Dua for Salatul Istikharah
When You do Istikharah to counsel with Allah then make this Dua:
اَللّٰهُـمَّ إِنِّيْٓ أَسْتَخِيْـرُكَ بِعِلْـمِكَ، وَأَسْتَقْـدِرُكَ بِقُـدْرَتِـكَ، وَأَسْـأَلُـكَ مِنْ فَضْـلِكَ الْعَظِـيْمِ، فَإِنَّـكَ تَقْـدِرُ وَلَا أَقْـدِرُ، وَتَـعْلَـمُ وَلَا أَعْلَـمُ، وَأَنْـتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُـيُوْبِ، اَللّٰهُـمَّ إِنْ كُنْـتَ تَعْـلَمُ أَنَّ هٰـذَا الْأَمْـرَ خَـيْرٌ لِّيْ فِيْ دِيْنِيْ وَمَعَاشِيْ وَعَاقِـبَةِ أَمْـرِيْ، فَاقْـدُرْهُ لِيْ وَيَسِّـرْهُ لِيْ ثُـمَّ بَارِكْ لِيْ فِيْـهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْـتَ تَعْـلَمُ أَنَّ هٰـذَا الْأَمْـرَ شَـرٌّ لِّيْ فِيْ دِيْنِيْ وَمَعَـاشِيْ وَعَاقِـبَةِ أَمْـرِيْ، فَاصْرِفْـهُ عَنِّيْ وَاصْرِفْنِيْ عَنْـهُ وَاقْـدُرْ لِيَ الْخَـيْرَ حَيْـثُ كَانَ ثُـمَّ أَرْضِـنِيْ بِـهٖ
English Transliteration of the Dua:
Allahumma innee astakheeruka bi ‘ilmika wa astaqdiruka bi qadratika wa as’aluka min fadlika al-’adheem fa innaka taqdiru wa la aqdiru wa ta’lamu wa la a’lamu wa anta ‘allaam ul-ghuyoob. Allahumma in kunta ta’lamu anna haadha al-amra khayrun lee fee deenee wa ma’aashee wa ‘aaqibati amree faqdurhu lee wa yassirhu lee thumma baarik lee feehi wa in kunta ta’lamu anna haadha al-amara sharrun lee fee deenee wa ma’aashee wa ‘aaqibati amree fasrifhu ‘annee wasrifnee ‘anhu waqdur lee al-khayra haythu kaana thumma ardinee bih
English Translation of the Dua:
O Allah, I seek Your guidance (in making a choice) by virtue of Your knowledge, and I seek ability by virtue of Your power, and I ask You of Your great bounty. You have power, and I do not. You know, and I know not, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter [mention the thing to be decided] is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, my worldly affairs, and in the hereafter then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, my worldly affairs, and in the hereafter then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and decree for me the good wherever it may be and make me content with it. Ref: 6382 Sahih al-Bukhari
