Istikhara
On
the authority of Jaabir Tim Abdullah, he
said: The Prophet (salallahu
Alayhi wasallam) would instruct us to pray
for guidance in all at our
concerns, just as he would teach us a
chapter from the Ou'ran. He wouldsay
"If any of you intends to undertake a matter
than let him pray 2 supererogatory rakahs of
prayer and after which he would
supplicate:"0Allah, I seek. Your guidance [in making a choice] by virtue
of Your knowledge, and 'I seek ability
by virtue of your power, and I ask You of
Your great bounty. You have power, I have
none. And. You know, I
know not.
You are
the Knower of hidden things. 0 Allah, if in Your knowledge, this matter (then it
should be mentioned by name) is good
for me both in this world and in the Hereafter (or: in my religion, mylivelihood and my,
affairs), then ordain it for me, make it easy forme,
and bless it for me. And if in Your
knowledge it is bad for me and for my
religion, my livelihood and my affairs (or:
for me both in this world and
the next), then turn me away
from it, [and turn it away from me], and
ordain for me the good wherever it may be and make inc
pleased with it."
Du'a /
Supplications For
Anxiety And
Sorrow
0 Allah, I am Your servant,
son of Your servant, son of Your
maidservant my forelock is in Your hand,
Your command over me
is
forever executed and Your decree over me is
just. I ask You by every
name belonging to You which You name
Yourself with, or revealed in
Your Book, or You taught to any of Your
creation, or You have
preserved in the knowledge of
the unseen_ with You, that You make
theQur'an the life of my
heart and the
light of
my breast, and adeparture
for my sorrow and re ease for my anxiety'
Du'a /
Supplication For
One In Distress
'0 Allah, it is Your mercy
that I hope for, so do not leave me in
charge of my affairs even for
a blink of an eye and rectify for me
of my affairs. None has the
right to he worshipped except You.
Du'a /
Supplication For One Whose
Affairs Have Become Difficult
'0 Allah, there is no ease
except in
which You have made easy,
and You make difficulty, if You 'wish, easy!
Du'a /
Supplication Stricken With A Mishap Or
Overtaken
By An Affair
The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah, than the
weak believer and there is goodness in both. Strive for that which
will
benefit you, seek help from Allah and do not
despair. If a
mishap
should happen to befall you then do not say
' If only I had acted....
such and
such would have happened'. Rather say:'
Allah has decreed and what He wills, He
does'....for
verify 'If' lets in the work of the devil.'
Indeed Allah rebukes due to negligence and
slackness, but take
to
determination and caution, and if a matter
should overtake
you then
say: 'Allah is sufficient for me, and how
line a trustee
(He is).'
Du'a / Supplication For One
Afflicted
By A Calamity
'To Allah we 'belong and unto
Him is our return. 0 Allah,
recompense me for my
affliction and replace it for me with
something
better.'
Du'a / Supplication
When Angry
'I Take Refuge With Allah From The Accursed
Devil.'
Du'a Supplication When In
Fear Of a People
'O Allah,
Protect Me From Them With What You Choose.
Du'a /Supplication When Feeling Some
Pain In The Body
'Place your hand at the site
of the pain and say: (i) In the
name of Allah (three times)
...then supplicate seven times: (ii)
'I take refuge with Allah and
within His omnipotence
from
the evil that I feel and am
wary of.'
