Dua for Istikhara
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِيْ فِي دِيْنِيْ وَمَعَاشِيْ وَعَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ فَاقْدُرْهُ لِيْ وَيَسِّرْهُ لِيْ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِيْ فِي دِيْنِيْ وَمَعَاشِيْ وَعَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّيْ وَاصْرِفْنِيْ عَنْهُ، وَاقْدُرْ لِيْ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ، ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِيْ بِهِ.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance by Your knowledge, and I seek strength by Your power, and I ask You of Your great bounty. You have power, and I have none. You know, and I do not. You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (then mention it) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my life in the hereafter – (or he said: 'if it is better for my present and future condition') – then ordain it for me, and make it easy for me, and bless me in it. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my life in the hereafter – (or he said: 'if it is worse for my present and future condition') – then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and ordain for me the good wherever it may be, and make me satisfied with it.
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Istikhara is a practice in Islam of seeking guidance from Allah about a specific decision or matter. It is typically performed by making a special dua (prayer) and asking Allah to guide the person to the best course of action.
This dua is a way to seek Allah’s guidance and wisdom in making a decision, and to trust in His plan and will for one’s life. It is important to keep in mind that the purpose of istikhara is to seek guidance from Allah, and not to make the decision based solely on the outcome of the prayer.
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