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200 200 200 200 200 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION When a serious and important matter is pending, it is recommended that after the Ishaa' Prayer and just before retiring, two raka`aat of voluntary Prayer should be said, to seek guidance and blessings from Allah. The fol- lowing supplication should be made during these two raka`aat: O Allah! I seek good from You out of Your knowledge and seek power from You out of Your power, and beg of You out of Your boundless Grace, for You have power and I have no power; and You have knowledge and I have no knowledge; and You have the best knowledge of all the unseen. O Allah! If according to Your knowl- edge, this project is to my good in the matter of spiritual affairs, and my worldly affairs, and in respect of my ultimate end, then make it possible for me and grant me facility con- cerning it; and bless it for me, but if according toYour knowledge, this project is harmful in my spiritual and worldly affairs, and in respect of my ultimate end, then cause it to move away from me and cause me to move away from it, and designate for me good, wherever it may be, and then make me pleased with it. Istikhaarah Prayer Marriage Sermon The following is the Arabic sermon which the Holy Prophet sa used to de- liver on occasion of the solemnization of a marriage. This sermon may be followed by another in one’s own language. The ceremony is completed by the public declaration by the groom, and the bride's walee (father or guard- ian), of their consent to the marriage. S S S S S ALA ALA ALA ALA ALAT T T T T — O — O — O — O — O THER THER THER THER THER P P P P P RA RA RA RA RAYERS YERS YERS YERS YERS R R R R R ELA ELA ELA ELA ELATED TED TED TED TED TO TO TO TO TO S S S S S ALA ALA ALA ALA ALAT T T T T 5. 4 5. 4 5. 4 5. 4 5. 4