ةعفان لا ةيعدلاا

samaawaati wa maa filardh, mandhal-ladhee yashfa'u
indahu illa bi idhnihi, ya lamu maa baina aideehim wa
maa khalfahum, wa laa yuheetoona bishayim -min
ilmihi illa bimaa shaa’a, wasi’a, kursiyyuhussamaawaati
wal-ardh, wa laa ya ooduhu hifzhuhuma, wa
huwal- aliyyul- azheem.
Allah: There is no god but He, the Alive, the All-
Sustaining. Neither doze overtakes Him nor sleep. To
Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the
earth. Who can intercede with Him without His
permission? He knows what is before them and what is
behind them. And they encompass nothing of His
knowledge except what He wills. His Kursii (chair)
extends to the Heavens and to the Earth, and it does
not weary Him to look after them. And he is the High, the
Supreme. (Al-Bukhari)
48. Salat Al-Istikhara (Prayer for decision making)
When a person intends doing something, he should
seek advice from Allah Ta'ala. This seeking of advice is
called istikhaarah (asking for proper guidance from
Allah Ta'ala). This has been greatly recommended in
the Hadith. Rasulullahﷺ said: "Not seeking advice and
proper guidance from Allah Ta'ala is a great misfortune
and cause of bad luck." If a person intends sending a
proposal somewhere, marrying someone, travelling
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