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jannah
02/02/03 at 05:10:25
Assalaam Alaikum,

These first days of Dhul Hijjah are very blessed days to do good
deeds. Fasting on the Day of Arafat has many blessings including
expiation for our sins of the previous year and the one to come.
The Day of Arafat falls on the day before Eid.

Take this opportunity to read up on Dhul Hijjah and try to do some
things differently and please make dua for all the Muslims in these
trying times.

Early Eid Mubarak :)

P.S.- Tomorrow (Mon, Feb. 3rd) is the first day of Dhul Hijjah as
determined by the Fiqh Council of North America. (Today is the
first according to Saudi)

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Thirteen Blessed Days

by

Muhammad al-Jibaly

Bismillah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem

With Allah's bounty, we are at the doors of very blessed days for
both the hajeej (pilgrims) and the residents. So we should know
the Sunnah regarding these days in order to make the best out of
them.

I.The First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah:
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1. Ibn Abbas (R) reported that the Messenger (S) said: "There are
no other days on which good deeds are more beloved to Allah than
on these (Ten) Days" He was asked: "Not even Jihaad in Allah's
way?" He replied: "Not even Jihaad in Allah's way; except for a
person who went out (for Jihaad) with his self and wealth and
came back with none (i.e., lost all for Allah)." [Al-Bukhaaree,...]

2. Ibn Umar (R) reported that the Messenger (S) said: "There are
no other days that are greater before Allah (T), or that good deeds
are more beloved to Him in them, than these Ten Days, so say in
plenty Tahleel (laa ilaaha illa 'Llaah), Takbeer (Allahu Akbar),
and Tahmeed (al-Hamdu lillaah)." [Ahmad & at-Tabarani;authentic]

3. In Tafseer of the aayah {And to mention and remember Allah's
Name [plentifully] on known days} [al-Hajj 28], Ibn Abbas said:
"These are the Ten Days." [Ibn Katheer]

4. Ibn Umar and Abu Hurairah used to go out to the market places
on the Ten Days making Takbeer. And people used to say Takbeer
too based on their action. [al-Bukhaaree].

5. Hafsah (R) said: "There are four acts that the Messenger of
Allah (S) never stopped to do: Fasting on Aashooraa, on the Ten
Days, and three days of every month, and to pray two rak'aat
before the morning prayer." [Ahmad & an-Nasaa'ee; authentic]

6. One of the wives of the Prophet (S) said: "Allah's Messenger
(S) used to fast the (first) nine days of Dthil Hijjah, the Day of
'Aashooraa', and three days of each month." [Sahih Abi Dawud byal-Albaani]

7. Fasting on all these days, however, is not a waajib or a sunnah
that the Messenger (S) was strictly constant in it. Aaishah (R) said:
"I never saw the Messenger (S) fasting the Ten Days." [Muslim]

8. It is reported that once the Ten Days started, Sa'eed bin Jubair
used to exert very excessively (in worshiping Allah) that it was
almost beyond his capability.

II. The Day of 'Arafah:
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1. Abu Qatadah reported that the Messenger (S) said: "Fasting the
Day of 'Arafah expiates the sins of two years: past one and coming
one. And fasting the Day of 'Aashooraa' expiates the sins of the
past year." [Muslim, ...]

2. Aaishah (R) reported that the Messenger (S) said: "There is no
day on which Allah (T) frees people from the Fire as He does on
the Day of 'Arafah. He comes close and then He boasts to His
angels: 'What are these people seeking?'" [Muslim, an-Nasaa'ee,Ibn Maajah]


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Re: Happy Dhul Hijjah1!!!!!
sofia
02/02/03 at 09:46:53
As-salaamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah -
The best days in the world are here! May Allah help us all benefit from these days, and invite us to His House next year (if we haven't already gone), and accept the Hajj of those who have gone this year, aameen.

Some more Dhul-Hijjah/Hajj articles:

The Best Days in the World - Jibaly
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=110
The Blessed Days of Dhul Hijjah
In what follows, we will highlight some of the Sunnah regarding these days, hoping by this to provide an incentive to make the best out of them and gain Allaah’s reward, in shaa’ Allaah.
The First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah
"The best days in the world are the Ten days." [Ibn Hibbaan, al-Bazzaar, authenticated in Saheeh Jaami` us-Sagheer #1133] …


Superior Days for Righteous Deeds - Jibreen
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=349  
The Types of Deeds in These Ten Days:
First: The performance of Haj and Umrah, and these are the best of deeds that may be done. And what indicates their superiority are a number of Ahaadith, one of which is the saying of the Prophet (PBUH).
Performance of Umrah is an expiation of the sins committed between it and the previous Umrah, and the reward of the Haj which is accepted by Allah, the Most High, is nothing but Paradise. (Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim)


Virtues of the 10 Days of Dhul Hijjah - Islam Q/A
http://63.175.194.25/topics/tenhajj/tenhajj.shtml  
Praise be to Allaah Who has created Time and has made some times better than others, some months and days and nights better than others, when rewards are multiplied many times, as a mercy towards His slaves. This encourages them to do more righteous deeds and 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 and 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 and make up for any shortcomings or anything that one might have missed. Every one of these special occasions involves some kind of worship through which the slaves may draw closer to Allaah, and some kind of blessing though which Allaah bestows His favour and mercy upon whomsoever He will. The happy person is the one who makes the most of these special months, days and hours and draws nearer to his Lord during these times through acts of worship; he will most likely be touched by the blessing of Allaah and will feel the joy of knowing that he is safe from the flames of Hell. (Ibn Rajab, al-Lataa’if, p.8)


The First 10 Days of Dhul Hijjah and the Spirit of Hajj - M. Siddiqui
http://www.isna.net/Library/khutbahs/Spirit_of_Hajj.asp  
By the Break of Day; By the Ten Nights; By the Even and Odd (contrasted); And by the Night when it passes away; Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand? (Surah al-Fajr 89:1-5)

NS


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