Specifically, how can you tell for sure if what you think to be an answer from Allah is really an answer and not merely a misinterpretation on your part?
1. Every prayer (Du’aa) is answered by Allah Ta’ala. This divine response by Allah does not necessarily mean that a person’s request will be carried out to the letter. Sometimes a persons wishes are fulfilled. Sometimes the reward is postponed for the hereafter and sometimes Allah Ta’ala staves off calamity in response to a Du’aa. So, in short, there are a number of methods of ?acceptance of Du’aas?.
2. In the case of Istikhaara ? where a person seeks the counsel of Allah ? the inclination of the heart is a form of divine guidance in the matter concerned.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
FATWA DEPT.