‫االستخارة‬ ‫دعاء‬

‫‪Supplication of Istikharah‬‬

‫ع ِلي ِه‬‫صلهى للاه َ‬ ‫َّللاِ َ‬ ‫سو هل ه‬ ‫ع ْنهه قَا َل ‪َ :‬كانَ َر ه‬ ‫ض ْي اَلله َ‬ ‫ع ْن َجابِ ٍر َر ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ورةَ ِم ْن‬ ‫س َ‬ ‫ور هك ِل َها َك َما يهعَ ِل همنَا ال ُّ‬ ‫َارةَ فِي ْال ه هم ِ‬ ‫اال ْستِخ َ‬ ‫سله ْم يهعَ ِل همنَا ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫غي ِْر‬ ‫آن َيقه ْو هل ‪ :‬إِذَا َه هم أَ َحده هك ْم ِب ْال َ ْم ِر فَ ْليَ ْر َك ْع َر ْك َعتَي ِْن ِم ْن َ‬ ‫ْالقه ْر ِ‬
‫إِنِي أَ ْستَ ِخ ْي هر َك ِب ِع ْل ِم َك‬ ‫ض ِة ث ه هم ِليَقه ْل ‪ ( :‬اَلله هه هم‬ ‫ْالفَ ِري َ‬
‫ض ِل َك ْال َع ِظ ِيم فَإِنه َك تَ ْقد هِر‬ ‫َوأَ ْست َ ْقد هِر َك ِبقه ْد َر ِت َك َو أَ ْسأَله َك ِم ْن فَ ْ‬
‫ت تَ ْعلَ هم‬ ‫ب ا َلله هه هم إِ ْن هك ْن َ‬ ‫ع هّل هم ْالغهيهو ِ‬ ‫ت َ‬ ‫َو َال أ َ ْقد هِر َوت َ ْعلَ هم َو َال أ َ ْعلَ هم َوأ َ ْن َ‬
‫ي) أَ ْو‬ ‫عاقِبَ ِة أَ ْم ِر ْ‬
‫َخيْر ِل ْي فِ ْي ِد ْينِ ْي َو َمعَا ِش ْي َو َ‬ ‫أَ هن َهذَا ْال َ ْم َر‬
‫ار ْك ِل ْي‬ ‫آج ِل ِه فَا ْقد ْهرهه ِل ْي َويَس ِْرهه ِل ْي ث ه هم َب ِ‬ ‫ي َو ِ‬ ‫اج ِل أَ ْم ِر ْ‬ ‫قَا َل ‪َ ( :‬‬
‫ع ِ‬
‫ت تَ ْعلَ هم أَ هن َهذَا ْال َ ْم َر شَر ِل ْي فِ ْي ِد ْينِ ْي‬ ‫فِ ْي ِه اَلله هه هم َو ِإ ْن هك ْن َ‬
‫ص ِر ْفهه‬ ‫آج ِل ِه فَا ْ‬ ‫ي َو ِ‬ ‫اج ِل أَ ْم ِر ْ‬‫ع ِ‬‫ي) أَ ْو قَا َل ‪َ (:‬‬ ‫عا ِق َب ِة أ َ ْم ِر ْ‬ ‫َو َم َعا ِش ْي َو َ‬
‫ضنِ ْي ِب ِه )‪.‬‬ ‫ار ِ‬‫ْث َكانَ ث ه هم ْ‬ ‫ي ْال َخي َْر َحي ه‬ ‫ع ْنهه َوا ْقد ْهر ِل َ‬ ‫ص ِر ْفنِ ْي َ‬ ‫عنِ ْي َوا ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ضنِي ْ بِ ِه)‬ ‫َوفِي ِرواية ( ث ه هم َر ِ‬

‫‪1166‬‬ ‫ي‬ ‫َر َواهه ْالبهخ ِ‬

‫َار ُّ‬

‫‪transliteration‬‬

‫‪Allahumma inni astkhiurak bi’ilmika wa astaqdiruka biqudratika wa asaluka min fadlika L-‬‬
‫‪Azeem fa innaka taqirru wa la aqiru wa ta’alam wa la ‘alam wa anta ‘allam Al-ghayub,‬‬
‫‪Allahumma in kunta ta’lamu anna hadha l-amruk (mention your need here) khyrun li fi dini‬‬
‫‪wa m’ashi wa aqibah amri aw qal ‘ajila amri wa aajali faqdiru li wa yasirau li thumma barik li‬‬
‫‪fihi Allahumma wa in kunta ta’alam inna hadha amru (mention your need) sharun li fi dini‬‬
‫‪wa ma’ashi wa ‘aqibah amri aw qal ‘ajili mari wa aajilihi fasrifu ani wasrifni ani waqaduri li l-‬‬
‫‪khayr hathu kan thumma ardini bihi (mention your need), in another narration, thumma‬‬
‫‪radini bihi.‬‬
Translation

Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said, ‘The Messenger of Allah used to teach how to
make the istikharah supplication for all our concerns as he would teach us a Sura from the
Quran. He said, “If you are concerned about a matter pray two units of supererogatory
prayer then (supplicate) say, O Allah, I seek guidance by your knowledge, I seek assistance by
you decree and I beseech you for your great bounty, as you ordain and I do not, you know
and I do not know, and you knower of the unseen. O Allah, if you know that this matter
(mention your need) is good for me, my religion, my livelihood and the succession of my
affairs...” or say, “Bring it for my concern, as you decreed, make it easy for me then bless me
in it.” Or say, “O Allah, if you know this concern (mention your need) is evil for me, for my
religion, my livelihood and the succession of my affairs. Then turn it me away from it and
turn it away from me, and ordain for me goodness where it is then make me pleased by it.”
(mention your need) Or in another narration, “Then make me pleased by it.”

Narrated by Al-Bukhari hadith number one thousand one hundred and sixty six.

Please note there are various different narrations of this hadith.