Anxiety & Hardship
Salat al-Istikhara – Seeking Guidance
ٱللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِن فَضْلِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنتَ عَلَّٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ
Allāhumma innī astakhīruka biʿilmika wa astaqdiruka biqudratika wa asʾaluka min faḍlika al-ʿaẓīm, fa innaka taqdiru wa lā aqdiru wa taʿlamu wa lā aʿlamu wa anta ʿallāmu al-ghuyūb
O Allah, I seek Your guidance by virtue of Your knowledge, and I seek ability by virtue of Your power, and I ask You of Your great bounty. For You are capable and I am not, You know and I do not know, and You are the Knower of the unseen.
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Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 6382
(Sahih)
When to Recite
Pray two rak'ahs then recite this dua when facing an important decision
Repetitions:
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