2022-06-13 10:46:02
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ISTIKHARA — Prayer For Seeking Guidance, Asking Allah To Guide One To The Right Sort of Action Concerning Any Job or Deed Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah (رضى الله عنه): The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach us the way of doing Istikhara in all matters as he taught us the surahs of the Qur'an.
He (ﷺ) said:
"If anyone of you decides to do any job, he should offer a two rak'ah prayer other than the compulsory ones and say (after the prayer):« اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلاَ أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلاَّمُ الْغُيُوبِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي (أَوْ قَالَ – عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ)، فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي (أَوْ قَالَ – فِي عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ)، فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ، وَاقْدُرْ لِي الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي بِهِ »
(Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, wa as'aluka min fadlikal-azimi, fa-innaka taqdiru wala aqdiru, wa ta'lamu wala a'lamu, wa anta allamul-guyubi. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra khairun li, fi dini wa ma'ashi wa aqibati amri (or said – ajili amri wa'ajilihi), faqdurhu li wa yas-sirhu li, thumma barik li fihi, wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra shar-run li, fi dini wa ma'ashi wa aqibati amri (or said – fi ajili amri wa'ajilihi), fasrifhu anni was-rifni anhu, waqdurli al-khaira haithu kana thumma ardini bihi)
O Allah, I consult You as You are All-Knowing, and appeal to You to give me power as You are Omnipotent, and ask You for Your Great Favour, for You have power, but I don't, and You have knowledge, but I don't have, and You know all hidden matters. O Allah, if You know that this matter is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and for my life in the Hereafter (or said – for my present, and future life), then do it for me; and if You know that this matter is evil (not good) for me in my religion, my livelihood, and for my life in the Hereafter (or said – for my present and future life), then keep it away from me and take me away from it, and choose what is good for me wherever it is, and please me with it."
The Prophet (ﷺ) added that then the person should name (mention) his need (matter). : Sahih Bukhari 1162 (1166)
QUESTIONS Related To Istikhara : https://abdurrahman.org/2014/01/18/istikhara/
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