Dua for salat ul istakhara

[Talha285]

ASLM ALKM..
How can one offer salat ul istakhara??
and help me with dua for it as well..
thank u

[Taliban1]

The method of offering istikhaarah salaat is as follows: First two rakaats of nafl salaat should be offered. Thereafter, the following dua should be made with full concentration:

اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُك بِعِلْمِك ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُك بِقُدْرَتِك ، وَأَسْأَلُك مِنْ فَضْلِك الْعَظِيمِ ، فَإِنَّك تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ اللَّهُمَّ إنْ كُنْت تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي وَعَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ ، فَاقْدِرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ ، وَإِنْ كُنْت تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي وَعَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ ، وَاقْدِرْ لِي الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ ارْضِنِي بِهِ

When he reaches the underlined words, he should think of the thing for which he is making istikhaarah.

If he has not made up his mind after the first day, and some doubt still persists, he should do the same the following day. In this way, he could continue doing this for seven days. Insha Allah, he will come to know of the advantage or disadvantage of that matter.

If a person intends going for hajj, he should not make istikhaarah as to whether he should go or not. Instead, he should make istikhaarah to decide as to whether he should go on a particular day or not.

It is mustahab to recite alhamdulillah and darood (الصلاة على الرسول) before and after the above dua. A person who is not able to offer the two rakaat salaat may do the istikhaarah with only the above dua.

Translation of dua:

'"O Allah, I ask You to show me what is best, through Your knowledge, and I ask You to empower me, through Your power, and I beg You to grant me Your tremendous favor, for You have power, while I am without power, and You have knowledge, while I am without knowledge, and You are the One who knows all things invisible. O Allah, if You know that this undertaking is in the best interests of my religion, my life in this world, and my life in the Hereafter, and can yield successful results in both the short term and the long term, then make it possible for me and make it easy for me, and then bless me in it. Allah, if You know that this undertaking is NOT in the best interests of my religion, my life in this world, and my life in the Hereafter, and can NOT yield successful results in both the short term and the long term, then turn it away from me, and make it easy for me to do well, wherever I may happen to be, and make me content with Your verdict."

[تفويض]

Is it preferable to go to sleep straight after? I thought you could do istikhaara at any time and not need to sleep straight after.
Also, where were the underlined words? Once we reach that stage, do we think about what we need or do we actually voice it? I think I've heard that we should voice it?

Any help on these would be appreciated, jazaakallah

[Taliban1]

Is it preferable to go to sleep straight after? I thought you could do istikhaara at any time and not need to sleep straight after.
Also, where were the underlined words? Once we reach that stage, do we think about what we need or do we actually voice it? I think I've heard that we should voice it?

Any help on these would be appreciated, jazaakallah

Underlined them now, sorry.

No you don't have to sleep. You can do it at any time. They just advise it so that yor heart and mind is free of any inclinations you might have towards the thing you want to do.

You just think about the thing you are doing istikhara for. OR you can also name it in arabic.

[تفويض]

jazaakallah brother Taliban and brother Talha, ill be sure to give you a special shout out in my du'aas since I needed to learn how to perform Salaatul Istikhaara for something and wanted to start today.
I wake up and I find this thread alhamdulillah.

[Taliban1]

jazaakallah brother Taliban and brother Talha, ill be sure to give you a special shout out in my du'aas since I needed to learn how to perform Salaatul Istikhaara for something and wanted to start today.
I wake up and I find this thread alhamdulillah.

You seem like a Sahib e Karamat Buzurg

Please make special dua for me

[تفويض]

Inshaa Allah I will do, but what is Sahib e Karamat Buzurg? I don't speak urdu I'm afraid. When typing in google I got a page of English Urdu *scratches head*

[تفويض]

One more question which came into my mind, would it be possible for me to read this du'aa by printing or from paper say? Because I wanted to start today
but I won't be able to memorise it so quickly. If not I can always delay it for a day/two until I memorise it

[Taliban1]

One more question which came into my mind, would it be possible for me to read this du'aa by printing or from paper say? Because I wanted to start today
but I won't be able to memorise it so quickly. If not I can always delay it for a day/two until I memorise it

Yes you can. But don't read it, ask Allah.

[zuby13]

Salaam

The method of offering istikhaarah salaat is as follows: First two rakaats of nafl salaat should be offered. Thereafter, the following dua should be made with full concentration:

اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُك بِعِلْمِك ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُك بِقُدْرَتِك ، وَأَسْأَلُك مِنْ فَضْلِك الْعَظِيمِ ، فَإِنَّك تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ اللَّهُمَّ إنْ كُنْت تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي وَعَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ ، فَاقْدِرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ ، وَإِنْ كُنْت تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي وَعَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ ، وَاقْدِرْ لِي الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ ارْضِنِي بِهِ

When he reaches the underlined words, he should think of the thing for which he is making istikhaarah.

If he has not made up his mind after the first day, and some doubt still persists, he should do the same the following day. In this way, he could continue doing this for seven days. Insha Allah, he will come to know of the advantage or disadvantage of that matter.

If a person intends going for hajj, he should not make istikhaarah as to whether he should go or not. Instead, he should make istikhaarah to decide as to whether he should go on a particular day or not.

It is mustahab to recite alhamdulillah and darood (الصلاة على الرسول) before and after the above dua. A person who is not able to offer the two rakaat salaat may do the istikhaarah with only the above dua.

Translation of dua:

'"O Allah, I ask You to show me what is best, through Your knowledge, and I ask You to empower me, through Your power, and I beg You to grant me Your tremendous favor, for You have power, while I am without power, and You have knowledge, while I am without knowledge, and You are the One who knows all things invisible. O Allah, if You know that this undertaking is in the best interests of my religion, my life in this world, and my life in the Hereafter, and can yield successful results in both the short term and the long term, then make it possible for me and make it easy for me, and then bless me in it. Allah, if You know that this undertaking is NOT in the best interests of my religion, my life in this world, and my life in the Hereafter, and can NOT yield successful results in both the short term and the long term, then turn it away from me, and make it easy for me to do well, wherever I may happen to be, and make me content with Your verdict."

What happens after one does the isthikhara? How do we know what the answer is? I have always heard people get a dream, but I never got one.

Jazak Allah Khair