1103—Ja‘far ibn Abd Allah ibn Ya‘qub informed us. He said: Muhammad ibn Harun al-Ruyani informed us. He said: Amr ibn Ali narrated to us. He said: Umar ibn Ali ibn Muqaddam narrated to us. He said: Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr ibn Ubayd Allah mentioned ⦗685⦘ from Isma‘il ibn Muhammad ibn Sa‘d, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Part of a Muslim man’s happiness is his seeking guidance from his Lord through istikhara and being content with what He has decreed; and part of a servant’s wretchedness is his abandoning istikhara and being displeased after the decree has come to pass.”