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Dua Istikhara - Seeking Divine Guidance

When you need to make an important decision

Dua Istikhara

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلاَ أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلاَّمُ الْغُيُوبِ
"O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek Your strength through Your power, and I ask You from Your great bounty. For You have power while I do not, and You know while I do not, and You are the Knower of the unseen."

Reference:

Sahih al-Bukhari 1166

When to recite:

Recite this dua when facing important decisions in life, after performing 2 rakah of prayer.