Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Invocations

48- بَابُ الدُّعَاءِ عِنْدَ الاِسْتِخَارَةِ:

(48) Chapter. The invocation on making Istikharah (an appeal to Allah to guide you on the right path as regards a certain matter).

1 hadith · references 6382–6382

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Bukhari · 6382إِذَا هَمَّ بِالْأَمْرِ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ ،The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach us the Istikhara for each and every matter as he used to teach us the Suras from the Holy Qur'an. (He used to say), "If anyone of you intends to do something, he should offer a two-rak`at pr4 narrators