Dua of Istikhara

َ‫ فَإِنَّك‬،‫ َوأَسْأَلُكَ ِم ْن فَضْ لِكَ ال َع ِظ ِيم‬،َ‫« اللَّهُ َّم إِنِّي أَ ْستَ ِخيرُكَ بِ ِع ْل ِمكَ َوأَ ْستَ ْق ِدرُكَ بِقُ ْد َرتِك‬
‫ت تَ ْعلَ ُم أَ َّن هَ َذا األَ ْم َر‬
َ ‫ اللَّهُ َّم إِ ْن ُك ْن‬،‫ب‬ َ ‫ َوأَ ْن‬،‫ َوتَ ْعلَ ُم َوالَ أَ ْعلَ ُم‬،ُ‫تَ ْق ِد ُر َوالَ أَ ْق ِدر‬
ِ ‫ت ع َََّّل ُم ال ُغيُو‬
ُ‫ فَا ْقدُرْ هُ لِي َويَسِّرْ ه‬,ِ‫آجلِه‬ ِ ‫َاج ِل أَ ْم ِري َو‬ ِ ‫اشي َوعَاقِبَ ِة أَ ْم ِري أَوْ ع‬ ِ ‫َخ ْي ٌر لِي فِي ِدينِي َو َم َع‬
‫اشي َوعَا ِق َب ِة‬ ِ ‫ت تَ ْعلَ ُم أَ َّن َه َذا األَ ْم َر َش ٌّر ِلي ِفي ِدي ِني َو َم َع‬ َ ‫ َوإِ ْن ُك ْن‬،‫ار ْك ِلي ِفي ِه‬ ِ ‫ ثُ َّم َب‬،‫ِلي‬
َ ‫ َوا ْقدُرْ لِي‬،ُ‫ فَاصْ ِر ْفهُ َعنِّي َواصْ ِر ْفنِي َع ْنه‬,ِ‫آجلِه‬
‫الخ ْي َر‬ ِ ‫أَ ْم ِري أَوْ فِي عَا ِج ِل أَ ْم ِري َو‬
)‫ضنِي بِهِ » (البخاري‬ ِ ْ‫ ثُ َّم أَر‬، َ‫ْث َكان‬ ُ ‫َحي‬
Allahumma innee as’takhiroka be’ilmeka, wa as’taqdiroka be’qudratika, wa
as’aluka min fadhlikal azeem, fa’innaka taqdiru wa la aqdiru, wa ta’lamu wa la
a’alamu, wa Anta Allamul ghuyoob, Allahumma in kunta ta’alamu anna hazal
amra khairun li fi deenee wa ma’ashi wa aaqebati amri au aajele amri wa
ajelehi, faqdurho li wa yassirho li, summa barik li feehe, wa in kunta ta’alamu
anna hazal amra sharrunli fi deenee wa ma’ashi wa aaqebati amri au fi aajele
amri wa ajelehi fasrifhu annee wasrifni anho, waqdur leyal khaira haiso kana,
summa ardheni behee.
Translation: O Allah, 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 Allah, 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."
(Bukhari)

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Duas: 29) Dua of Istikhara