray Eid Salah twice a year so a mistakes are often made in number of Takbeers etc.

Its the old law of averages, isn't it?

Unable to find the Bayan which you are referring to?

www.tazkiyanafs.org/bayanats.html

Can you tell me which one?

Jzk