Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr

باب فِي الاِسْتِخَارَةِ

Chapter: Regarding Istikharah.

1 hadith · references 1538–1538

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Abu Dawud · 1538إِذَا هَمَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِالْأَمْرِ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنْ غَيْرِ الْفَرِيضَةِ ، وَلْيَقُلْ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ ، فَإِنّJabir 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 on10 narrators·parallel chain