AMAZING: DAYS BETTER THAN RAMADHAN

AMAZING: DAYS BETTER THAN RAMADHAN !!!.PART 2 OF 2

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. ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar (ra):Prophet (saw) said: “There are no days greater in the sight of Allaah & in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Him than these ten days, so during this time recite a great deal ofTahleel (“La ilaaha ill-Allaah“), Takbeer (“Allaahu akbar“) & Tahmeed(“Al-hamdu Lillaah“).” (Ahmad, saheeh).
It is Sunnah to say these & other praises of Allah during the 1^ST 10-days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, & to say it loudly in the mosque, the home, the street & every place where it is permitted to remember Allaah & mention His name out loud, as an act of worship & as a proclamation of the greatness of Allaah, may He be exalted. Men should recite these phrases out loud, & women should recite them quietly.

“That they might witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e., reward of Hajj in the Hereafter, & also some worldly gain from trade, etc.),& mention the name of Allaah on appointed days, over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice)…” [al-Hajj 22:28]

Ibn ‘Umar & Abu Hurayrah (ra) used to go out in the marketplace during the 1^ST 10-DAYS of Dhu’l-Hijjah, reciting Takbeer, & the people would recite Takbeer when they heard them. The idea is to remind the people & revive the sunnah of reciting  Takbeer  in this period so that each one should recite it individually, NOT IN UNISON, AS THERE IS NO BASIS IN SHAREE’AH FOR DOING THIS.

SINCERE REPENTANCE: Repentance is obligatory at all times, but when the Muslim combines sincere repentance with good deeds during the days of most virtue, this is a sign of success, in sha Allaah. Allah says “But as for him who repented, believed & did righteous deeds, then he will be among those who are successful.” [28:67].It is extremely important   to repent sincerely to Allaah & to give up all kinds of disobedience & sins. Repentance means coming back to Allaah & foregoing all deeds, open & secret, that He dislikes, out of regret for what has passed, giving it up immediately & being determined never to return to it, but to adhere firmly to the Truth by doing what Allaah loves.

The time of departure is at hand when we will be trapped with our deeds in the grave. The journey is frightening, delusions are widespread, & the road is long, but Allaah is ever watchful, & to Him will we return & render account.

“So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom, shall see it, And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom, shall see it.”[99:7-8].

O you whose hard heart is as dark as the night, is it not time that your heart was filled with light & became soft? Expose yourself to the gentle breeze of your Lord’s mercy during these ten days, for Allaah will cause this breeze to touch whomever He wills.

OTHER DEEDS.
Let us occupy ourselves at this blessed time by worshipping Allaah, praying (salaat), reading Qur’an, remembering Allaah, making supplication (du’aa’), giving charity, honouring our parents, upholding the ties of kinship, enjoining what is good & forbidding what is evil, & other good deeds & acts of worship.Doing more good deeds in general, because good deeds are beloved to Allaah & will bring a great reward from Him.
THESE 1ST 10-DAYS OF DHUL HIJJAH 1436.A.H BEGINS IN SHA ALLAH 14/15^TH SEPTEMBER,2015 BUT STILL SUBJECT TO MOON SIGHTING IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD.

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Praise be to Allaah Who has created time & has made some times , some months, days & nights better than others, when rewards are multiplied many times, as a mercy towards His slaves. This encourages them to do more righteous deeds & makes them more eager to worship Him, so that the Muslim renews his efforts to gain a greater share of reward, prepare himself for death & supply himself in readiness for the Day of Judgement.

This season of worship brings many benefits, such as the opportunity to correct one’s faults & make up for any shortcomings or anything that one might have missed. The wise person is the one who makes the most of these special months, days & hours & draws nearer to his Lord through acts of worship & be safe from the flames of Hell. (Ibn Rajab, al-Lataa’if, p.8)”And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty.”[15:99]”‘The certainty’ means death.”

Among the special seasons of worship are the 1^ST 10-days of Dhu’l-Hijjah. Ibn ‘Abbaas (ra) :Prophet (saw) said: “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allaah than these ten days.” The people asked, “Not even jihaad for the sake of Allaah?” He said, “Not even jihaad for the sake of Allaah, except in the case of a man who went out to fight giving himself and his wealth up for the cause, and came back with nothing.” (al-Bukhaari).

Many facts indicate that these 10-days are better than all the other days of the year, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS, NOT EVEN THE LAST TEN DAYS OF RAMADHAN. But the last ten nights of Ramadhan are better than the nights of these 1^ST 10-days,because they include Laylat al-Qadr (“the Night of Power”), which is better than a 1000 months.

STILL WONDERING WHY?

1.Allaah swears an oath by them, indicative of their importance & great benefit. “By the dawn; by the ten nights” [89:1-2]. Ibn ‘Abbaas, Ibn al-Zubayr, Mujaahid & others of the earlier & later generations said that this refers to the  1^ST 10-days of Dhu’l-Hijjah.”

2.The Prophet (saw) testified that these are the best days of this world in above saheeh ahaadeeth.
3. These ten days include Yawm ‘Arafaah (the Day of ‘Arafaah), on which Allaah perfected His Religion. Fasting on this day will expiate for the sins of two years.

4.These days also include Yawm al-Nahar (the Day of Sacrifice), the greatest day of the entire year & the greatest day of Hajj, which combines acts of worship in a way unlike any other day.

5.These ten days include the days of Umrah & of Hajj.

WHAT SHOULD WE STRIVE TO DO ON THESE DAYS?

1.PERFORMING HAJJ & UMRAH. One of the best deeds that one can do during these ten days is to perform Hajj to the Sacred House of Allaah. Prophet (saw): “An accepted Hajj brings no less a reward than Paradise.”

2.SACRIFICE. One of the good deeds that will bring a person closer to Allaah during these ten days is offering a sacrifice, by choosing a high-quality animal.

RESTRICTIONS ON ONE WHO INTENDS TO SACRIFICE.

Prophet (saw) said: “When you see the new moon of Dhu’l-Hijjah, if any one of you wants to offer a sacrifice, let him not remove anything from his hair or nails until he has offered his sacrifice.” (saheeh).Other restrictions of not wearing perfume, not having intercourse with his wife or not wearing sewn garments & so on are not applicable to him but to those in the state of  Ihram. Hair or nails may be removed as a result of health or other urgent necessities. If a person removes some of his hair & nails during the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah because he was not planning to offer a sacrifice, then he decides to sacrifice, he should refrain from cutting his hair or nails from the moment he makes the decision. This only applies to the one who has bought it with his/her wealth not his/her spouse or children. For more details http://islamqa.info/en/70290

3.FASTING.
The Prophet (saw) used to fast on the 1^ST  9-days of Dhu’l-Hijjah. Hunaydah ibn Khaalid from his wife, that one of the wives of the Prophet (saw) said: The Prophet (saw) used to fast on the 1^ST 9-days of Dhu’l-Hijjah & the day of ‘Ashoora’,&  3-days each month, the 1^st  Monday of the month & 2- Thursdays. (Nasaa’i, Abu Dawood saheeh ).

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