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00:00Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
00:02Friends, in this video we will discuss about Istikhara.
00:08Actually, the biggest misconception about Istikhara is that
00:13we different people who say that we do Istikhara,
00:18then to make someone else do Istikhara is not Sunnah.
00:23As if we see this Sahih Bukhari Hadith,
00:27in which it is written in Hadith No. 1162,
00:31Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah R.A. narrates that
00:35Rasulullah S.A.W. teaches us to do Istikhara in everything
00:40as if he teaches us a Surah of the Holy Quran.
00:44Prophet S.A.W. said,
00:46when one of you wants to do something,
00:49then it is obligatory to offer two Raka'at of Salah,
00:52and then pray this Dua.
00:54One should do Istikhara himself,
00:56and not make someone else do it.
00:58There is also a misconception about Istikhara,
01:01that it is obligatory to sleep,
01:03and then it is obligatory to have a dream.
01:06There is no need for such Istikhara.
01:09Istikhara can be done during the day as well.
01:12As it is written, apart from Fardh Salah,
01:14you can do Istikhara in Zuhur,
01:16in Asr, in Maghrib as well.
01:18You can do it in Isha as well.
01:20It is not obligatory to sleep.
01:22Istikhara means that you ask Allah for goodness.
01:25This is Istikhara's Dua.
01:27You can download it on your mobile,
01:30offer Salah,
01:32and then pray Istikhara.
01:34You have to keep in mind that
01:36you will pray the rest of the Dua.
01:53You have to think about what you want to do.
01:56You have two qualifications,
01:58and you want to choose one of them.
02:01You have to think about what you want to do.
02:04You have to decide about a job,
02:06whether you want to stay here or resign.
02:09You want to go to a partnership,
02:11whether you want to go or not,
02:13you have to keep this in mind.
02:15You have to think about this in your mind.
02:18You have a proposal,
02:20whether you want to go or not,
02:22you have to think about this.
02:24You have to ask Allah for goodness.
02:26You don't have to ask your parents or anyone else.
02:29You have to ask Allah for goodness.
02:31And then after this number,
02:33what do you have to read?
02:40There are so many beautiful words in this.
02:42If you are thinking that
02:44your livelihood is better than your work,
02:46then you have to decide about this.
02:48And make it easy for me.
02:50And then put blessings in it for me.
02:53If you know that
02:58This matter has come again,
03:00then you have to think again
03:02whether you want to do it or not.
03:04And then again,
03:05Allah says,
03:15So here again,
03:16you have to keep this in mind.
03:18And then it is written,
03:19My livelihood is worse than my work.
03:21So keep it away from me.
03:23And keep it away from me.
03:25And keep it away from me.
03:27And decide goodness for me.
03:29Wherever it is,
03:30then make me pleased with it.
03:32The biggest advantage of this charity
03:34is that if you do all this,
03:36then you will never regret it.
03:38No matter how big the decision is,
03:40if you read this one prayer,
03:42read two Nafl,
03:43and read this prayer,
03:44after that,
03:45whatever decision you make,
03:46your heart will be at peace all your life.
03:48And you will never regret your decision.
03:51And there is another small prayer,
03:53a brief one.
03:54Now for this,
03:55it is necessary to do ablution,
03:56to read two rak'ahs.
03:57But if you are in a shop,
03:59and you are doing some immediate charity,
04:01then see,
04:02it is written,
04:04help and guidance.
04:05If you want,
04:06while walking,
04:07this is that prayer,
04:08it is written,
04:09very useful,
04:10on the spot,
04:11decisions,
04:12that one may need to take.
04:14Now on the spot,
04:15if you want to take a bus,
04:16which bus should I take,
04:17which bus should I take,
04:18or which book should I buy,
04:19which company should I buy,
04:20four shoes,
04:21which shoe should I buy,
04:22whatever.
04:23So whatever immediate decision you want to take,
04:25then you can read this prayer on that.
04:27Allahumma khirli wakhtarli.
04:29Allahumma khirli wakhtarli.
04:32So this is a walking ablution.
04:34If you read this prayer,
04:35then inshaAllah,
04:36Allah will give you help and guidance,
04:38and whatever decision you make,
04:40it will be best for you.
04:41So I am repeating this again and again,
04:43do ablution yourself.
04:44Sunnah is to do ablution yourself.
04:46To involve anyone,
04:47this is not in Sunnah.
04:48So do ablution yourself,
04:50ask from Allah yourself,
04:51and inshaAllah,
04:52after ablution,
04:53whatever decision you make,
04:54you will never regret it.
04:56Allahumma khirli wakhtarli.
04:57Allahumma khirli wakhtarli.
04:59Allahumma khirli wakhtarli.
05:00Allahumma khirli wakhtarli.
05:01Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.