Question

A sister asking for advice and Istekhara, since her love did not lead to marriage.

Answer

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There are limits in Islam regarding love relationships. Islam does not encourage pre-marriage love relationships between a male and female who are non-Mahram to each other.

You may read 2 Rakah of Nafl Salah, with intention of Taubah, Istekhara and Salatul Hajat. This is performed like any other Salah.

After the Salah, you should recite the following Dua. You may print these pages from web and recite from printed pages or from computer after the Salah. It is not required to memorize these Dua or read it inside Salah.

Taubah (from any act of disobedience and sins)
The method is described at http://islameasy.org/images/Treasures-Large/47.htm

Istekhara (Is this matter good for me, or there is something better Allah has kept for me?) The method is described at
http://islameasy.org/images/Treasures-Large/46.htm

Salat-ul Hajat
The method is described at http://islameasy.org/Dua_Hajat.php

(Ask Allah to ease difficulty, clean the heart to focus on good deeds. Also ask Allah to show you if that person was really sincere to you or not).

'Ya Allah! I ask You for Your love, the love of the person who loves You,and the love of that deed which would draw me closer to Your love. Ya Allah! Make Your love more beloved to me than myself, my family, and more beloved than cold water [on a hot day]. Ya Allah! Grant me your love and
the love of that person whose love will benefit me by you.

O Allah! Just as You bestowed me with that which I love, make it a source of help to me in fulfilling all that which You love. O Allah! Whatever You kept away from me of the things which I love [but were harmful for me], make them a source of freedom for me so that I may be able to fulfill all that which You love.'

You may study the following books:

Cure for depression by Shaykh Yunus Patel
http://islameasy.org/pdf/Cure_for_Depression.pdf

Easy Road to Paradise - Golden deeds that lead to success - extracted from a booklet in Urdu 'Jannat ka Asan Rasta' by Shaykh Mufti Mohammad Rafi Uthmani. http://www.islameasy.org/EasyRoad_Paradise.php]

And Allah knows best.

Ask Alimah Team

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