What is Istikhara and how is it performed? Does it entail a vision or a dream that serves as an indication of good or evil, or is a dream after Istikhara an innovation with no religious basis?
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The fruit of is the expansion of one's chest towards the matter for which Istikhara was performed, or a contraction from it. Dreams and visions have no connection to Istikhara.
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