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Salat al Istikharah (IN
BRIEF)
"Put your trust in Allah, certainly, Allah
loves those who put their trust (in Him)." Istikharah is to seek guidance from Allah when
one is faced with a problem to which no solution is apparent. To ask Allah to
guide you to the path best for you concerning an affair with two halal options.
Whenever a person is faced with a difficult problem, or becomes hesitant in
making a decision and his knowledge of the matter is insufficient to guide him
then after seeking advice from trusted friends and family, he should turn to
Allah and beseech His grace. He should willingly and with an open heart and
mind supplicate for divine guidance and ask for direction so that the problem
is solved in his own best interest. The Du'a at such an occasion is called
Istikharah. Anytime a Muslim is
making a decision, he or she should seek Allah's guidance and wisdom. Allah
alone knows what is best for us, and there may be good in what we perceive as
bad, and bad in what we perceive as good. This prayer is usually made when
making a decision to marry someone, or working out which university to attend,
and so on. But it can be related to any significant, or insignificant aspect of
a person's life. If confused about a decision, where you have a choice to make,
make this prayer. Simply, seek Allah (Ta'ala)'s guidance.
The Dua for salat al-Istikharah According to a
traditional report transmitted on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, it
was Jabir ibn 'Abdillah (radiAllahu anhum) who said: "Allah's
Messenger (SalAllahu alayhi wa salam) used to teach us how to seek guidance in
choosing the best option available in a practical enterprise [al-istikhara
fi'l-amr], just as he would sometimes teach us a Chapter (Surah) from the
Qur'an.: "'If
one of you is concerned about some practical undertaking, or about making plans
for a journey, he should perform two cycles of ritual prayer [rak'atain], not
as an obligatory observance [farida], but voluntarily. Then he should say: Your brother in
Islam Khalid Latif,
e-tabligue From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] As-Salaamu Alaikum w.r.b Dear Sister.... How are you? Alhamdulillah i am fine and
hope the same from you.....Well i just wanted a request from you the Dua which
you sent me for Istekhara is not been scanned properly.....so can you scan it
once again and send me........if you dont mind can you send me the Dua's Meaning
in English......please do the needful..... Thanking You Brother Tabrez __________________________________________________ *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
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