Asalaamu alaikum Jabou

Alhamdulillah and this is great. Just the other day, me an my advisor were
debating the appropriate experimental designs for my thesis research and I
decided to do Istikhaara before consulting the biometrician.

Indeed, just as the Shaickh said, after performing Istikhaara and consulting
with the plant breeder and biometrician I sure enough feel I'm getting to
the right design. I have numerous experiences of this kind, Alhamdulillah.
It is an unfailing means of acquiring guidance from Allah. May Allah reward
you for propagating this great often relegated and misused Sunnah. Allahumm
salli wasallim ala Nabiyyina Muhammad. Wasalaam.

Modou Mbye


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>Subject: Re: : Du'a Istikhara
>Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:22:13 EDT
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>In a message dated 7/9/99 8:19:07 PM Central Daylight Time,
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>  This is the Du'aa that you will hear a lot of people at home tell you
>that
>they will pay someone to "dugga listay harr" for them. It is actually just
>a
>du'aa that one can do for oneself if you know it, or can read it.It is
>meant
>to be read before embarking on just about anything, and Inshallah Allah
>will
>guide you to take the right course of action for that particular activity.
>May Allah accept our du'aas. Ameen.
>
>Jabou Joh
>
>   Du'aa Istikhara
>
>
>  The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) used to teach us to
>  ask
>  Allah's guidance in all matters just like he used to teach us a Surah out
>  of the Quran. He (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)would say: "If one of you
>  intends on doing a certain matter, let him pray two rakats, then let him
>  say: "Allahumma 'innee 'astakheeruka bi'ilmika, wa 'astaqdiruka
>  biqudratika, wa 'as'aluka min fadhlikal-'adheemi, fa'innaka taqdiru wa la
>  'aqdiru, wa
>  ta'lamu wa la 'a'lamu, wa 'anta 'allamul-ghuyoobi, 'allahumma 'inkunta
>  ta'lamu 'anna hazal 'amru- and here you name it(affair) by its name-
>  khayrun
>  lee fee deenee wa ma'ashee wa 'aqibati 'amree, wa'ajilihi, faqdurhu lee
>wa
>  yassirhu lee, thumma bariklee feeh, wa 'in kunta ta'lamu 'aana
>hazal-'amra
>  sharrun lee fee deenee wa ma-ashee wa 'aqibati 'amree, wa 'ajilihi wa
>  'ajilihi, fasrifhu 'annee wasrifnee 'anhu, waqdurlee 'al-khayra haythu
>  kana,
>  thumma radh-dhinee bihi."
>  One that asks the Creator's guidance in a matter and consults with His
>  creation, then acts deliberatedly would never regret his action.
>  For Allah, the Exalted says: And consult them in the matter [of moment].
>  Then when you have taken a decision put your trust in Allah. For Allah
>  loves
>  hose who put their trust [in Him].
>  {Surat Ale-Imraan (#3) V.159}
>  Qatadatu said: There is not a people that consult among themselves
>seeking
>  Allah's face except that they would be guided to the most straight and
>  correct action for them."
>  Translation.
>  { O! My Ilah! I ask your guidance due to your ability, and I ask help due
>  to
>  your ability. For you are able and I am not able, You know and I do not
>  know, and you are the one that knows hidden matters. O! my Ilah! if you
>  know
>  that this affair -and you name it by its name- is better for me in my
>  faith,
>  my livelihood, the aftermath of my affair, its short term, and its long
>  term, then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bestow blessings
>for
>  me in it; and if You know that this affair is bad for me in my faith, my
>  livelihood, the aftermath of my affair, its shortterm, and its long term,
>  then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it; and decree for me
>the
>  good where ever it is, and then content me with it.}
>
>  -Reported Ibn Taymiyah said it was reported by Al-Bukhari to this effect.
>
>   >>
>
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