𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵❓
Assalam alaikum. How do I pray salat al istikhara, at what times, and are there special dua that I can read for different circumstances?
𝑨𝑵𝑺𝑾𝑬𝑹❗️
Praise be to Allah.
The description of Salaat al-Istikhaarah was
reported by Jaabir ibn Abd-Allaah al-Salami (may Allaah be pleased with him)
who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
used to teach his companions to make istikhaarah in all things, just as he used
to teach them soorahs from the Quraan. He said: If any one of you is concerned
about a decision he has to make, then let him pray two rakahs of non-obligatory
prayer, then say:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيـرُكَ
بِعِلْمَكَ، وَأسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ،
وَأَنْتَ عَلاَّمُ الْغُيُوبِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الَأمْرَ
(وَيُسَمِّي حَاجَتَه) خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي،
فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ
أَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي،
فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ
ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي بِهِ
O Allaah, I seek Your guidance [in making a
choice] by virtue of Your knowledge, and I seek ability by virtue of Your
power, and I ask You of Your great bounty. You have power, I have none. And You
know, I know not. You are the Knower of hidden things. O Allaah, if in Your
knowledge, this matter (then it should be mentioned by name) is good for me
both in this world and in the Hereafter (or: in my religion, my livelihood and
my affairs), then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And
if in Your knowledge it is bad for me and for my religion, my livelihood and my
affairs (or: for me both in this world and the next), then turn me away from
it, [and turn it away from me], and ordain for me the good wherever it may be
and make me pleased with it.
(Reported by al-Bukhaari, 6841; similar
reports are also recorded by al-Tirmidhi, al-Nisaai, Abu Dawood, Ibn Maajah and
Ahmad).
Ibn Hijr (may Allaah have mercy on him) said,
commenting on this hadeeth:.Istikhaarah is a word which means asking Allaah to
help one make a choice, meaning choosing the best of two things where one needs
to choose one of them.
Concerning the phrase The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to teach us to make
istikhaarah in all things, Ibn Abi Jamrah said: It is a general phrase which
refers to something specific.
With regard to matters that are waajib
(obligatory) or mustahabb (liked or encouraged), there is no need for
istikhaarah to decide whether to do them, and with regard to matters that are
haraam (forbidden) or makrooh (disliked), there is no need for istikhaarah to
decide whether to avoid them. The issue of istikhaarah is confined to matters
that are mubaah (allowed), or in mustahabb matters when there is a decision to
be made as to which one should be given priority. I say: it refers to both
great and small matters, and probably an insignificant issue could form the
groundwork for a big issue.
The phrase If any one of you is concerned
appears in the version narrated by Ibn Masood as: if any one of you wants to do
something Let him pray two rakahs of non-obligatory prayer. This is mentioned
to make it clear that it does not mean fajr prayer, for example.
Al-Nawawi said in al-Adhkaar: He can pray
istikaarah after two rakahs of regular sunnah prayer done at zuhr for example,
or after two rakahs of any naafil prayers whether they are regularly performed
or not It seems to be the case that if he made the intention to pray
istikhaarah at the same time as intending to pray that particular prayer, this
is fine, but not if he did not have this intention.
Ibn Abi Jamrah said: The wisdom behind
putting the salaat before the duaa is that istikhaarah is intended to combine
the goodness of this world with the goodness of the next. A person needs to
knock at the door of the King (Allaah), and there is nothing more effective for
this than prayer, because it contains glorification and praise of Allaah, and
expresses one's need for Him at all times.
The phrase then let him say would seem to
imply that the duaa should be said after finishing the prayer, and the word
thumma (then) probably means after reciting all the words of the salaat and
before saying salaam.
The phrase O Allaah, I seek Your guidance by
virtue of Your knowledge is explaining because You know best. Similarly, by
virtue of Your power most likely means seeking Your help. I seek ability
(astaqdiruka) means I ask You to give me the power or ability (qudrah) to do
whatever is being asked for, or it probably means I ask You to decree
(tuqaddir) this for me. So it may mean making it easy.
I ask You of Your great bounty refers to the
fact that Allaah gives out of His great generosity, but no one has the right to
His blessings. This is the opinion of Ahl al-Sunnah.
You have power, I have none. And You know, I
know not refers to the fact that power and knowledge belong to Allaah alone,
and the slave has no share of them except what Allaah decrees for him.
O Allaah, if in Your knowledge this matter
According to one report, he should mention it by name. It is apparent from the
context that he should state it, but it is probably sufficient to be thinking
of the matter whilst making this duaa.
Then ordain it for me means make it happen
for me or it may mean make it easy for me.
Then turn it away from me, and turn me away
from it means so that my heart will no longer feel attached to it after it has
been turned away.
Make me pleased with it means make me content
with it, so that I will never regret asking for it or be sorry that it
happened, because I do not know how it will turn out, even if at the time of
asking I am pleased with it.
The secret is that ones heart should not be
attached to the matter in question, because that will result in a person
becoming restless. Being pleased with something means that ones heart is
content with the decree of Allaah.
(Summarized from the commentary of al-Haafiz
Ibn Hijr (may Allaah have mercy on him) on the hadeeth in Saheeh al-Bukhaari,
Kitaab al-Dawaat and Kitaab al-Tawheed.).
The prayer of Istikhara is a Sunnah prayer,
and the scholars and jurists in Islam are unanimous in their opinion that one
is at liberty to offer their istikhara prayers at any permissible time of the
day and night one wills, or is easy and convenient for them.
The best time to perform the Istikhara, it
would be the last third of the night, or in the middle of the latter part of
the night, or after any of their prescribed obligatory prayers. for the
Messenger of Allah ﷺ guided that
supplications made at these specific times find the greatest acceptance with
their Lord Most Majestic, Most High.
And Allah knows best.
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