]> 2026-04-07T01:54:10+00:00 SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24867 0 en Sunan Abu Dawoud Jabir Bin Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to teach us the supplication for isthikharah seeking what us beneficial from Allah as he would teach us a surah chapter from the Quran. He would tell us: When one of you intends to do a work; he should offer two supererogatory rakahs of prayer; and then say at the end of the prayer : O Allah; I seek Your choice on the better of the two matters based upon Your knowledge; and I seek Your decree based upon Your power; and I ask You for Your great bounties. For Indeed; You are the One Who Decrees; and I do not decree; and You know; and I do not know; and You are the Knower of the Unseen. O Allah; if you know this; and You are the Knower of the Unseen. O Allah; if you know this - here he should name exactly what he wishes - is better for me with regard to my religion; and my life; and my afterlife; and the end result of my affairs; then decree it to me; and make it easy for me; and bless me on it. O Allah; and if You know this to be evil for me - and he says just as he said the first time - then avert it for me; and avert me from it. And decree for me good wherever it might be; the make me content with it. A version goes: If the work is good immediately or subsequently Ibn Maslamah and Ibn Isa reported from Muhammad Bin AlMunkadir on the authority of Jabir. 0.33 true 2018-11-14T23:55:45Z 2458437.4970486 SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24867 0 1 broadtable 5 [[Category:HodHood Indexing]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Book Name::+]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Chapter Name::+]] [[Has Hadith Grade::Sahih AlBukhari]] SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24867 0 1 broadtable 5 [[Category:HodHood Indexing]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Book Name::+]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Chapter Name::+]] [[Has Hadith Grade::Sahih Muslim]] SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24867 0 1 broadtable 5 [[Category:HodHood Indexing]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Book Name::+]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Chapter Name::+]] [[Has Hadith Grade::Sunan AlNasai]] SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24867 0 1 broadtable 5 [[Category:HodHood Indexing]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Book Name::+]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Chapter Name::+]] [[Has Hadith Grade::Sunan Abu Dawoud]] SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24867 0 1 broadtable 5 [[Category:HodHood Indexing]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Book Name::+]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Chapter Name::+]] [[Has Hadith Grade::Sunan AlTermithi]] SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24867 0 1 broadtable 5 [[Category:HodHood Indexing]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Book Name::+]] [[Has HodHood Indexing Chapter Name::+]] [[Has Hadith Grade::Muwata Malik]] SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24867 0 [2,"smw-datavalue-wikipage-property-invalid-title","Has Quran Surat","Category:"] SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24867