Istikhara — Masnoon Tareeqa, Dua aur Rehnumai
Istikhara Allah Ta’ala se kisi jaiz faislay mein khair aur rehnumai talab karne ka masnoon tareeqa hai. Yeh do rakat nafl aur ek dua hai — ghaib ki khabar, peshgoi ya kisi hisaab-kitab ka nateeja nahi.
Istikhara kya hai?
استخارہ کیا ہے؟Lafz "istikhara" ka matlab hai khair talab karna. Bande ke paas ilm mehdood hai, is liye woh do rakat nafl parh kar Allah se kehta hai ke jo mere haq mein behtar hai woh mere liye asaan farma de, aur jo mere liye nuqsan-deh hai us se mujhe pher de.
Yeh dua mashwara aur tehqeeq ki jagah nahi leti. Aqal se kaam lena, jaan-ne walon se poochna, aur phir faisla kar ke Allah par bharosa karna — istikhara isi silsile ki ek kari hai.
Istikhara kab karna chahiye?
کب کرنا چاہیےHar us jaiz maamle mein jahan karna ya na karna tay karna mushkil ho.
Jahan istikhara hota hai
Rishta, mulazmat, karobar, safar, taleem, ghar ki khareed — yani jaiz kaam jin mein do raay ho.
Jahan istikhara nahi hota
Faraz aur wajib kaamon mein (jaise namaz parhna) aur naajaiz kaamon mein istikhara nahi kiya jata.
Pehle yeh karein
Maloomat jama karein aur ahal-e-raye se mashwara karein — istikhara us ke saath ka qadam hai.
Istikhara kaise karein?
طریقہChaar aasan qadam.
Neeyat aur waqt
Dil mein woh maamla motaiyan karein jis ke liye istikhara karna hai. Faraz namaz ke ilawa koi bhi jaiz waqt ho sakta hai; makrooh auqat se bachna behtar hai.
Do rakat nafl
Faraz ke ilawa do rakat nafl namaz parhein, jaise aam nafl parhi jati hai. Baaz ulama ne pehli rakat mein Surah Al-Kafiroon aur doosri mein Surah Al-Ikhlas parhna pasand kiya hai, lekin yeh lazmi nahi — koi bhi surah parhi ja sakti hai.
Dua
Salam ke baad masnoon dua parhein. Jahan "hadhal-amr" (yeh kaam) aata hai, wahan dil mein apna maamla hazir rakhein, ya us jagah apna maamla zubaan se bhi le sakte hain.
Mashwara aur faisla
Dua ke baad ahal-e-raye se mashwara karein, haqaiq dekhein, aur jis taraf dil mutmain ho us par tawakkul ke saath aage barhein.
Masnoon Istikhara ki dua
دعائے استخارہاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي (أَوْ قَالَ: عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ) فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي، وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي، ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ. وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي (أَوْ قَالَ: فِي عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ) فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي، وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ، وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ، ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي بِهِ
Hawala: Sahih al-Bukhari 1162 (aur 6382, 7390) — riwayat Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (RA). Qausain (brackets) wala hissa raawi ka shak hai: dono mein se koi bhi alfaz parhe ja sakte hain.
Dua ka Urdu meaning (mafhoom)
Ae Allah! Main Tere ilm ke zariye Tujh se khair maangta hoon, aur Teri qudrat ke zariye Tujh se qudrat talab karta hoon, aur Tere bade fazl ka sawal karta hoon.
Kyunke Tu qudrat rakhta hai aur main nahi rakhta, Tu jaanta hai aur main nahi jaanta, aur Tu hi ghaib ki baaton ko khoob jaanne wala hai.
Ae Allah! Agar Tere ilm mein yeh kaam mere deen, meri maeeshat aur mere anjaam ke lihaz se (ya farmaya: mere fori aur baad ke maamle mein) mere liye behtar hai, to ise mere liye muqaddar farma, mere liye asaan farma, phir mere liye is mein barkat de.
Aur agar Tere ilm mein yeh kaam mere deen, meri maeeshat aur mere anjaam ke lihaz se (ya farmaya: mere fori aur baad ke maamle mein) mere liye bura hai, to ise mujh se pher de aur mujhe is se pher de, aur mere liye khair jahan bhi ho muqaddar farma, phir mujhe us par raazi kar de.
Dua parhte waqt jahan “hadhal-amr” (yeh kaam) aata hai, wahan dil mein apna maamla hazir rakhein. Tarjuma mafhoom ke tor par diya gaya hai; lafz-ba-lafz tarjuma nahi.
What type of decision are you considering?
رہنمائیApna maamla chunein — us ke liye aam amli rehnumai neeche aa jayegi. Yeh koi nateeja ya jawab nahi, sirf mashwara hai.
Istikhara ke baad kya karein?
اس کے بعدDua ke baad mashwara jari rakhein aur halaat dekhein. Aam tor par rehnumai is tarah zahir hoti hai ke kaam asaan hota chala jata hai ya raaste band hote jate hain, aur dil ek taraf mutmain ho jata hai.
Itminan na ho to dua dobara parhi ja sakti hai. Faisla kar lene ke baad tawakkul karein aur nateeje ko Allah ke sapurd kar dein.
Kya khwab aana zaroori hai?
خوابNahi. Istikhara ki hadees mein khwab ka koi zikr ya shart nahi. Khwab na aaye to iska matlab yeh nahi ke istikhara nahi hua. Rehnumai aam tor par dil ke itminan aur halaat ke asaan ya mushkil hone ki soorat mein samne aati hai.
Aam ghalat fehmiyan
عام غلط فہمیاں“Khwab aana zaroori hai”
Nahi. Hadees mein khwab ki koi shart nahi. Istikhara khair maangne ki dua hai; rehnumai aam tor par halaat ke asaan ya dushwar hone aur dil ke itminan ki soorat mein zahir hoti hai.
“Sabz ya surkh rang ka signal milta hai”
Rangon wali baat kisi mustanad hadees se sabit nahi. Yeh aam rawayat hai, deeni hukm nahi.
“Koi doosra mere liye istikhara kar de to kaafi hai”
Masnoon tareeqa yehi hai ke insan apne maamle ka istikhara khud kare, kyunke yeh apne Rab se khud maangna hai. Kisi aalim ya tajurbakar se mashwara lena alag cheez hai aur woh mufeed hai.
“Naam ya burj se istikhara ka jawab nikalta hai”
Nahi. Naam, adad ya burj ka istikhara se koi taalluq nahi. ApnaName par naam aur burj wale hissay riwayati dilchaspi ke liye hain, istikhara ka nateeja nahi batate.
“Website ya app istikhara kar ke jawab de deti hai”
Koi computer, hisaab ya algorithm istikhara nahi kar sakta. Istikhara do rakat nafl aur dua hai jo banda khud Allah se karta hai.
“Saat dafa lazmi hai”
Ginti ki koi pabandi sahih hadees se sabit nahi. Itminan na ho to dua dobara ki ja sakti hai.
Kisi se mashwara lena chahte hain?
مشورہIstikhara aap khud karein — lekin agar kisi se apne maamle par guftagu aur mashwara karna chahte hain, to waqt le sakte hain.