I know a girl from colleg days, she used to wear hijab that days also and very descent girl and that time she was having a affair with my friend and he used to tell that she is very good girl.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
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this question:
i know
a girl from colleg days, she used to wear hijab that days also and very descent
girl and that time she was having a affair with my friend and he used to tell
that she is very good girl, but unfortunenately he left her, after that i got
in touch with her last year after 5 years and now she told me that she was
having affair with a christian boy and he had ditch her and she had accepted
her proposal just because he had told her that he will convert to islam and now
ditched her after 2 months relation and i thought if that boy come back she may
go, so i started to attract her to myself and than we had affair and i felt
that she is perfect girl for me and we told to our families and they agreed and
now we r going to marry but some how i wanted to take suggestion on by islamic
veiw and she is very fearing women and very much islam practising girl. please
reply me as possible
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Marriage proposal istakhara
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Allah
Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah Maidah verse 5:
5 This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful
unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful
unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers but
chaste women among the People of the Book revealed before your time when ye
give them their due dowers and desire chastity not lewdness nor secret
intrigues. If anyone rejects faith
fruitless is his work and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who
have lost (all spiritual good).
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.27 Narrated
by Abu Huraira
The Prophet (saws) said, "A woman is
married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her beauty and
her religion. So you should marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a
loser."
Beloved Brother, if you are contemplating whether you
should marry a particular woman or not, in our humble opinion the best course
of action for you which will help you make a decision is to seek the help of
Allah Subhanah and beseech Him to guide you to what is best for your life in this
world and the Hereafter. It is the
established Sunnah and tradition of the Messenger of Allah (saws) that whenever
he had to make a choice between two (or more) legal alternatives, he would
perform a two-rakah prayer of ‘Istakhara’ and make earnest supplications to his
All-Knowing, All-Wise Lord to guide him to what was best.
Hadrat Jabir (r.a.) reports that ‘the Prophet
(saws) would teach us al-Istikharah for all of our affairs as he would teach us
a Surah of the Qu'ran. He (saws) said 'if one of you is deliberating over an
act, he should pray two rak'ahs and recite the supplication of Related by
Al-Bukhari. Istakhara.’’
Saad ibn Waqas (r.a.) reported that the
Prophet (saws) said, "Istikharah (seeking guidance from Allah) is one of
the distinct favors (of Allah) upon man, and a good fortune for the son of Adam
is to be pleased with the Judgment of Allah. And a misfortune of the son of
Adam is his failure to make istikharah, and a misfortune for the son of Adam is
his displeasure with the Judgment of Allah."
As your brothers and sincere well-wishers in faith, our
ardent advice to you would be to follow the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah
(saws) and perform this simple ‘Istakharah’ prayer and supplicate your Lord to
help you and guide you to a decision that is Pleasing to Him and is best for
you in your life in this world and the Hereafter. Then wherever the matter settles, and
whatever transpires after you have put your full trust in your Lord Most
Gracious, know with conviction that that was the absolute best decision.
The
following is from the book "Selected Prayers"
compiled by Dr. Jamal Badawi.
"When seeking guidance in decision-making (Istikharah)"
Allahomma Inni Astakheeroka Bi'ilmik. Wa'astaqdiroka
Biqodratik. Wa'as'aloka min Fadlikal-azeem. Fa'innaka Taqdiru Wala Aqdir.
Wata'lamo Wala-a'lam. Wa'anta-'allamul ghuyoob.
Allahomma In Kunta Ta'lamu Anna (Hathal-Amra) Khayul-lee Fi Deenee Wama'ashi Wa'ajila
Amri Wa'ajilah, Faqdorho lee, Wayassirho lee, Thomma-barik lee fih.
Wa'in Konta Ta'lamo Anna (Hathal-Amra) sharrul-lee Fi Deenee. Wama'ashi. Wa'ajila
Amri. Wa'ajilaho. Fasrifho 'annee. Wasrifnee 'anh. Waqdur leyal-khayr Haytho
Translation of du'a:
O Allah! I seek Your guidance (in making a choice)
by virtue of Your knowledge, and I seek ability by virtue of Your power, and I
ask You of Your great bounty. You have power, I have none. And You know, I know
not. You are the Knower of hidden things. O Allah! If in Your knowledge, (this
matter) is good for my religion, my
livelihood and my affairs; immediate and in the distant, then ordain for me, make
it easy for me and bless it for me. And if in Your knowledge, (this matter) is
bad for my religion, my livelihood and my affairs; immediate and in the
distant, then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it. And ordain for me
the good wherever it be and make me pleased with it.
Notes:
1. The above du'a is to be recited when there is uncertainty about theadvisability
of taking a decision, provided it is Islamically permissable.
2. After performing wudu' (ablution), one should offer two rakahs (sunnah required
for this purpose).
3. Before reciting the dua' it should be made sure that the person is not already
inclined to a given decision; otherwise it will mean the person is
not serious about seeking guidance from Allah (SWT).
4. In making this dua' the actual matter or decision concerning which divine guidance
is being sought should be mentioned instead of the words (Hathal Amra) in
transliteration or the words "this matter" in the translation
above.
5. After reciting the dua' (immediately or later on), one may feel more favorably
disposed toward one choice or the other.
Salatul istekharah
from the book Fiqh us-Sunnah by As-Sayyid Sabiq It is a sunnah that, if one
must choose between permissible alternatives, one should pray two rak'as
sunnah, be they regular sunnah prayers or a prayer for entering a mosque, and
so on, during any time of the day or night, and to recite therein whatever one
wishes of the Qu'ran after reciting Al-Fatiha. Then one should praise Allah and
send salutations to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and recite the following
supplication which has been recorded by Bukhari in Jabir's narration:
"The Prophet, peace be upon him, would teach us al-Istikharah for all of
our
affairs as he would teach us a surah of the Qu'ran. He said 'if one of you
is deliberating over an act, he should pray two rak'ahs and say:
"O Allah, I consult You as You are All-Knowing and I appeal to You to give
me power as You are Omnipotent, I ask You for Your great favor, for You have power
and I do not, and You know all of the hidden matters. O Allah! If you know that
this matter (then mention it) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and
for my life in the Hereafter (or he said 'for my present and
future life') then ordain it for me, make it (easy) for me and bless it for me.
And if You know that this matter is bad for my religion, my livelihood and my
life in the Hereafter (or he said 'for my present and future life')
then turn it away from me and turn me away from it and ordain the good for me
wherever it be and make me be pleased with it."
There is nothing authentic concerning anything specific that is to be recited
in the prayer nor is there any authentic report concerning how many times one
should repeat it.
An-Nawawi holds that "after performing the istikhara, a person must do
what he is wholeheartedly inclined to do and feels good about doing and should not
insist on doing what he has desired to do before making the istikhara.
And if his feelings change, he should leave what he had intended to do, otherwise
he is not completely leaving the choice of Allah, and would not be honest in
seeking aid from Allah's power and knowledge. Sincerity in seeking
Allah's choice means that one should completely leave what one oneself desired
or determined."
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister