Explanation of the Prayer for Guidance in a Decision
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Question:
The questioner, brother B. A. from Sfax in Tunisia, asks in his question: How can I seek guidance from Allah in matters where I fear I will fail to reach the correct decision? And what are the conditions for seeking guidance?
Answer:
It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he advised seeking guidance from Allah in matters that concern a servant, when he is not certain that they are good. So he performs ritual purity and prays two units of prayer, then he says:.
The questioner, brother B. A. from Sfax in Tunisia, asks in his question: How can I seek guidance from Allah in matters where I fear I will fail to reach the correct decision? And what are the conditions for seeking guidance?
Answer:
It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he advised seeking guidance from Allah in matters that concern a servant, when he is not certain that they are good. So he performs ritual purity and prays two units of prayer, then he says:
O Allah, I seek Your guidance by Your knowledge, and I seek Your power by Your might, and I ask You of Your immense bounty. Indeed, You know and I do not know, and You have power and I do not have power, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter—and he names it by its name, whether it is marriage, travel, or otherwise—is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affair, then make it easy for me, and then bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is evil for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affair, then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and decree for me the good wherever it may be, and then make me content with it.
اللهم إني أستخيرك بعلمك، وأستقدرك بقدرتك، وأسألك من فضلك العظيم، فإنك تعلم ولا أعلم، وتقدر ولا أقدر، وأنت علام الغيوب، اللهم إن كنت تعلم أن هذا الأمر- ويسميه باسمه من زواج أو سفر أو غيرهما- خيرٌ لي في ديني ومعاشي وعاقبة أمري فيسِّره لي، ثم بارك لي فيه، وإن كنت تعلم أن هذا الأمر شرٌ لي في ديني ومعاشي وعاقبة أمري فاصرفه عني واصرفني عنه، وقدّر لي الخير حيث كان، ثم أرضني به
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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