Sunnats

~ ..................... ~ ................. ~ ........................... ~ r . . . . . . ~ i SALAT-UL-ISTIKHARAH . f i (PRAYER FOR SEEKING GUIDANCE) f • • • • • • i S. l. Whenever one· intends to do something one i 1 should take guidance from Allah ( ;D►~ ). l i To seek such guidance from Allah (;D►~) i f is called "ISTIKHARAH". f t f t f i This has been exhorted in a number of i t traditions. The prophet ( ~_;~:J.11~ ) has f i said that not to seek guidance from Allah i t (;D►~) through "ISTIKHARAH" is nothing t f but bad luck and wretchedness. So before f ♦ ' i taking a decision on a proposal for mar,riage i f or before setting out on .a journey or f i undertaking any other important assignment, f ♦ • t one should seek guidance from Allah f i (;D►J.?-) · through Sa laatul - Istikha ra h. i ♦ • ♦ ♦ • • f S.2. The manner of Salatul-Istikharah as appearing i i ·in a tradition reported by Hazrat Jabir (Allah i . ' f ( ;D►~ ) be pleased with him) is that when t i one intends to do something one should f ♦ • t perform two rakaats of Nafl prayer and then i i recite the following dua: - f ♦ ' • ♦ . • ~ .· ~ ~~.~ .................................... ~ ............................. ~~ -~- ---~-. --"------