Sahih al-Bukhari 7390

Hadith text

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:As-Salami: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to teach his companions to perform the prayer of Istikhara for each and every matter just as he used to teach them the Suras from the Qur'an He used to say, "If anyone of you intends to do something, he should offer a two rak`at prayer other than the compulsory prayers, and after finishing it, he should say: O Allah! I consult You, for You have all knowledge, and appeal to You to support me with Your Power and ask for Your Bounty, for You are able to do things while I am not, and You know while I do not; and You are the Knower of the Unseen. O Allah If You know It this matter (name your matter) is good for me both at present and in the future, (or in my religion), in my this life and in the Hereafter, then fulfill it for me and make it easy for me, and then bestow Your Blessings on me in that matter. O Allah! If You know that this matter is not good for me in my religion, in my this life and in my coming Hereafter (or at present or in the future), then divert me from it and choose for me what is good wherever it may be, and make me be pleased with it." (See Hadith No. 391, Vol)

Jabir bin Abdullah As-Salami bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool (SAW) apne sahaaba ko har maamle mein Istikhara ki namaz padhna sikhaate the, jaise wo unhein Quran ki Surahen sikhaate the. Wo kaha karte the, 'Agar tum mein se koi kuch karne ka iraada rakhta hai, to use farz namaz ke ilaawa do rakat namaz padhni chaahiye, aur use khatam karne ke baad, use kehna chaahiye: "Aye Allah! Main tujhse mashwara maangta hoon, kyunke tujhe har ilm hai, aur main tujhse apni madad ki apeal karta hoon apni taaqat se, aur tujhse apni fayaazi maangta hoon, kyunke tu sab kuch kar sakta hai jabke main nahi kar sakta, aur tu jaanta hai jabke main nahi jaanta; aur tu Ghaib ka Jaanne wala hai. Aye Allah! Agar tu jaanta hai ke ye maamla (apne maamle ka naam lo) mere liye achha hai, mere is duniya aur Aakhirat mein (ya mere deen mein), is zindagi mein aur Aakhirat mein, to ise mere liye poora kar aur mere liye aasaan bana, aur phir usme mujhpar apni barkaten naazil kar. Aye Allah! Agar tu jaanta hai ke ye maamla mere deen ke liye achha nahi hai, is duniya aur aane wali Aakhirat mein (ya abhi ya bhavishya mein), to mujhe isse door kar aur mere liye jo bhi achha ho use chun le, jahaan bhi wo ho, aur mujhe usse raazi kar de."' (Poori tafseel ke liye Hadees No. 391, Jild dekhein.)

Sahih al-Bukhari 7390 · Book 97, Hadith 19