[Machine] After that, O people, I performed ablution for prayer and I passed by a woman from my family. There were feelings between me and her that Allah had decreed. When I was in my prayer, I found wetness, so I became hesitant between two matters: either I shy away from you and take the risk with Allah, or I shy away from Allah and take the risk with you. It was that I shy away from Allah and take the risk with you which was more beloved to me. So I left and performed ablution again and renewed my prayer. Whoever does what I have done, then let him do as I have done. And it has been narrated in the legality of istikharah, from Ali.  

أَمَّا بَعْدُ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ فَإِنِّي تَوَضَّأْتُ لِلصَّلَاةِ فَمَرَرْتُ بِامْرَأَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِي فَكَانَ مِنِّي وَمِنْهَا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ فَلَمَّا كُنْتُ فِي صَلَاتِي وَجَدْتُ بَلَلًا فَخَيَّرْتُ نَفْسِي بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ أَسْتَحْيِيَ مِنْكُمْ وَأَجْتَرِئَ عَلَى اللهِ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أَسْتَحْيِيَ مِنَ اللهِ وَأَجْتَرِئَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكَانَ أَنْ أَسْتَحْيِيَ مِنَ اللهِ وَأَجْتَرِئَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ فَخَرَجْتُ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ وَجَدَّدْتُ صَلَاتِي فَمَنْ صَنَعَ كَمَا صَنَعْتُهُ فَلْيَصْنَعْ كَمَا صَنَعْتُ وَرُوِيَ فِي جَوَازِ الِاسْتِخْلَافِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ