Is it preferable to perform the Istikhara prayer before studying and booking an exam, or is a Muslim always obligated to seek knowledge?
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Seeking worldly knowledge is permissible and may become recommended with a good intention; one may perform (prayer for guidance) regarding it. As for religious knowledge, it is desirable, and Istikhara is prescribed for it when there is a conflict between two desirable matters. Otherwise, the prescribed action is to proceed without Istikhara.
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