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Dua of istikhara

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دعـاء صـلاة الاستخـارة

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي، فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ. وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي، فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ، وَاقْدُرْ لِي الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي بِهِ.

O Allah, I seek the better choice through Your knowledge and the ability through Your power; I ask from Your immense bounty. You have power and I do not; You know and I do not; You know all unseen things. If You know this matter is good for my religion, livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs, decree it, make it easy, and bless it for me. If You know it is harmful to my religion, livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs, turn it away from me and turn me away from it. Decree good for me wherever it is, then make me content with it.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1166

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Sahih al-Bukhari 1166

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