How to perform the prayer of istikhara and when the supplication is made in it?
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The phone is ringing.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner : May Allah keep you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : O Shaykh, we want to ask you about the prayer of istikhara and how the supplication is made in it.
The Shaykh : The supplication is reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Do you memorize it?
The questioner : Ah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The supplication is reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Do you memorize it?
The questioner : By Allah, O Shaykh, I was sitting with my brothers and they asked me, meaning, how is istikhara performed?
The Shaykh : Istikhara consists of two rak'ahs.
The questioner : Two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : The one seeking guidance prays them.
The questioner : With tranquility and humility.
The Shaykh : With tranquility and humility, and with his heart turning to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), then after the taslim he supplicates with the supplication of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 6382
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The questioner : Please, O Shaykh.
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The questioner : . Between the brackets, you put in place of the word "matter" the thing you want to do, for example, it is travel, it is marriage, it is partnership, any thing.
The questioner : Between the brackets, which is what the person wants to seek guidance from Allah regarding.
The Shaykh : In place of the word "matter."
The questioner : In place of the word "matter," O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You replace the word "matter" with, for example, partnership or marriage or travel,
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The questioner : What?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : And that is all.
The questioner : But
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner : May Allah keep you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : O Shaykh, we want to ask you about the prayer of istikhara and how the supplication is made in it.
The Shaykh : The supplication is reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Do you memorize it?
The questioner : Ah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The supplication is reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Do you memorize it?
The questioner : By Allah, O Shaykh, I was sitting with my brothers and they asked me, meaning, how is istikhara performed?
The Shaykh : Istikhara consists of two rak'ahs.
The questioner : Two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : The one seeking guidance prays them.
The questioner : With tranquility and humility.
The Shaykh : With tranquility and humility, and with his heart turning to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), then after the taslim he supplicates with the supplication of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika
اللهم إني أستخيرك بعلمكThe questioner :
O Allah, I
اللهم إنيThe Shaykh :
I seek Your guidance by Your knowledge
إني أستخيرك بعلمكThe questioner :
by Your knowledge
بعلمكThe Shaykh :
and I seek Your power by Your power
وأستقدرك بقدرتكThe questioner :
and I seek Your power by Your power
وأستقدرك بقدرتكThe Shaykh :
wa as'aluka min fadlika-l-'azim
وأسألك من فضلك العظيمThe questioner :
wa as'aluka min fadlika-l-'azim
وأسألك من فضلك العظيمThe Shaykh : Yes,
for You know and I do not know
فإنك تعلم ولا أعلمThe questioner :
for You know
فإنك تعلمThe Shaykh :
wala a'lamu, wa anta'allamu-l-ghuyub
ولا أعلم وأنت علام الغيوبThe questioner :
wala a'lamu, wa anta'allamu-l-ghuyub
ولا أعلم وأنت علام الغيوبThe Shaykh :
Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu
اللهم إن كنت تعلمThe questioner :
Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu
اللهم إن كنت تعلمThe Shaykh :
that this matter
أن هذا الأمرThe questioner :
that this matter
أن هذا الأمرThe questioner : Between the brackets, which is what the person wants to seek guidance from Allah regarding.
The Shaykh : In place of the word "matter."
The questioner : In place of the word "matter," O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You replace the word "matter" with, for example, partnership or marriage or travel,
O Allah, if You know that this matter is good for me
اللهم إن كنت تعلم أن هذا الأمرخيرًا لي
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good for me
خيرًا ليThe Shaykh :
in my religion
في دينيThe questioner :
in my religion
في دينيThe Shaykh :
and my livelihood
ومعاشيThe questioner :
and my livelihood
ومعاشيThe Shaykh :
and the outcome of my affair
وعاقبة أمريThe questioner :
and the outcome of my affair
وعاقبة أمريThe Shaykh :
its immediate aspect
عاجلهThe questioner :
its immediate aspect
عاجلهThe Shaykh :
and its ultimate aspect
وآجلهThe questioner :
and its ultimate aspect
وآجلهThe Shaykh :
so decree it for me
فاقدره ليThe questioner :
so decree it for me
فاقدره ليThe Shaykh :
and make it easy for me
ويسره ليThe questioner :
and make it easy for me
ويسره ليThe Shaykh :
and bless me in my affair
وبارك لي في أمريThe questioner :
and bless me in my affair
وبارك لي في أمريThe Shaykh :
and if You know
وإن كنت تعلمThe questioner :
and if You know
وإن كنت تعلمThe Shaykh :
that this matter
أن هذا الأمرThe questioner :
that this matter
أن هذا الأمرThe Shaykh :
is evil for me
شرًا ليThe questioner :
is evil for me
شرًا ليThe Shaykh :
in my religion
في دينيThe questioner :
in my religion
في دينيThe Shaykh : Yes,
and my livelihood
ومعاشيThe questioner :
and my livelihood
ومعاشيThe Shaykh :
and the outcome of my affair
وعاقبة أمريThe questioner :
and the outcome of my affair
وعاقبة أمريThe Shaykh :
its immediate and ultimate aspects
عاجله وآجلهThe questioner :
its immediate and its ultimate aspects
عاجله وآجلهThe Shaykh : Yes ...
so turn it away from me
فاصرفه عنيThe questioner :
so turn it away from me
فاصرفه عنيThe Shaykh :
and turn me away from it
واصرفني عنهThe questioner :
and turn me away from it
واصرفني عنهThe Shaykh :
then make me content with it
ثم رضني بهThe questioner : What?
The Shaykh :
then make me content with it, with contentment
ثم رضني به من الرضاThe questioner :
then make me content with it
ثم رضني بهThe Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : And that is all.
The questioner : But
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