Istikhara - Are there any signs?

Istikhara is often misunderstood and people often expect unrealistic signs from it. In this video, we explore a powerful prayer practice used to seek divine support when you are about to carry out a decision in life, whether it is marriage, a job, a course, travelling, a new project, buying or renting a home or car, or simply buying new clothes.
But is istikhara supposed to show us a dream? A secret sign? Is it a mere feeling? Should you get someone else to do it for you? And does it replace seeking advise and researching before commencing the intended act?
Listen to this short clip to get an overview answer to all these questions, inshaAllah.
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  • @suadfarole5136
    @suadfarole513611 ай бұрын

    I'm glad I practice the way Sunnah and the way our prophet p.b.a.h thought us. May Allah guide us Allh

  • @safiaaltaf3859
    @safiaaltaf385911 ай бұрын

    Mashallah, may Allah bless you and your family

  • @theexplorer7803
    @theexplorer78039 ай бұрын

    How are you doing brother? After the biggest trial in your life, this is my first time of listening to you. May Allah forgive all gone souls and make us great.

  • @ajdonzain7496
    @ajdonzain749611 ай бұрын

    Love you so much brother, may Allah bless you keep doing the good job and nice idea to have your channel keep upload videos

  • @adjibattahir1881
    @adjibattahir18815 ай бұрын

    Masallah for the explanation of the istikara and I am very glad to hear that for you.

  • @unclejay9205
    @unclejay92054 ай бұрын

    Alhumdulillah this really helped me a lot.

  • @generallearning7779
    @generallearning777911 ай бұрын

    Very Happy to see the Official channel of my All Time Favorite Sheikh.Sheikh Bilal Asad .❤ from Kashmir

  • @fardeenzamani3967
    @fardeenzamani396711 ай бұрын

    May Allah bless you Sheikh

  • @Journey-To-Eternity
    @Journey-To-Eternity11 ай бұрын

    Loving all your videos, Shaykh 💯💯💯 Salams from Malaysia.

  • @Triumph7
    @Triumph710 ай бұрын

    Habibi if only all men were like you 🤲🏻

  • @serreh
    @serreh10 ай бұрын

    Subhanallah may Allah guide us all and may Allah bless us all Ameen.

  • @Sohaib_A_Y
    @Sohaib_A_Y11 ай бұрын

    BarakAllahu feek Sheikh.

  • @layla309
    @layla30911 ай бұрын

    I felt like this video popping up is a sign for me

  • @houriaslimani5972
    @houriaslimani59728 ай бұрын

    Macha Allah gair Incha Allah

  • @Lionfire1
    @Lionfire19 ай бұрын

    Love brother Belal Assad, love his delivery and light hearted tone. May Allah Azza Wa-Jal bless you with health, happiness and even more knowledge to share with the Ummah, Ameen!

  • @izazulmohsin4648
    @izazulmohsin464811 ай бұрын

    Assalamu'Alaikum Sheikh. Hope you are doing well and fine. May Allah always keep you well and lead you in the way to Jannat-Al Firdaus. I wanted to tell you that, I love you a lot just for the sake of Allah Almighty. You are the only person whom I love this much without even meeting in person. It's all because of How Allah Almighty guided me to the straight path and grant me ease through one of your video. I was very misguided person. Like I used to do many sinful things and from time to time I even used to skip salah. But Alhamdu'lillah Allah gave me hidayah in this Ramadan (day or two before the last 10 days). I was in a problem. And I cried a lot on that night and I asked Allah Almighty to make everything easy for me. And Alhamdu'lillah he granted my wish. And I was able to see the sins which I committed. But it really overwhelmed me at that time. And I didn't have the proper knowledge. And I thought Allah might not forgive me. I did tawbah. But still I was in despair. But then one day of the last 10 days of Ramadan a video came up on KZread. The title was "Good muslim did zina but died in Masjid". I got very curious after seeing the title. Bcz zina is very big sin and still he died in Masjid. And that video was kind of like a turning point in my life. I believe that, I watched that video bcz Allah Almighty wanted me to watch that. That video was about "Ahmed the Repenter". And it was you who was telling the story of Ahmed. The way you said the story was so emotional that my heart got soften after years. And the way you recited the verses of the Surah Al-Furqan. It really touched my heart. And through that video I get to know that Allah Almighty will forgive me if I Repent and seek forgiveness sincerely. My heart felt ease. Bcz I used to think, Allah might not forgive me. But I was wrong. (May Allah forgive me for thinking that.) And after getting the hopes, I started praying more and more sincerely and Asked Allah to forgive me. Sheikh, now I am better person. I am not perfect. But still I am better than what I was before. It's all thanks to Allah Almighty. He gave me the opportunity to come to the straight path. And it was through you Allah given me the knowledge and the hope to be forgiven from my sins. Sheikh you are one of few people I love for the sake of Allah. And you are one of few people I love the most for the sake of Allah Almighty. May Allah bless you and your family. And may Allah grant Jannah to your son and brother. I kinda said a lot of things. But I really wanted to express my feelings towards you. That's all. Assalamu'Alaikum.

  • @BathulBathul-ep1iu
    @BathulBathul-ep1iu10 ай бұрын

    MashaAllah tabarakallah

  • @thairabibi6948
    @thairabibi694810 ай бұрын

    SubhanAllah Alhamdulilah AllahuAkbar

  • @binaaa2446
    @binaaa244610 ай бұрын

    I have seen many people reject good proposals cause the istikhara came out wrong and and yet they still waiting.

  • @tanvirrrrrrrrrr
    @tanvirrrrrrrrrr6 ай бұрын

    thank you from UK

  • @ElinoraMilanesi
    @ElinoraMilanesi11 ай бұрын

    I know someone in my family , for real, who did istakhara before marrying a brother and she immediately saw that person a lot in many VERY VIVID dreams.

  • @wolfgang7812
    @wolfgang781210 ай бұрын

    Islam is practical & spiritual.

  • @nazeelahanif6800
    @nazeelahanif68002 ай бұрын

    Assalmo O Kaium Brother Assad, First time I am listening to your Lecture. Information is unimportant for us to know. Salaam.Sister Nazeela from Canada

  • @happyvibe864
    @happyvibe86411 ай бұрын

    May Allah bless you Sheikh, sheikh u went live the another day but the live ended at the middle of the talk. Can the live please get uploaded please

  • @naazneeperween9983
    @naazneeperween99839 ай бұрын

    I listened his lecture all the time whenever I have time I feel peace

  • @M.Moadeli123
    @M.Moadeli1232 ай бұрын

    My religious mother who bordered delusional divorced my dad based on a estekhareh, and took all belongings and vanished including us kids. Now my dad was the most righteous person Ive ever seen in my entire life. A role model for how a husband, father, friend, neighbour, citizen should be. No bad bone in his body. Just an endless giver and provider with a heart of gold and totally selfless. He was brutally left behind. Luckily I took my father's side and moved in with him and spent the rest of his life living with him. He died 2 months ago from a sudden heart attack and his absence has been a tremendous loss as he was a father mother and friend in 1 to me and now I'm mourning his death alone. Side note, the estekhareh was done by a sheikh in a mosque and the decision was made to divorce him. I love Islam, but it scares me when for some it borders delusional.

  • @smoothie3376

    @smoothie3376

    Ай бұрын

    May Allah grant your father Jannah. In relation to your last sentence, Islam is not delusional, Muslims are. Well, some of them. It's important to surround yourself with learned men like Brother Belal and then to know Allah & the Prophet's teachings for yourself (SWT.) Allah is not the God of confusion. Therefore anything that stirs confusion in your life cannot be from his Mercy. The truth is clear n sobering. N you don't have to REACT to it. I hope I made sense. 😂💚

  • @AliA-qn3fz
    @AliA-qn3fz4 ай бұрын

    💛💛💛

  • @Inunirdis9698
    @Inunirdis969811 ай бұрын

    Assalamu Aalykum. SubhanAllah, wonderful advice sheikh! You are one of my beloved Sheikh for the sake of Allah. May Allah reward you abundantly and grant you with you loved ones Jannat-ul-firdaus. Ameen. Like you, i am fascinated by dreams.I saw many beautiful dreams in my life, SubhanAllah. Most of them happened by the grace of Allah.I love Allah (swt) very much and happy for whatever situation He (swt) put me, SubhanAllah. Even when I didn’t know the meaning and process of doing Istikhara, I can remember that I prayed the same dua always when I decided to do sth, SubhanAllah!This is how Allah (swt) guides ppl,Allahu Akbar! For past four years, I've been praying istikhara about marrying a specific person, still no progress. But that's okay, as long as I am guided. Three years before, I saw the letters of that person's name written in a white board in arabic (i am not an Arabic speaking person). I was drove in the dark and forced to see it. I wake up in shock! Still this dream overwhelm me. But I'm not relying on it. Because Allah (swt) is the best planner and I want blessings and the best from my creator. It looks like both of us still waiting secretly for each other that we didn’t share!! Our families aren't supportive. May Allah (swt) give us a proper solution, Ameen. I love the last part of the dua of Istikhara. "and decree for me goodness wherever it may be and make me content with it." please, keep us in your prayer Sheikh. Assalamu Aalykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

  • @user-sz3oq6ie9u

    @user-sz3oq6ie9u

    4 ай бұрын

    Darood Nazar e Kram perhyn Ya Rehmatul Alamin Sallalahu Alaika wasalum Huzoor Nazre Kram farmayn mujh pr

  • @miriamk2149
    @miriamk2149Күн бұрын

    I would say use your initiative and intuition added to this istikhara. The signs will come. When Allah or the Universe puts obstacles then whatever is the matter you are seeking is wrong for you. Misdirection is God’s protection. Whatever is meant for you will give you clarity. Trust Allah. 😂❤

  • @AliA-qn3fz
    @AliA-qn3fz4 ай бұрын

    💙💙💙

  • @Fruby.1
    @Fruby.111 ай бұрын

    please give a speech on religious doubts :(

  • @AliA-qn3fz
    @AliA-qn3fz4 ай бұрын

    💚💚💚

  • @AliA-qn3fz
    @AliA-qn3fz4 ай бұрын

    🧡🧡🧡

  • @ImanIslam01
    @ImanIslam016 ай бұрын

    We always talk about the prophet (sws) and his wives (ra) but hardly anyone implements it in their life why? Coz they put dunya over deen💯

  • @SulemanImran

    @SulemanImran

    3 ай бұрын

    🙌🏽

  • @RayOfHope8
    @RayOfHope811 ай бұрын

    🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️

  • @atinthebuilding7865
    @atinthebuilding786510 ай бұрын

    Assalamu'alaika wa rahmatullah wa barakaatuh! How about some parents that believes marrying from their own local government would actually bring happiness to their ward's marriages? Just like you have said about some elders misleading the younger ones, we have been made to believe that there's no goodness in people of a particular local government. So if an Istikharah is done on a person who happens to be from this local government, and the simple fact that the parents refuses is because of cultural prejudice, is that Islamic? And is it advisable to make little efforts by persuasion or the refusal is a sign of Istikharah??

  • @adirasaheer4244
    @adirasaheer424418 күн бұрын

    Assalamualaikum brother I have a doubt after praying isthihara then dua. Can we right in a chit of paper with options and choose frm those and get the that a ls a decision ? Will that be a right way ?

  • @taslimabano1536
    @taslimabano153611 ай бұрын

    Sheikh i need dua for marriage am already getting to old🙏🤲

  • @MohamedMohamed-vg5ni

    @MohamedMohamed-vg5ni

    9 ай бұрын

    Asc sister I have a dua for to get married which is Our Lord, grant us joy in our spouses and children, and make us an example for those who are mindful of You.” surah furqan ayat 74. Say this dua a lot in your sajuud allah will to accept your dua sooner if you try to become more better muslim who is righteous then your dream will come true wallahi I swear never give up for allah says it's our duty to help and support the believer just become worthy of that help by being a good muslima insha allah also be patient

  • @user-sz3oq6ie9u

    @user-sz3oq6ie9u

    4 ай бұрын

    Darood Nazar e Kram perhyn Ya Rehmatul Alamin Sallalahu Alaika wasalum Huzoor Nazre Kram farmayn mujh pr

  • @Sarafara7
    @Sarafara79 ай бұрын

    How is it that dreaming of dogs and cats is considered bad when they are our companions in life?

  • @fluffymountains

    @fluffymountains

    8 ай бұрын

    he means nightmares of dog and cat attacks.

  • @Mohammedi986
    @Mohammedi986Ай бұрын

    Assalamualikum sheikh I love a guy and we were in haram relationship and i leave him for sake of allah and sheikh i did Istikhrah as you told after i did Istikhrah tht guy i s alwys coming in my mind and continuously in my dreams after i did Istikhrah sheikh i can't understand whether it's good for me or not... Plz help me

  • @user-bg7yz1io3e
    @user-bg7yz1io3e10 ай бұрын

    Family members first to see future in the way of sunnah and Quran and namaz Friday to talk in masjid about problems of business to see childrens and others men's and woman's and mother and father and wife to protect in the hands of scientist and punishment of others caste and hospital and travel property and religion festivals sabe all

  • @AdrianHoyte-yr4hh
    @AdrianHoyte-yr4hh7 ай бұрын

    Allahprescribedervything

  • @fatimazhara0890
    @fatimazhara089010 ай бұрын

    One of my friend before marriage investigated abt tht boy..all goes wel..before marriage both had done isthikhara...and marriage was done..They both had 3 children. After some 7 sevens tht person made false propagated (bad) abt his wife among his frends and also before other women...and again he married more than 2 women... He is staying in uae...and his wife with 3 children at india. Now presently dont know how many women he had.. Tht person is a trained daee from syed abdullah tariq(India).. However tht person married other women and enjoying life. Is the istikhara fails in my friend case case?

  • @belal.assaad

    @belal.assaad

    10 ай бұрын

    That is something only Allah knows. We do not know the circumstances between them except what is apparent. Why the marriage went through, what was known but ignored, was it meant to be for those 3 children to come into this world for a future reason, what is the future after this? Allah knows. We tend to think in a restricted present short term, such as ‘well if the marriage didn’t work then it must be bad’. Only Allah knows what this circumstance holds in ten future. Perhaps those children had to exist for a reason Allah knows, had they not married those children wouldn’t exist. We can say a thousand speculations. This is the point of istikhara we keep telling people, stop expecting something specific and then judging the istikhara or Du’a or whatever, istikhara means to submit our affairs to Allah that no matter what the outcome, wether seemingly good or seemingly bad, to Aimee of Allah well and that there is a wisdom, maybe a plan, maybe a good to come out if what had ti happen etc. we keep moving forward, we keep making Du’a and do not let this moment in life swerve us from our creator and lose ourselves. We try again and keep moving with trust. To avoid the thought ‘what if’ and say ‘Alhamdulillah, what Allah has willed for me is where I am meant to be’. Ask Allah from his provision and goodness and guidance and keep going, inshllah.

  • @didossia

    @didossia

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@belal.assaadBrother, I do love my old friend that previously married twice and divorced twice. I asked him to marry as we both are single. I did Istikhara and I got three significant dreams: a bad mini skirt that I cannot wear, I want to buy hijab but is forbidden as that is belongs to someone, and then, a large yard with two old house foundations, but the main house look dim and gloomy. I told him, and then he withdrawal himself. I am so sad.

  • @jannat8934
    @jannat893411 ай бұрын

    Even if it’s dog in dream we have to do the decision or should we cancel that decision??????

  • @hananwashere

    @hananwashere

    10 ай бұрын

    you use your rational for the decision-making, try not to let your dreams influence your thought process. and if you are struggling with that seek advice from more knowledgeable people/authentic sources insha Allah and Allah knows best

  • @ChristopherRobert-pg6kx
    @ChristopherRobert-pg6kx10 ай бұрын

    वह बहुत सुंदर आदमी है, हाय 👋

  • @Oiioiioii

    @Oiioiioii

    10 ай бұрын

    😂😂 hi bhaiayaa ham b India se

  • @AdrianHoyte-yr4hh
    @AdrianHoyte-yr4hh7 ай бұрын

    Pepolecomeoutofthestateofalhadathalakbar

  • @anj8075
    @anj807511 ай бұрын

    Can I do Istikara during menses? so rather than doing the salah can I just read the dua?

  • @samiharifayat

    @samiharifayat

    11 ай бұрын

    i had done istikhara not too long ago while on my menses. Looking back, my istikhara was definitely accepted subhanAllah. I had clarity that my istikhara would be accepted despite being on menses, through research. So take this as ur sign. :)

  • @anj8075

    @anj8075

    11 ай бұрын

    @@samiharifayat Thank you sis! :)

  • @MajesticFruit-df5ub

    @MajesticFruit-df5ub

    11 ай бұрын

    If you are not sure at least thread the duas sincerely with your heart

  • @IIAlAfghaniyaII

    @IIAlAfghaniyaII

    10 ай бұрын

    You can read any dua during menses. You can't pray the 2 Rakat but u can recite the dua.

  • @cutedevil786
    @cutedevil7869 ай бұрын

    What do you do when your mother says the man will leave you afterwards because he isn't good enough for her and of a different ethnicity and she has different dreams for her daughters? I'm heartbroken

  • @bettinawilson9660
    @bettinawilson966011 ай бұрын

    In the subject marriage there are often, actually 80% , talks about young people. What about the people past 50 and more, who maybe lost a spouse or who passt a divorced but still who are longing for a another chance to share the rest of their life with a spouse! Why is this? There are no ladies or gentlemen passt 50 and more wo like to Not be single or alone? This is a gap in Islam that needs attention. In'shallah there are people who taking on this subject to advice ..I am a lady who is divorced, working and still nice looking but more so with a good character..there are thousands of single peolpe in advanced age who are alone..is it a shame? Not every person is out to gain materialistic things..we all want to be good Muslims but we do not always follow the sunnah

  • @belal.assaad

    @belal.assaad

    11 ай бұрын

    AsAlaykum sister, may Allah bless you for your valuable comment. All of what is spoken about here also applies to people of older age, they are the same rules and similar advises. Our youth are the majority who lack wisdom and experience , and perhaps that is why we focus on them a bit more. However, I understand more and more older people are falling into this situation and in today’s world marriage is becoming more delayed and other new scenarios. Inshllah, I will dedicate a session for people above 40 some time.

  • @bettinawilson9660

    @bettinawilson9660

    11 ай бұрын

    Choukran dear Shaikh I appreciate this very much. May Allah swt bless you and your family for all that you do, sadly I live in Switzerland, if I would be in your area I would attend all your seminars and lectures ..you are a gift from Allah(swt) to our Ummah and you are a super teacher..we all can see and hear this Ma'shallah

  • @suadfarole5136
    @suadfarole513611 ай бұрын

    A brother from another culture who I was supposed to marry asked some Shikeh to make Istikharah and he can't see it in his dream so he ended up breaking up with me after 4 months close to our Nikah

  • @user-on7qu8qs5n

    @user-on7qu8qs5n

    10 ай бұрын

    Sad😢

  • @user-on7qu8qs5n

    @user-on7qu8qs5n

    10 ай бұрын

    ​​@@sil.ml.6508rue God always save you from wrong marriage he knows future so we need depend on him...

  • @redman6790

    @redman6790

    3 ай бұрын

    Subhanallah. May Allah grant you someone who follows the Qur'an & Sunnah upon the correct methodology and creedal belief system

  • @zeealy3968
    @zeealy396810 ай бұрын

    I agree that Islam is practical but it is also spiritual otherwise it is a bunch of rituals. Both are necessary. You are wrong to judge the spiritual element as insignificant.

  • @belal.assaad

    @belal.assaad

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your input. The spiritual element is very significant in all our worship and du’a. However, there is no evidence in the Quran and Sunnah to suggest that Istikhara is followed by a dream, a specific feeling or a specific sign. It is a du’a, and it contains Tawakkul on Allah that He will guide you to what is best like other du’as. To insist that there has to be a spiritual sign of some sort is not backed by evidence, it could happen, but people have become too reliant on this regarding istikhara that they have been disappointed as they put their trust in specific signs rather than their trust in the outcome that Allah decrees for them. The 2 elements here are: practical (asbaab) and tawakkul (trust in Allah).

  • @user-on7qu8qs5n
    @user-on7qu8qs5n10 ай бұрын

    What if the istikara is negative ??please answer🥲

  • @LilLion1818

    @LilLion1818

    10 ай бұрын

    What do you mean by negative?

  • @tazrinahmed5326

    @tazrinahmed5326

    3 ай бұрын

    If negative then the thing example- marriage, university entrance decision, job won’t happen

  • @itsme-kr2rt

    @itsme-kr2rt

    3 ай бұрын

    Allah swt will sure bless you with another thing better than what you wanted

  • @sara.m22

    @sara.m22

    28 күн бұрын

    It means that whatever happened to you was good for you. I prayed Istikhara for an engagement and it didn't work out , but I recently learned that my istikhara prayer was accepted ! Allah answered it because getting engaged and then being single again made me experience so much things that brought me closer to Him❤❤❤