استخار
Root: خير
Form: 10
Full Definition
استخارX
He sought, desired, or asked for,
خِيرَة or خِيَرَة [i. e. the blessing, prospering, or favour, of God; &c.]. [And it is trans.; for] one says, اِسْتَخِرِ ٱللّٰهَ يَخِرْ لَكَ [Desire thou, or ask thou for, the blessing, prospering, or favour, of God; &c.; and He will bless, prosper, or favour, thee; &c.]. And اِسْتَخَرْتُ ٱللّٰهَ فِيهِ فَخَارَ لِى
I desired, or asked, of God, the better of the two things, [or rather the better in it, meaning a case, or an affair,] and He chose it for me.
2 See also 8.
2 See also 8.
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