Dua for Istikhara 6


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Another recitation:

 

Whoever seeks the counsel of the Creator will not regret it and whoever seeks the advice of the believers will feel confident about his decisions. Allah said in the Qur’an: “And consult them in the affair. Then when you have taken a decision, put your trust in Allah”. 

Al-Bukhari 7/162 and Aal-‘Imran 3:159.

Jabir bin Abdullah (Radi Allahu anhu) said : The Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to teach us to seek Allah’s Counsel in all matters, as he used to teach us a Surah from the Qur’an. He would say When anyone of you has an important matter to decide, let him pray two Rak’ahs other than the obligatory prayer, and then say



“O Allah, I seek the counsel of Your Knowledge, and I seek the help of Your Omnipotence, and I beseech You for Your Magnificent Grace. Surely, You are Capable and I am not. You know and I know not, and You are the Knower of the unseen.

 

 O Allah, if You know that this matter [then mention the thing to be decided] is good for me in my religion and in my life and for my welfare in the life to come, – [or say: in this life and the afterlife] – then ordain it for me and make it easy for me, then bless me in it.

 

 And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion and in my life and for my welfare in the life to come, – [or say: in this life and the afterlife] – then distance it from me, and distance me from it, and ordain for me what is good wherever it may be, and help me to be content with it.”

 

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اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمَكَ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ، وَتَعْلَمُ، وَلَا أَعْلَمُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ- خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي- عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ- فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي- عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ- فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي بِهِ

Allaahumma ‘innee ‘astakheeruka bi’ilmika, wa ‘astaqdiruka biqudratika, wa ‘as’aluka min fadhlikal-‘Adheemi, fa’innaka taqdiru wa laa ‘aqdiru, wa ta’lamu, wa laa ‘a’lamu, wa ‘Anta ‘Allaamul-Ghuyoob

 

Allaahumma ‘in kunta ta’lamu ‘anna haathal-‘amra-[then mention the thing to be decided] Khayrun lee fee deenee wa ma’aashee wa ‘aaqibati ‘amree – [or say] ‘Aajilihi wa ‘aajilihi – Faqdurhu lee wa yassirhu lee thumma baarik lee feehi,

 

 wa ‘in kunta ta’lamu ‘anna haathal-‘amra sharrun lee fee deenee wa ma’aashee wa ‘aaqibati ‘amree – [or say] ‘Aajilihi wa ‘aajilihi – Fasrifhu ‘annee wasrifnee ‘anhu waqdur liyal-khayra haythu kaana thumma ‘ardhinee bihi.





 

Word-by-word Translation:

 
TransliterationArabicTranslation
Allaahumma UntitledO Allah
‘inneeinniindeed
‘astakheeruka astaI seek the counsel
bi’ilmikabiilmof Your Knowledge,
wa ‘astaqdiruka waasta and I seek the help
biqudratikabiqudof Your Omnipotence
wa ‘as’alukawaaslukaand I beseech You
min fadhlikamin
fadhlika
for Your Grace.
Al-‘Adheemadheem(which is) Magnificent
fa’innakafa innakaSurely, You are
taqdiru taqdiruCapable
wa laa ‘aqdiruwalaaand I am not.
wa ta’lamuwataalamu You know
wa laa ‘a’lamuwalaa aalamuand I know not,
wa ‘Anta waantaand You are
‘Allaamul-Ghuyooballama guyoob the Knower of the unseen
AllaahummaallaahummaO Allah,
‘in kunta in
kunta
if
ta’lamutalamuYou know
‘anna haathal-‘amra-[then mention the thing to be decided] aanaa hazal that this matter [then mention the thing to be decided]
Khayrun leekharun
lee
is good for me
fee deeneefee
deni
in my religion
wa ma’aasheewa maa aashiand in my life
wa ‘aaqibati ‘wa aaqibatiand for my welfare
amreeamri in the life to come
‘Aajilihi aaji[or say: in this life
wa ‘aajilihiwaajiliand the afterlife]
Faqdurhu lee
faqdirhulee
then ordain it for me
wa yassirhu lee wayassir
lee
and make it easy for me
thummathummathen
baarikleebaarikli bless me
feehfeehi in it.
wa ‘in kunta
wa inkunta
And if
ta’lamutalamuYou know
‘anna haathal-‘amra aanaa hazalthat this matter
sharrun leesharrunli is bad for me
fee deenee
feedeni
in my religion
wa ma’aasheewa maa aashi and in my life
wa ‘aaqibati wa aaqibatiand for my welfare
‘amreeamriin the life to come,
‘Aajilihiaaji[or say: in this life –
wa ‘aajilihi waajiliand the afterlife]
Fasrifhu ‘anneefasrifhu
anni
then distance it from me
wasrifnee ‘anhuwasrif


anhu

and distance me from it,
waqdurliyal-khayra waqand ordain for me what is good
haythu kaanakhaisur kaanawherever it may be,
thummathummathen
‘ardhinee bihiar help me to be content with it


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