Whosoever asks the best (from Allah)...

Whosoever asks the best (from Allah), will never be confused, and whosoever asks (others) for advice will never be regretful.” [22] (2) ما ندم من اسخار : قال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام Imam ‘Ali -asws said, “Whosoever asks the best (from Allah -azwj ) will never be regretful.” [23] (3) ) 3863 قال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام ( استخر و لا تتخير فكم من تخير أمرا كان هلاكه فيه Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said: (when you intend to do something), seek Allah -azwj ‘s guidance and do not decide on your own.

How many people have acted upon their self-judgment and have met destruction in it? [24] (4) قال أبو عبد الله (ع): من دخل في أمر بغير استخارة ثم ابتلى لم يؤجر Imam al-Sadiq -asws said: “Whosoever enters into an action without asking Allah -azwj for what is the best and then falls into a difficulty will not receive the reward ( for being going through the difficulties).

[25] (5) عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: ما ابالي إذا استخرت الله على أي طرفي وقعت، Imam al-Sadiq -asws said: “It does not matter to me, when I seek the best from Allah -azwj , which way it falls (whether it results in ease for me, or causes me difficulties).

[26] ” APPENDIX II: Iktikhara by Quran-Al-Hakeem رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَتَفَأَّلَ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَاقْرَأْ سُورَةَ الْإِخْلَاصِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَ آلِهِ ثَلَاثاً ثُمَّ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ تَفَأَّلْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ وَ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَأَرِنِي مِنْ كِتَابِكَ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُومٌ مِنْ سِرِّكَ الْمَكْنُونِ فِي غَيْبِكَ ثُمَّ افْتَحِ الْجَامِعَ وَ خُذِ الْفَأْلَ مِنَ الْخَطِّ الْأَوَّلِ فِي الْجَانِبِ الْأَوَّلِ Prophet of Allah -asws said: “Whenever you want to seek the best from the Book of Allah -azwj , the most Glorious and Great, recite Surah al-Ikhlas three times send blessings on the Prophet and his family three times, then say: اللَّهُمَّ تَفَأَّلْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ وَ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَأَرِنِي مِنْ كِتَابِكَ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُومٌ مِنْ سِرِّكَ الْمَكْنُونِ فِي غَيْبِكَ O Allah -azwj !

I am seeking the best from Your Book and I am relying upon You -azwj so show me from Your -azwj book that what is written from Your -azwj secrets and known from Your -azwj Unseen Knowledge.’ Then open the Qur’an and take what is best for you from beginning of the first line on the right side page. “ [27] [1] Tahzib-ul-Islam, Allama Majlasi, U, pp.464 [2] who would do anything for money [3] Tahzib-ul-Islam, Allama Majlasi, U, pp.465 [4] Al Mahasen, vol. 2, pp.

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