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Fatwa #1558726 August 2007South Africa

Can i do Istikhara for divorce?

Question

i would like to know if it is permissible to perform istikhara salaat when deciding on divorcing your wife?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

Yes, it is permissible to do so.

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

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