When Is The Right Time For The Istikharah Prayer? Check The Answer Here!

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YOGYAKARTA A Muslim who is in doubt in making a decision can strengthen his heart by asking Allah SWT for instructions through the qisharah prayer. So, when is the right time to pray istikharah?

Quoted from the official Muhammadiyah website, Istikharah Prayer is a sunnah prayer that is carried out to ask for instructions from Allah or be selected between the best choices to be carried out.

People usually perform Istikharah prayers to choose or decide their jobs, life partners, ideals, education, and several other cases.

The qisharah prayer is based on the hadith sahih narrated by Imam Al-Bukhari. The hadith came from a friend of Jabir bin Abdillah r.a. He said:

You can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't.

Meaning: The Prophet SAW taught us to pray in every case or business we face, as he taught us a letter from the Qur'an. He said: 'If one of you intends in an affair, then pray two rakaats that are not obligatory prayers, then pray...' [HR. al-Bukhari].

Usually a Muslim will be more mature in making decisions after praying istikharah. Because, he has seen the path given by Allah SWT.

There is no special time to perform the qisharah prayer. A Muslim can do this sunnah worship at any time, either day or night. However, the best time to do the qisharah prayer is in the last third night or at least after performing the isya prayer until before dawn prayer time.

Meanwhile, the time prohibited from performing the istikharah prayer is after sunrise, the sun is in the middle, and the sun is in the middle. However, if the qisharah prayer cannot be postponed, then some scholars are of the view that it can be done at that time, even at the forbidden time.

From the explanation above, it can be concluded that the implementation of the qisharah prayer is not bound by a certain time. This sunnah prayer is carried out when a person has the intention or determination to do something certain work.

Make sure you have taken the ablution before performing the administrative prayer before the two rakaats.

The following is the correct procedure for qisharah two rakaat prayers.

- Standing upright facing the Qibla

- Reading the intention of the istikharah prayer

You can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't.

Latin: Ushollii sunnatan isistharati rok'ataini lillahi ta'alaa.

Meaning: I intend to pray in two rakaats because of Allah ta'ala.

- Doing takbiratul ihram

- Read iftitah prayers

- Read the letter of Al-Fatihah, continued to read one of the letters contained in the Koran. However, it was determined to read the letter of Al Kafirun.

- Rukuk

- Iktidal

- First title

- Sitting between two prostrations

- Second subjud

- Rise to enter the second rakaat.

- Reading Al-Fatihah, continued to read one of the letters contained in the Al-Quran. The letter that was sent to be read in the second rakaat was the letter Al-Ikhlas.

- Rukuk

- Iktidal

- First title

- Sitting between two prostrations

- Second subjud

- Sit for the final prayer

- Greetings

- Close with prayer

Berikut adalah doa yang dapat dibaca setelah melakukan pengajilat istikharah:

You can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't. You can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't.

Latin: Allahumma inni astakhii-ruka bi 'ilmika, wa astaq-diruka bi qud-ratika, wa as-alluka min fadh-likal adziim, fa in-naka taq-diru wa laa aq-diru, wa ta'lamu wa laa a'lamu, wa anta 'allaamul shuyub. Allahumm in kunta ta'lamu anna hadzal amra** khairan lii ii inii wa ma'a'asyi wa 'aqibati aprii faq-dur-hu lii, wa yas-sirhu lii, tsumma ba'rik lii fiihi. Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadzal amra ** syarrun lii fili ini wa ma'a'asyi wa 'aqibati amrii, fash-rifhu 'annii' anhu, waqdur lial khaira{0} kaana tsumma ardhi-nii bih.

Meaning: O Allah, I ask for instructions to You with your knowledge. I ask for strength with Your strength. O Allah, if you know that this problem ** is good for me in my religion, my path and my way of life, make it easy for me and bless me in this problem. But if You know that this problem * * * * * bad for me, my religion and my way of life, keep me away from it and keep the problem from me. Keep it for me good wherever it is, and make me happy with goodness.

The part with the sign ** can be filled with the problems being faced to ask for instructions from Allah SWT in order to get a way out.

This is information about when the right time to pray istikharah. Hopefully this article can add insight to the loyal readers of VOI.ID.