ތިމާއަށް އަމިއްލައަށް ގޮތެއް ނިންމަން އުނދަގޫވާ ކަންކަމުގައި އޮތީ އިސްތިޚާރާ ނަމާދުކުރުމެވެ. އިސްތިޚާރާ ނަމާދަށްފަހު ކުރާނެ ދުޢާ އާއިބެހޭ ގޮތުން ގިނަ ބައަކު ސުވާލުކުރެއެވެ.
މިދުޢާއަކީ ކަމަކާއިމެދު ގޮތެއް އުނދަގޫވެއްޖެނަމަ އިސްތިޚާރާ ނަމާދުކުރުމަށްފަހު ކުރަން ރަސޫލް (ﷺ) ހަދީޘްފުޅު ކުރެއްވެވިކަމަށް ޞަޙީޙް ބުޚާރީގައި ބަޔާންވެގްންވާ ދުޢާއެކެވެ. (ޙަދީޘް 6841) ޞަހީޙް ބުޚާރީގެ އިތުރުން ވެސް ވަރަށް ގިނަ އިމާމުން ވަނީ މިޙަދީޘް ޞައްޙަކަމަށް ބަޔާން ކުރައްވައިފައެވެ. އެއިގެ ތެރޭގައި އަލްތިރްމިޛީ، އަލްނިސާއީ، އަބޫ ދާވޫދު، އިމާމް އަޙްމަދު އަދި އިބްން މާޖާ ހިމެނިވަޑައިގަންނަވައެވެ.
RasoolAllah ﷺ said: ‘If any one of you is concerned about a decision he has to make, then let him pray two rak’ahs of non-obligatory prayer, then say:
للَّهُمَّ 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
“O Allah, verily I seek the better [of either choice] from You, by Your knowledge, and I seek ability from You, by Your power, and I ask You from Your immense bounty. For indeed You have power, and I am powerless; You have knowledge and I know not; You are the Knower of the unseen realms. O Allah, if You know that this matter is good for me with regard to my religion, my livelihood and the end of my affair then decree it for me, facilitate it for me, and grant me blessing in it. And if You know that this matter is bad for me with regard to my religion, my livelihood and the end of my affair then turn it away from me and me from it; and decree for me better than it, wherever it may be, and make me content with it.” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 6841) Benefit The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to teach his companions to make istikhaarah in all things, just as he used to teach them surah’s from the Qur’an. He said: ‘If any one of you is concerned about a decision he has to make, then let him pray two rak’ahs of non-obligatory prayer, then say the above. (Al-Bukhaari, 6841; similar reports are also recorded by al-Tirmidhi, al-Nisaa’i, Abu Dawood, Ibn Maajah and Ahmad) When to pray: ‘Let him pray two rak’ahs of non-obligatory prayer.’ This is mentioned to make it clear that it does not mean fajr prayer, for example. Al-Nawawi said in al-Adhkaar: He can pray istikaarah after two rak’ahs of regular sunnah prayer done at zuhr for example, or after two rak’ahs of any naafil prayers whether they are regularly performed or not. Wisdom: The wisdom behind putting the salaat before the du’aa’ is that istikhaarah is intended to combine the goodness of this world with the goodness of the next. A person needs to knock at the door of the King (Allaah), and there is nothing more effective for this than prayer, because it contains glorification and praise of Allaah, and expresses one's need for Him at all times. Answers: The secret is that one’s heart should not be attached to the matter in question, because that will result in a person becoming restless. Being pleased with something means that one’s heart is content with the decree of Allaah. Rishma Parvez
