What does it mean to perform a Faal, and how is it similar to Istikhara?

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What does it mean to perform a Faal, and how is it similar to Istikhara?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 8 hours ago

Faal is not similar to Istekhara. Istekhara is mentioned in many authentic Hadeeths while we don't have authentic Hadeeth teaching Faal. Faal is a type of guessing what will happen in the future which has not foundation. Many of our Ulama mentioned that Faal is not allowed.

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