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Q: 297 ? Title: I have asked a question about 2 weeks ago about whether it is acceptable that anyone who has minor or major decisions to make to

Question

Assalamualaikum

I have asked a question about 2 weeks ago about whether it is acceptable that anyone who has minor or major decisions to make to open the Quran randomly and read the page and then see the answer in it. A lot of people do it? - I also know that if anyone starts doing it, it will soon becomes a habit and it will be hard to stop. My question is whether it is acceptable to do that whenever faced with a problem or will it be considered as shrik/innovation as the Quran was not sent for this purpose. Your answer is important as if this is Shrik then many people are sinning without knowing they are. JazakAllah

Answer

In the name of All?h, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assal?mu ?alaykum wa Rahmatull?hi Wabarak?tuh

Randomly opening the Quran for an Ayat to make a decision in any matter is not a practice of Islam.

This has no basis in the Shari?a and it was never practiced by Rasulullah Sallallahu ?alayhi Wasallam, the Sah?bah Radhiyall?hu ?anhum, the Tabi ?in, Mujathideen, Muhaditheen, Mufasireen or the Fuqah? Rahmatull?hi ?alayhi ?ajma?een.

If anyone is faced with a minor or major decision in life; such as applying for a job, deciding to get married to a certain individual or migrate, then he should make Istikh?rah Sal?h.

Hazrat J?bir radhiyall?hu ?anhu reports that Nabi Sallall?hu ?alayhi Wasallam taught us Istikh?rah in all matters like a Surah of the Quran. When one of you are faced with a matter, he should perform two Rakaats, then he should say:

?????????? ?????? ????????????? ?????????? ???????????????? ???????????? ???????????? ???? ???????? ?????????? ????????? ???????? ????? ???????? ?????????? ????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ?????????? ?????????? ???? ?????? ???????? ????? ????? ????????? ?????? ??? ??? ?????? ?????????? ??????????? ??????? ???? ????? ??????? ??????? ????????? ??????????? ??? ??????????? ??? ????? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ????? ????? ????????? ????? ??? ??? ?????? ?????????? ??????????? ??????? ???? ????? ??? ??????? ??????? ????????? ??????????? ?????? ???????????? ?????? ????????? ??? ????????? ?????? ????? ????? ????????? ????? ?????????? ?????????

[1]Translation in footnote.??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? (Sahih Bukhari pg.207 vol. 7 D?rul Fikr)

Insh? Allah, if this method is adopted when faced with a decision, one will be successful in that matter.

And All?h Ta??la Knows Best
Wassal?mu ?alaykum

D?rul Ift?, Madrasah In??miyyah