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Question ID: #10831
 
Question: authenticity of istikhara
Salam Sheikh, is it permissible to use my mother's name and date of birth when doing Istikhara for marriage? The other family hasn't met me or my family even once, yet they performed Istikhara based on my name, date of birth, and my mother's name.

Additionally, someone interpreted their dreams and shared some future insights about me.

I wanted to ask if this is an authentic way of performing Istikhara or not.

JazakAllah
 
 
Answered by: Ulamaa ID 04 (London)
Date: 10/09/2024 23:05pm

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الجواب حامدا ومصليا

This is not the authentic Sunnah way of doing Istikharah. One should do their own Istikharah.

Please view this Q&A on etiquettes of Istikharah: https://qa.muftisays.com/?4271

And Allah knows best

06 Rabiul Awwal 1446/ 10 September 2024
Mufti Qamruzzaman

London, UK
 
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