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Guidance & decisions
أَدْعِيَةُ الْهِدَايَةِ وَالِاسْتِخَارَةِ
Istikhara and authentic supplications for guidance, steadiness, and protection from poor judgement.
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 لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي بِهِ
Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi-'ilmik, wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratik, wa as'aluka min fadlika-l-'adheem. Fa-innaka taqdiru wa la aqdir, wa ta'lamu wa la a'lam, wa Anta 'Allamu-l-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-l-amra khayrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, fa-qdurhu li wa yassirhu li thumma barik li fih. Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-l-amra sharrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, fa-srifhu 'anni wa-srifni 'anhu, wa-qdur liya-l-khayra haythu kana thumma ardini bih.
O Allah, I seek the good through Your knowledge and ability through Your power, and I ask You from Your immense bounty. You are able and I am not; You know and I do not; You know the unseen. O Allah, if You know this matter is good for my religion, livelihood, and outcome, decree it for me, make it easy, and bless it for me. If You know it is harmful for my religion, livelihood, and outcome, turn it away from me and turn me away from it. Decree the good for me wherever it is, then make me content with it.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1166
Open this dua →يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ
Ya Muqalliba-l-qulub, thabbit qalbi 'ala dinik.
O Changer of hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.
Source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 2140 (hasan)
Open this dua →اللَّهُمَّ أَلْهِمْنِي رُشْدِي، وَأَعِذْنِي مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي
Allahumma alhimni rushdi, wa a'idhni min sharri nafsi.
O Allah, inspire me with sound guidance, and protect me from the evil of my own soul.
The Prophet ﷺ taught these two phrases to Husayn, the father of 'Imran ibn Husayn, when he accepted Islam. Al-Albani, Ahmad Shakir and Zubair Ali Za'i graded the narration weak (da'if); Bashar Awad Ma'ruf graded it hasan. Asking Allah (SWT) for guidance and for refuge from one's own soul is sound in itself.
Source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3483 (da'if)
Open this dua →اللَّهُمَّ مُصَرِّفَ الْقُلُوبِ صَرِّفْ قُلُوبَنَا عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ
Allahumma musarrifa-l-qulub, sarrif qulubana 'ala ta'atik.
O Allah, Turner of hearts, turn our hearts to obedience to You.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the hearts of all the children of Adam (AS) are between two of the fingers of the Most Merciful, like a single heart which He turns as He wills. Then he made this du'a.
Source: Sahih Muslim 2654
Open this dua →اللَّهُمَّ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَحْيِنِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي، وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا عَلِمْتَ الْوَفَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي، اللَّهُمَّ وَأَسْأَلُكَ خَشْيَتَكَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْقَصْدَ فِي الْفَقْرِ وَالْغِنَى، وَأَسْأَلُكَ نَعِيمًا لَا يَنْفَدُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الرِّضَاءَ بَعْدَ الْقَضَاءِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ بَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ، وَالشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ، فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ، وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ، اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنَّا بِزِينَةِ الْإِيمَانِ، وَاجْعَلْنَا هُدَاةً مُهْتَدِينَ
Allahumma bi-'ilmika-l-ghayba wa qudratika 'ala-l-khalqi ahyini ma 'alimta-l-hayata khayran li, wa tawaffani idha 'alimta-l-wafata khayran li. Allahumma wa as'aluka khashyataka fi-l-ghaybi wa-sh-shahadah, wa as'aluka kalimata-l-haqqi fi-r-rida wa-l-ghadab, wa as'aluka-l-qasda fi-l-faqri wa-l-ghina, wa as'aluka na'iman la yanfad, wa as'aluka qurrata 'aynin la tanqati', wa as'aluka-r-rida'a ba'da-l-qada', wa as'aluka barda-l-'ayshi ba'da-l-mawt, wa as'aluka ladhdhata-n-nadhari ila wajhik, wa-sh-shawqa ila liqa'ik, fi ghayri darra'a mudirrah, wa la fitnatin mudillah. Allahumma zayyinna bi-zinati-l-iman, waj'alna hudatan muhtadin.
O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, keep me alive as long as You know life is better for me, and take me when You know death is better for me. O Allah, I ask You for fear of You in private and in public. I ask You for the word of truth in contentment and in anger. I ask You for moderation in poverty and in wealth. I ask You for a bliss that never runs out and a delight of the eye that never ceases. I ask You for contentment after Your decree, and for a cool, pleasant life after death. I ask You for the joy of looking upon Your Face and a longing to meet You, without harmful adversity or a misleading trial. O Allah, adorn us with the beauty of faith, and make us guides who are rightly guided.
'Ammar ibn Yasir led a short prayer and explained that he had made du'a in it with words he heard from the Prophet ﷺ. Among them: truthful speech whether pleased or angry, contentment with Allah's decree, and faith that adorns the believer.
Source: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1305 (sahih)
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