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720 – ʿAbdullāh ibn Yazīd al-Khaṭmī, the Companion (may Allah be pleased with him), said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was bidding an army farewell he would say, “I entrust to Allah your religion, your trustworthiness, and the conclusions of your deeds.” A sound ḥadīth, related by Abū Dāwūd and others with an authentic chain.

721 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, “Messenger of Allah, I am about to travel; give me provisions.” He replied, “May Allah supply you with mindfulness of Him (taqwā).” The man said, “Add more.” He said, “And may He forgive your sin.” The man said, “Add more.” He said, “And may He make goodness easy for you wherever you may be.” Related by al-Tirmidhī, who graded it good (ḥasan).

97 – Chapter: The Prayer of Seeking Guidance (istikhārah) and Consultation

Allah the Exalted says, “Consult them in the matter” [Āl ʿImrān 3:159], and He says, “Their affairs are settled by mutual consultation among them” [al-Shūrā 42:38], meaning: they confer with one another about their concerns.

722 – Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to teach us the prayer of seeking guidance (istikhārah) in all matters just as he taught us a sūrah of the Qur’an.(1) He would say, “When one of you is resolved to undertake something, let him pray two units of prayer other than the obligatory ones, then let him say: ‘Allāhumma innī astakhīruka biʿilmik (O Allah, I ask You for guidance through Your knowledge), wa-astaqdiruka biqudratik (and I ask You for ability through Your power), wa-asʾaluka min faḍlika l-ʿaẓīm (and I beseech You of Your immense bounty), for You are able whereas I am not, You know whereas I do not, and You are the Knower of the unseen. Allāhumma, if You know that this affair—’ and he should mention the matter—‘is good for me with regard to my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs,’ or he said, ‘my present and future concerns, then ordain it for me, facilitate it for me, and bless it for me. But if You know that this affair is bad for me with regard to my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs,’ or he said, ‘my present and future concerns, then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and ordain good for me…’”

(1) The original wording reads "ka-surah" ("like a surah") in al-Bukhari’s version; however, the present context follows another of his narrations in the Book of Night Prayer (Kitab al-Tahajjud), which contains the additional phrase.

٧٢٠ - وعن عبد الله بن يزيد الخطمي الصحابي رضي الله عنه قال : كان رسول الله ﷺ إذا أراد أن يُوَدِّعَ الْجَيْشَ قال : « أَسْتَوْدِعُ اللَّهَ دِينَكُمْ ، وَأَمَانَتَكُمْ ، وَخَوَاتِيمَ أَعْمَالِكُمْ » حديث صحيح ، رواه أبو داود وغيره بإسناد صحيح . ٧٢١ - وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال : جاء رجل إلى النبي ﷺ فقال : يا رسول الله ، إني أريد سفراً ، فزَوِّدْنِي ، فقال : « زَوَّدَكَ اللَّهُ التَّقْوَى » قال : زِدْنِي قال : « وَغَفَرَ ذَنْبَكَ » قال : زِدْنِي ، قال : « وَيَسِّرْ لَكَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْتَ » رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن . ٩٧ - باب الاستخارة والمشاورة قال الله تعالى : ﴿ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِي الْأَمْرِ ﴾ [ آل عمران : ١٥٩ ] وقال الله تعالى : ﴿ وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَىٰ بَيْنَهُمْ ﴾ [ الشورى : ٣٨ ] أي : يَتَشَاوَرُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ فيه . ٧٢٢ - وعن جابر رضي الله عنه قال : كان رسول الله ﷺ ، يُعَلِّمُنَا الِاسْتِخَارَةَ فِي الْأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا كَالسُّورَةِ(١) مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ، يَقُولُ : « إِذَا هَمَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِالْأَمْرِ ، فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنْ غَيْرِ الْفَرِيضَةِ ، ثُمَّ لِيَقُلْ : اللَّهُمَّ 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 : « عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ ؛ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي ، وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ ، وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ

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