Amongst the many gifts our creator has bestowed upon us, the Salatulistakhara is the Khara prayer, stands among them. The word is the Khara originates from the Arabic root word of Khair, which is an umbrella word connotating all that is good. Khara stems from a very pattern that means to seek that which is good. The term is the Khara means to look for Allah's guidance, wisdom, support, supervision, consultation, goodness and blessings. When a Muslim is confused about how to resolve a matter, he can ask for Allah the glorious to aid him by reciting this Khara prayer. Salatulistakhara is a powerful tool that God the most merciful, compassionate, has given his slave so they could seek his guidance and wisdom in all matters of life, whether big or small. For instance, one can pray the Ishtakhara prayer to seek God's advice about whether they should relocate for school or work, if they should accept a marriage proposal or if they should buy a particular Khara house. The Ishtakhara prayer is a son of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, that he recommended and performed. Several myths and misconceptions surround the Ishtakhara prayer. And many do not have a full understanding of the prayer. The prayer is performed simply whenever one faces a decision, he or she would first need to do their part by researching possible solutions to their quandary. They should put their intellect and rationale to work, assessing their circumstances to their best of ability. One then would seek sound counsel from others that are knowledgeable, wise, trustworthy and genuine and who are worthy of consultation on the very issue. One should use his or her God giving intellect to weigh all available options, reflecting and pondering all gathered research and advice to determine the best possible outcome. Once one determines how to move forward on the issue, he would then pray two units like a voluntary prayer, which should not be counted as a part of the five obligatory prayers of the day. It is important to note, one should not praise the Khara until he has chosen the course of action he plans to take regarding the matter. The prayer he performs would be similar to any other traditional prayer. One must make Wudul, a blusion in a clean, pure state, grist appropriately and facing the lible in the direction of a Kaaba, God's house here on earth in modern day satiria iribia. It is also recommended to seek God's forgiveness and mercy at the beginning of the prayer, especially if you consistently commit sins. After completing two units of prayer, one would then recite this application, taught to us by our final prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings. He can then read it from a piece of paper. It is to be recited in the Arabic language, just as our prophet taught us. Yet if one is new to Islam or cannot read Arabic, then one can read the transliteration. During the supplication, a moment arrives where the one praying would name the question or decision he faces in any language of his liking. While it is best to state the matter verbally, one can also think or visualize their need in their minds. When one is praying or supplicating the istehara, he is asking God the al-Maidi as to whether or not they should move forward with a particular matter. If the divine answer is yes, that the person should move forward with a certain option because it would benefit him in his religion, this world and in the next world, then one is asking God in his supplication to carve an easy path that would allow him to facilitate this decision. If the divine answer is not to go with the seekers, propose a solution to the matter, then the one praying is asking God to create a barrier between him and the matter at hand, to remove him from the situation. Additionally, the one praying is asking God to remove the love of his choice from his heart, thus preventing him from pursuing that option. Many harbors have misconception that the answer they seek will come in a dream or a vision, or that the answer will appear magically to them. While that is possible, the divine response will not necessarily arrive in a form of a dream. Furthermore, one does not need to make the prayer at bedtime. The prayer can be given at any time of the day, besides the three basic times of the day when people are encouraged not to pray. The istehara prayer is not meant to change or play with one's emotions necessarily, yet in answering the prayer, God might place an inclination in one's heart that will guide him to go through with the action he chose for them. And they believe him to feel a sense of peace and contentment with their decision. On the contrary, the one that gets a negative response may feel doubtful, apprehensive, and averse to moving forward with their matter. The main way that God answers the prayer is by clearing the right path, while closing all other avenues. If the divine answer was no, then one might oversleep that day, suffering a flat tire on their vehicle, experience the rejection of a marriage proposal, or encounter another circumstance that blocks the path they initially chose. One should look at for signs that lead them in the right direction. It's imperative for the one seeking an answer to say this prayer with the utmost sincerity and belief, knowing in his or her heart that God, and only God, the nor are all things, the nor of the scene and the unseen, can aid him and provide him the answer he seeks. It is also important to note that the one seeking an answer needs to await the answer patiently. Because our prophet peace be upon him stated that the supplication of everyone is granted, providing that they do not haste, and do not assume that the supplication made was not accepted. The istechara prayer must be made by the individual seeking the answer, and cannot be made by someone else on their behalf. One cannot praise the chara for that which is forbidden, for instance, asking if one may eat pork, drink alcohol, etc. No one can praise the chara to ask if they should perform an obligatory action, for instance, to ask if they should pray their dawn prayer tomorrow. Furthermore, those who feel that they have lapsed in their faith, thus denying them an answer to their prayer and supplication, need to realize that Allah, the most merciful, compassionate, is accessible and near to all. Even the greatest of sinners can return to God and ask for his help, and he will respond. That states, say, O my servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is forgiving the merciful. Put on 3953, and God Almighty states, and said, Your Lord, call upon me. I will respond to you. Indeed, those who are proud to worship me, will enter hell in humiliation. Put on 4060. According to a narration from our prophet, peace be upon him. He states, Verily, your Lord is generous and shy. If a servant raises his hands to Him and supplication, he becomes shy to return to the empty. If you do not feel that your prayer has been answered, this could mean that God the glorious might want you to continue asking for his divine guidance and assistance. So continue to supplicate and never give up hope. You can pray this, the Khadda prayer repeatedly until you feel confident and comfortable. Regarding the Hadith narration from Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, in which we draw our knowledge about this Khadda prayer, it was narrated by Jabidi Abdullah, may God be pleased with him. The messenger of Allah, he should teach his companions to perform this, in all matters, just as he used to teach them so what from the Quran. He said, if any one of you is deliberating about a decision he has to make, let him pray to a Ka'at of non obligatory prayers, then saying, 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, then you would name your matter, is a good for me in my religion, my livelihood and my affairs, then ordain me for me, make it easy for me and bless it for me. And if in your knowledge it is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood and my affairs, then turn it away for me and turn it away from it and ordain for me the good wherever it may be and make me pleased with it. Regardless of the outcome of your prayer inquiry, realize that it was the will of God, the all wise, do not regret your decision afterward, as do so would be to doubt God's wisdom and guidance. Why should simply say Bismillah, the name of Allah, and go forth with that decision? One should not seek to follow one's whims, desires and one's own egotistic inclinations after the answer to one's supplication become clear and realize my dear brother or sister, God knows what is best for you, you might find something good in what you initially perceive as bad and bad in what you perceive as good, perhaps the matter can be beneficial for someone in this world but detrimental for one in the next world. This is why we leave the decisions to Almighty as he knows best and we do not.