Ten Days Of
Dhul Hijah
(Book)
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In the name of Allah, All praises be to
Allah, All Prayers and Blessings of Allah be upon Prophet Muhammad, his
family and companions.
Election is one of Allah’s enactments in
this universe. Allah (SWT ) elected some prophets, angels, months and
days to be better than others. For example, Allah (SWT) elected the
first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah to be better than any other days. Let us
know their virtues and the best righteous deeds we can do during them.
First: Their virtues mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah
1) Allah (SWT)1 says in the Noble Qur’an what can be translated as:
“And (by) the dawn and (by) the ten
nights .” (TMQ , Surat al-Fajr 1-2) Ibn-Kathir said: “The ten nights are
the first ten nights of Dhul-Hijjah as stated by Ibn-Abbas,
Ibn-al-Zubair, Mujahid, and many others scholars, both past and
present.”
2) Ibn-Abbas reported that the Prophet (SAWS )2 said:
“No good deeds done on other days are
superior to those done on these (first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah).” Then
some companions of the Prophet (SAWS) said, “Not even jihad (struggle)?”
He replied, “Not even jihad, except that of a man who does it by
putting himself and his property in danger (for Allah’s sake) and does
not return with any of those things.” (Related by al-Bukhari)
3) Jabir reported that the Prophet
(SAWS)3 said: “The best days are the (first) ten days (of Dhul-Hijjah).”
(Related by Ibn- Habban and Abu-Ya’la and ranked as hadith sahih by
al-Albani)
Second: Recommended Righteous Deeds
There have been many narrations that
indicate the worshipping efforts exerted by our predecessors during
these days. Said ibn-Jubair “exerted his best efforts in worship once
the first ten days Dhul-Hijjah started until he almost could not.” He
used to advise people not to sleep a lot during these nights and spend
them in prayer.
The following are the most important righteous deeds that can be done during these days:
1) Fasting
Hunaydah ibn-Khalid reported from his
wife on the authority of one of the wives of the Prophet (SAWS) who
said, “The Prophet of Allah (SAWS) used to fast the first nine days of
Dhul-Hijjah, the Day of `Ashura’ (10th of Muharram) and three days of
every month, that is, the first Monday (of the month) and Thursday.”
(Related by Abu-Dawud and ranked as hadith sahih by al-Albani)
Fasting on the Day of `Arafah (9th of Dhul-Hijjah) is particularly important:
Abu-Qatada al-Ansari (RA ) reported that
the Prophet of Allah (SAWS) was asked about … fasting on the Day of
`Arafah (9th of Dhul-Hijjah), whereupon he said, It expiates the sins of
the preceding year and the coming year.” (Related by Muslim)
2) Remembrance of Allah
Allah (SWT) says in the Noble Qur’an what
can be translated as: “That they may witness (things) profitable to
them and mention the Name of Allah on days well-known.” (TMQ, Surat
al-Hajj 28) Ibn-Abbas said that the “days well-known” are the first ten
days of Dhul- Hijjah while the “prescribed number of days” are the Days
of Tashriq (11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah). Ibn-Omar and
Abu-Hurairah used to go to the marketplace reciting takbir (saying:
“Allahu Akbar [Allah is the Greatest]”) and people followed their
example.
3) Sacrifice
Abu-Hurairah reported that the Prophet
(SAWS) said, “The one who is able to offer a sacrifice but he does not
should not attend our mosque.” (Related by Ibn-Majah and ranked as
hadith hasan by al-Albani)
4) `Umrah (lesser pilgrimage)
In his tafsir (interpretation) book,
Ibn-Jarir mentioned that Ibn-Omar said he would like to perform `umrah
in Dhul-Hijjah better than in the twenty (that is the last ten days of
Ramadhan and the first ten days of Muharram).
5) Du`a’ (supplication)
In his book The Two Eids al-Firyabi
mentioned that Abu-Musa al-Ash’ari said that the first ten days of
Dhul-Hijjah are the “days well-known” mentioned in the Noble Qur’an and
supplications are granted during them.
The Prophet (SAWS) said, “The best thing
Allah likes is supplication.” (Related by at-Tirmithy and ranked as
hadith hasan by al-Albany)
One should be certain that he will never
be deprived of the goodness of supplication. The Prophet (SAWS) said,
“The Muslim whose supplication does not include sin or break of kinship
ties shall be granted one of three things: his supplication is granted,
kept for him in the hereafter or protects him of bad things the equal of
which.” The companions then said, “We shall supplicate more and more.”
“Allah is more,” said the Prophet (SAWS). (Related by Ahmad and ranked
as hadith hasan sahih by al-Albany)
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Index:
First: Their virtues mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah
1) Allah (SWT) says in the Noble Qur’an what can be translated as:
2) Ibn-Abbas reported that the Prophet (SAWS ) said:
3) Jabir reported that the Prophet (SAWS) said:
Second: Recommended Righteous Deeds
1) Fasting
2) Remembrance of Allah
3) Sacrifice
4) `Umrah (lesser pilgrimage)
5) Du`a’ (supplication)
6) Khatmah (completing of one reading of the whole Qur’an)
8) Love that takes You into Paradise
9) Maintaining the ties of kinship
10) Visiting the Ill Project
11) Joy Project
12) Project of Waiting Prayer at the Mosque
13) Learning Session at the Mosque
14) Clearing Repentance
15) Easy Actions, Multiple Rewards
16) Paradise Palaces
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