If one of you is concerned about some practical undertaking, or about making plans for a journey, he should perform two rakatain voluntarily (ie not as fardh). Then he should say:
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 favour, 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.
If not, 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, O Merciful of the merciful.
I love this dua.
Yes it’s so beautiful. Jazaki Allahu khair for the reminder.
Um Ibrahim – I have been trying to leave comments on your website. Not sure why but I keep having problems. I wonder if it’s because I’m using firefox? Has anyone else had problems commenting?
Thank sis for reminding us this dua. I am going to save this one cos I have cousins & friends asking me about this prayers.
…after saying the above dua, then he should mention a name, his difficulty and his need.
Sis I have an audio file regards to the Istikharah prayers. If you wish, I can send it to you. It is only for 8 mins. The dua is in arabic and english.
Asalaamu alaikum,
Sure, that would be great sis Camilla. Can you just send it to my email?
tasmiyablog(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks!
Salamu-alaykum sister Camilla and Tasmiya.
Could you please tel me how to perform/to pray salat al-istikhara? I know is (2rak’atain) and I know how to read the dua but I don’t know how to start the rak’atain. I’m getting marreid but wanna do the istikhara prayer so I can know if he is the right one or not.. please let me know, send it to my e-mail wich is (beauty_007@hotmail.co.uk)
Could you please tel me how to perform/to pray salat al-istikhara? I know is (2rak’atain) and I know how to read the dua but I don’t know how to start the rak’atain. I’m getting marreid but wanna do the istikhara prayer so I can know if he is the right one or not.. please let me know, send it to my e-mail wich is samarox15@yahoo.com OR silent_sea4eva@hotmail.com
is thr any specific surah that needs to be recited to perform the 2 rakats of Al-Istikhara?
Asalaamu alaikum and welcome!
sama: You start the rakatain just with the intention to perform Salat-al istikhara. I don’t think there is anything more than that.
femi salau-deen: No specific surah as far as I am aware
Assalamalikum, i dont know if you will find this comment so insha’allah i will try to email you too.. but i was wondering if you still have that audio of the istikharah duaa??? could you please pass it onto me?? JazakAllah khair
As-salaamu Alaikum,
Sister Camilla if you still have the Istikhara on an audio file please could you send it to me also?
Jazakallah Khair.
Assalamoalikum,
I’ve a question regarding Salat al-Istikhara:
Do we have to say dua-e-istikhara only in Arabic? I mean it’s difficult for a non-native person like me to replace “this matter” in the dua.
Assalaamou ‘alaikoum
My blog has a whole section on Salat ul Istikhara in English, Arabic, French, German and Spanish, including a video with the dua for Istikhara being recited in Arabic. Here is the link:
http://makkah.wordpress.com/2006/12/25/before-any-major-decision-pray-salat-ul-istikhara/
Copy the above link into your browser and press the “enter” key and you will see it Insha Allah. You can also download a short pamphlet entitled “How to pray Salat ul Istikhara”.
Shukran.
As-salaamu Alaikum,
can u please please please write to me, how to pray the salat al-istekhara step by step.
for instance how to neyat etc.
i’m at the middle of a very bad situation.
i would really apreciate it.
allahhafiz
this is my email: nazy_afg05@yahoo.com
Walaikum asalaam Rafik,
Jazakallah khair for that. I will point others in your direction inshaAllah.
can some one help me i like to llearn al-istekhara if any ond can sent it to me
thanku jazaki Alluha alf khair
I have problems and i know all mighty Allah ll help me in leading the path
can some please help me the right way to pray, the right. i would love to hear in audio. thank u and god bless us all.
As-salaamu Alaikum,
Sister Camilla if you still have the Istikhara on an audio file please could you also send it to me?
My email is scrummycustard@hotmail.com
Jazakallah Khair.
As-salaamu Alaikum Sister Tasmiya
Could You please send me the Istikhara audio for this surah, the one camilla sent. If not, Sister Camilla Could you send it.
Thank you to both of you
god bless us all
divastar2_39@hotmail.com
Asalam o alykom wa rahmato Allah wa barakat
All brothers and sisters jazak Allah so see your all beautiful comments may Allah (SWT) bless all of us (all muslims) and may Allah guide us in the right path all muslims and non-muslims Ameen!
And thanks alot to remind us this nice dua
Asalam alykom….
thank you very much for this du’a.
it is very helpful.
may peace be upon all of you…
Salaam,
Is it possible for someone to tell me how exactly to perform salat al istikhara.
My confusion is, what exactly you say in neeyah? then when exactly do you say the istikhara dua, is it when you are about to finish the prayer before doing the 2nd salaam, or do you say this dua after the second and final salaam?
asalaam!
i am in love with a guy.. but coz of some reason we parted.. i still need him.. so by offering salat-i-istikhara can i get the inclination wheter i should expect him to come back or to move on with my life…
plz lemme knw on my e-mail which is – iramsiddiqui92@yahoo.com
asalaam!
i am in love with a guy.. but coz of some reason we parted.. i still lyk him and wants him back in my life.. so by offering salat-i-istikhara can i get the inclination wheter i should expect him to come back or to move on with my life…
plz lemme knw on my e-mail which is – iramsiddiqui92@yahoo.com
dear sirs i need a dua i can read all the time for good health and fortune