Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.
A Muslim is recommended to perform istikharah Prayer whenever he/she intends to do something of concern. Imam al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said, “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us istikharah as he would teach us a surah from the Quran.”

 

The formula of istikharah supplication intends to show one’s submission to and trust in Allah as well as one’s renouncement of power and knowledge to Him.

 

Inviting people to one’s house is a good way to come closer to them and tighten relations. But, on the other hand, there are people whom one should not invite to his house as they may affect him or his family negatively.

 

So, if one is in doubt about a certain person whether to invite him to his house of not, one may perform istikharah Prayer asking Allah to choose the best for him, whether to invite him or not.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.