\n Istikhara may be taken on anything...

\n Istikhara may be taken on anything, which one has under his jurisdiction, excluding those matters, which are related to what would happen in the future, or how, and what someone else would react\/do.\u00a0 Seeking advice of fortune-tellers, palm-readers or any other \u2018Amal\u2019 apart from supplications as per traditions of Masomeen -asws , are certainly forbidden.\u00a0 One would also not take Istikhara on certain matters which, although are permissible and belong to present but for some reasons outside one\u2019s powers, e.g., if one has no money and there is a request for a loan from a fellow brother then he has no option but to decline the loan request.\u00a0 Similarly matters related to compulsory\/permissible (Wajib\/halal) non-permissible (Harram) are also outside the scope of Istikhara.\u00a0 Those matters which are within one\u2019s means and are permissible under Islamic law are therefore, the ones for which Istikhara is Mustahib, regardless of their value\/importance, e.g., issues from buying or selling a house\/car to going for a hair cut or buying a pair of shoes.\u00a0 As per the traditions of Masomeen -asws : \n (1) \n \u0639\u0646 \u0623\u0628\u064a \u0639\u0628\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0623\u0631\u0627\u062f \u0634\u0631\u0649 \u0634\u0626 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0628\u062f \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0627\u0628\u0629 \u0623\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u062c\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0641\u064a\u0641\u0629 \u0623\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0626 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0633\u064a\u0631\u060c \u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0632 \u0648\u062c\u0644 \u0641\u064a\u0647 \u0633\u0628\u0639 \u0645\u0631\u0627\u062a\u060c \u0641\u0627\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0623\u0645\u0631\u0627 \u062c\u0633\u064a\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0641\u064a\u0647 \u0645\u0627\u0626\u0629 \u0645\u0631\u0629 \n Imam Abi Abdullah -asws would seek guidance from Allah -azwj whenever Imam -asws has an intention of buying or selling something, from slaves or animals or the less valuable items or less effort requiring tasks.\u00a0 And would make supplications to Allah -asws (before taking Istikhara) seven or one hundred times, depending on the seriousness of an issue.