Namaz-e-Istikhara Ki Dua
Dua for Istikhara (Guidance Prayer)
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
Transliteration
Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmik, wa astaqdiruka biqudratik, wa as'aluka min fadlikal-'azeem. Fa innaka taqdiru wa la aqdir, wa ta'lamu wa la a'lam, wa anta allamul-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra khairun li fi deeni wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri faqdurhu li wa yassirhu li thumma barik li fih. Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra sharrun li fi deeni wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri fasrifhu 'anni wasrifni 'anhu waqdur liyal-khaira haithu kana thumma ardini bih.
Roman Urdu
Aye Allah! Main Tere ilm ke waseele se Tujh se khair chahta hoon, Teri qudrat se Tujh se taaqat chahta hoon, aur Tere azeem fazl se maangta hoon. Tu qudrat rakhta hai main nahi rakhta, Tu jaanta hai main nahi jaanta, aur Tu ghaibon ka jaanne wala hai. Aye Allah! Agar ye kaam mere deen, meri rozi aur mere anjaam ke liye behtar hai to ise mere liye muqaddar kar de aur aasan kar de phir is mein barkat de. Aur agar ye kaam mere liye bura hai to ise mujh se door kar de aur mujhe is se door kar de aur mere liye khair muqaddar kar jahan bhi ho, phir mujhe us par raazi kar de.
English Translation
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power, and I ask of Your great bounty. You have power and I have none; You know and I know not; You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know this matter to be good for my religion, livelihood and outcome, then ordain it for me, make it easy, and bless it. And if it is bad for me, then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and ordain for me the good wherever it be, then make me pleased with it.
Fazilat / Benefits
Nabi ﷺ sahaba ko ye dua aise sikhaate the jaise Quran ki surah sikhaate the. Har ahem faislay se pehle istikhara karna sunnah hai.
Kab Padhein / When to Read
Kisi bhi ahem faislay se pehle 2 rakat nafl namaz padhein aur phir ye dua padhein.