And never do what other people usually do of extremism or asking others to do it on their behalf; just take hold of the prophet’s ( - ) Sunnah and you will surely be guided and succeed in this world and in the Hereafter. Indeed, how fortune he is who performs it and participate in its revivification amongst muslims. (1)

[2/ 63] After doing Sal?tul Istikh?rah, do whatever pleases your heart. Never do that which you intended to do before doing the Sal?t; you should abandon such an intention otherwise you would not be asking for All?h’s ( - عز وجل -) guidance but your own desires - we seek All?h’s ( - عز وجل -) refuge from that.

One should be sincere when asking All?h’s ( - عز وجل -) guidance, feeling free from one’s own knowledge and power and attributing them to All?h ( - عز وجل -) alone. Once one does that, he has been free from his own desires. (2)

Regretfully, many people are not well acknowledged with the legal Sal?tul Istikh?rah; consequently, they invented many ways of doing it, none of which is affirmed in the Qur’?n nor the Sunnah, not even reported that any of the righteous Salaf to have done them. These forged ways are frequently practiced, and when one preaches the legal one which the prophet ( - ) used to practice, foul tongues will soon severely whip his back and will be considered as an extremist renegade. Indeed, there is no power nor might but with All?h ( - عز وجل -).

The following paragraphs present some of these forged ways of doing Sal?tul Istikh?rah:

[3/ 63] Believing in setting a condition prior to doing Sal?tul Istikh?rah; that is if the matter one wishes to do is good one would see a green or a white colour in one’s dreams. And if the matter is evil one would see a red or a black colour.