استخارہ — رہنمائی طلب کرنا

Istikharah — Seeking Guidance

How to pray it, and the dua itself — 1 authentic dhikr with Arabic, transliteration, meaning and source.

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Dua of Istikharah (Seeking Guidance)

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 هَٰذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَٰذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ

Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, wa astaqdiruka biqudratika, wa as'aluka min fadlikal 'azim...

O Allah, I seek Your guidance by virtue of Your knowledge, and I seek ability by virtue of Your power, and I ask You of Your immense bounty. You have power, I have none; You know, I do not; You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know this matter to be good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs, then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know it to be bad for me, then turn it away from me and turn me away from it.

اے اللہ! میں تجھ سے تیرے علم کے ذریعے خیر طلب کرتا ہوں، اور تیری قدرت کے ذریعے طاقت مانگتا ہوں، اور تجھ سے تیرا عظیم فضل مانگتا ہوں۔ اے اللہ! اگر تو جانتا ہے کہ یہ کام میرے دین، میری روزی اور میرے انجام کے لیے بہتر ہے تو اسے میرے لیے مقدر فرما دے اور آسان بنا دے، پھر اس میں برکت دے۔ اور اگر یہ کام میرے لیے برا ہے تو اسے مجھ سے پھیر دے۔

How to perform it: pray two voluntary (nafl) rak'ahs with the sincere intention of seeking Allah's guidance on the matter, then recite this dua — by heart if you know it, or read it from the mus-haf/app if not. It's said whenever undecided about any permissible matter, big or small. There's no fixed sign or dream to wait for afterward; the guidance shows itself through what then becomes easy or difficult, so proceed with whichever choice you lean toward and trust Allah with the outcome.

Sahih al-Bukhari, No. 1162 — Jabir ibn 'Abdillah (RA)

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