Im Going to Pray Istihara and Ill Let You Know Ia
Originally published 2013
The Abased Prayer
A few years ago, I came beyond a book that one of my relatives had called: "The Three Abandoned Prayers". In it, the author discusses three prayers that have been largely underused past many Muslims, merely which concord cracking power. They were Salat-ut-Tawbah (The Salah of Repentence), Salat-ul-Istikhara (The Salah of Seeking A God-Guided Upshot in Times of Decision), Salat-ul-Tasbih (The Salah of Glorification of God).
No doubtfulness, many of us have been heedless of these powerful tools for growing in our closeness to Allah, just one in particular which is important to re-call up is Istikhara.
The process for this Salah, is best described past the hadith:
On the potency of Jaabir Ibn 'Abdullah he said: The Prophet (S) would instruct us to pray for guidance in all of our concerns, just every bit he would teach u.s. a chapter from the Qur'an. He (S) would say 'if any of you intends to undertake a mater then let him pray two supererogatory units (two rak'ah naafilah) of prayer and after which he should supplicate:
'O Allaah, I seek Your counsel by Your noesis and by Your power I seek strength and I enquire You lot from Your immense favour, for verily You are able while I am not and verily Y'all know while I exercise not and Y'all are the Knower of the unseen. O Allaah, if You know this affair -and here he mentions his need- to be good for me in relation to my religion, my life, and finish, and then decree and facilitate it for me, and bless me with it, and if You know this thing to exist ill for me towards my religion, my life, and end, so remove it from me and remove me from it , and decree for me what is good wherever it be and make me satisfied with such.'
Such a powerful tool we have been given, to admit our complete lack of knowledge, power, power, and sight, and the absolute authorization of Allah (swt) in all these abilities. Such a neat and mighty prayer, comprehensive in its outlook, its span of time, and its effect on our lives. Balanced inside this world and the Time to come. Something which only Divine Guidance could take brought united states.
Many of u.s. use this prayer, rightfully, to seek Allah'south assistance in making decisions concerning school, getting a chore, getting married, going to Hajj, or maybe fifty-fifty choosing a business firm. Unfortunately though, we accept relegated ane of the nearly powerful duas available, to only the most of import decisions.
What we don't realize however, is that this prayer demand not simply be for the most important, crucial decisions in our lives. Why do those who are in Islamic Piece of work, not use this prayer when making decisions in the organization? Why not use it when making difficult choices at work? For a specific project pick or topic option for a paper in schoolhouse? Why do we not use it every time we say: "Ya Allah…I wish you would only me what is best for me!" or "Ya Allah! I wish you would just show me what to do!"
And so many decisions that the activist brother or sis has to make. So many decisions at our workplaces. But in these decisions, we don't remember that much of our worry tin can be removed by leaving the decision to Allah (swt).
What made the Companions the unique Quranic generation, was that their entire thought process revolved around the Quran and around supplication to Allah. The relegated to Allah and His Messenger, every decision in their lives, after putting forth an intelligent and sincere effort at solving their problems
As the Prophet said: "Ad-Dua mukh-ul-'ibaadah".
Supplication is the essence of worship.
So next time we have a determination, big or small, that is of some event, call up – No 1 who ever consults with his Lord in sincerity, shall e'er be displeased with His Prescript.
Brand use of istikhara! Once an Imam sabbatum with me when I asked his communication and told me something almost one of the leaders of the Muslim customs. He told me: "Blood brother, every person who has success in the Deen, has a secret, some worship he does that sets him above and across and helps him towards Allah. You lot know what his [the leader] cloak-and-dagger it? Every fourth dimension he travels, and I've seen him, he prays istikhara. He asks for guidance in his travels, and on the diverse affairs of his life, and he makes utilize of his times of travel to do it. So have some secret that you employ also."
Secrets aside, istikhara is powerful. So inshAllah lets use information technology.
Misconceptions virtually istikhara:
ane. Istikhara is non about having a dream. If one reviews the wording of the hadith, one finds that it is not asking for a dream, information technology is asking God to brand one's affairs occur in the all-time way. Because one did non have a dream, a sign on a bus or a billboard go by them on the highway, does not mean it didn't "work".
2. You CAN take a dream or a sign, and this is totally possible. Simply one should recognize that this is primarily about request Allah to have control and that ane is relegating his will to Allah'southward will, knowledge, and infinite insight about what is all-time for you. And when yous make this, yous are finding the best way of putting your heart at ease, past request Allah (swt) to handle your affairs with what He knows is best and finding comfort that the King of the Heavens and the Earth has your back, inshAllah.
3. Another dua of the Prophet nosotros should all be aware of along this same line can be found hither
http://www.makedua.com/display_dua.php?sectionid=27 (scroll to sixth from the lesser for Standard arabic text)
'O Ever Living, O Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all, by Your mercy I seek assist, rectify for me all of my diplomacy and do not leave me to myself, fifty-fifty for the blink of an centre.'
May Allah give us the best in this earth and the hereafter.
About the writer
Abdul Sattar Ahmed is a young IT professional person from Chicago, IL. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2006 with a Bachelors in Finance with a second Major of Management Information Systems. He was a member of Young Muslims of North America for over ten years, serving in roles at the local, regional, and national levels with a focus on the organization's educational program.
He currently works in the Software Engineering field in Chicago, and is receiving training in the Islamic sciences part-time at Dar ul Qasim Institute and the Islamic Learning Foundation'southward Chicago Campus, and studies Islamic subjects independently with other scholars. He is a lath fellow member of the Islamic Learning Foundation and teaches Standard arabic and Islamic studies there under the lead of his teachers. His interests include software development, the written report of the Qur'an, Islamic didactics, police force, and history.
Source: https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/worship-personaldvlpt/dua/power-of-salat-ul-istikhara-abdul-sattar/
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