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Dua'a for Istikhara
If you want to seek divine
favour and guidance before doing or undertaking any work there are a few
procedures, given in the following dua'a as known as
istikharah.
Shaykh al Tusi has advised the
seeker of istikhara to have a bath pray a 2 rakat salat and after the
salam go into sajdah and recite 3 times :
ASTAKHEERULLAAHA
FEE JAMEE-I UMOOREE KULLIHAA KHIYARATAN FEE AA'AFIYATIN
After reciting the du-a'a do
what you feel just and suitable.
DUA'A 5 :
It is reported that Imam Sahib
al Zaman has advised the believers to seek istikhara as under :
(i) keep in mind the task with
the intention of doing it.
(ii) recite salawat 3
tinmes.
ALLAAHUMMA
S'ALLI A'LAA MUH'AMMADIN WA AALI MUHA'AMMAD
(iii) hold a rosary(trasbih)
at any place in your left hand anf from there with the right hand, start
moving two beads at a time. If only one bead remains in the end do
what you want to do and if two beads are left do not do it. Doing or
not doing is optional not compulsory.
DUA'A 6
Refer to du-a'a 5 and do as
under:
(i) keep in mind the task with
the intention of not doing it
(ii) recite salawat as given
in (ii) of du-a'a 5
(iii) do as advised in (iii)
of du-a'a but if two beads are left in the end the work has to be
done. It becomes obligatory to carry it out, otherwise there is
every likelihood of loss and deprivation.
DUA'A 7
We give below the method of
istikhara recommended by Imam Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq :
Perform Wudu (ablution) or
after praying any salat, sit facing qiblah and recite :
(i)Al Fatihaha
(Once)
(ii) Al Ikhlas (3
times)
(iii) Salawat (15
times)
(iv) Recite the following dua
:
ALLAAHUMMA
INNE AS-ALUKA BIH'AQQIL H'USAYNI WA JADDIHEE WA ABEEHI WA AKHEEHI WA
UMMIHEE WAL A-IMMATI MIN D'URRIYYATIHEE AN TUS'ALLIYA A'LAA MUH'AMMADIN WA
AALI MUH'AMMADIN WA AN TAJ-A'LA LIYAL KHIYARATA FEE HADD'IHIS SABH'ATI WA
AN TURIYANEE MAA HUWAL ASLAH'U LEE FEE DEENEE WA DUNYAAYA ALLAAHUMMA IN
KAANA AS'LAH'U FEE DEENEE WA DUNYAAYA FI-A'LA MAA ANAA A'AZIMUN A'LAYHI
FAAMURNEE WA ILLAA FANHANEE INNAKA A'LAA KULLI SHAY-IN QADEER.
(v) now hold the rosary in
your left hand at any place and start moving one bead at a time with your
right hand and say
SUBH'AANALLAAH,
ALH'AMDULILLAH, LA ILAAHA ILLALLAAH on three heads one by one,
continue it till you reach the end. If the last bead ends with
SUBH'AANALLAAH it means 'neither good nor bad". If it ends with
ALH'AAMDULILLAAH IT MEANS GOOD. And if it ends with LAA
ILAAHA ILLALLAAH it means do not do it.
DUA'A 8
Given below is
the method of seeking istikhara from the holy quaran recommended by the
Propher
(i) Recite al Ikhlas 3
times
(ii) recite salawat at 3
times
(iii) then say:
ALLAAHUMMA
INNEE TAFAA-ALTU BIKITAABIKA WA TAWAKKALTU A'LAYKA FA-ARINEE MIN KITAABIKA
MAA HUWA MAKTOOBUN MIN SIRRIKAL MAKANOONI FEE GHAYBIKA
(iv) Open the Holy Quran and
derive the indication from the first line of right hand page.
DUA'A 9
Given below is the method of
seeking istikhara from the Holi Quran recommended by Imam Jafar bin
Muhammad al Sadiq.
(i) Say BISMILLAAHIR
RAH'MAANIR RAH'EEM
(ii) Say :
IN KAANA
FEE QAZ'AA-IKA WA QADARIKA AN TAMUNNA A'LAA SHI-ATI AALI MUH'AMMADIN
A'LAYHIMUS SALAAMU BIFARAJI WALIYYIKA WA H'UJJATIKA A'LAA KHALQIKA
FA-AKHRU ILAYNAA AAYATAN MIN KITAABIKA NASTADILLU BIHA A'LAA
D'AALIKA
