Is It Permitted to Pray the Istikhara Prayer for Another?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam

Question:As salaamu alaykum,

Is it permitted to pray the istikhara prayer for another?

Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

I pray that this message finds you well, insha’Allah.

It is permitted to pray the istikhara prayer for another because it is essentially a supplication, though it is better and from the sunna to pray it oneself.

The answer will often be in the unfolding of events themselves and any subsequent difficulty or hardship.

Please also see: The Reality of Istikhara

And Allah alone knows best.

wassalam,

Tabraze Azam

Checked & Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani