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Are the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah more special than other days? What are the righteous deeds that it is recommended to do a lot of during these ten days?.

Praise be to Allaah.

Among the great seasons of worship are the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, which Allaah has favoured over other days. It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allaah than these ten days.” They said: “Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah?” He said: “Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah, unless a man goes out himself for jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back with anything.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2/457

It was also narrated from Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There is no deed that is better before Allaah or more greatly rewarded than a good deed done in the (first) ten days of al-Adha.” It was said: “Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah?” He said: “Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah, unless a man goes out himself for jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back with anything.” Narrated by al-Daarimi, 1/357; its isnaad is hasan as stated in al-Irwa’, 3/398.

These texts and others indicate that these ten days are better than all other days of the year, with no exception, even the last ten days of Ramadaan. But the last ten nights of Ramadaan are better than the first ten nights of Dhu’l-Hijjah, because they include Laylat al-Qadr, which is better than a thousand months. See Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 5/412.

So the Muslim should start these days with sincere repentance to Allaah, then he should do a lot of righteous deeds in general, then he should pay attention to doing the following deeds:

1 – Fasting

It is Sunnah for the Muslim to fast on the first nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) encouraged us to do righteous deeds in the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, and fasting is one of the best of deeds, which Allaah has chosen for Himself as it says in the hadeeth qudsi: “Allaah says: ‘All the deeds of the son of Adam are for him, except fasting, which is for Me and I shall reward for it.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1805.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast on the first nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah. It was narrated from Hunaydah ibn Khaalid from his wife, that one of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast on the first nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah and the day of ‘Ashoora’, and three days each month, the first Monday of the month and two Thursdays. Narrated by al-Nasaa’i, 4/205 and by Abu Dawood; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 2/462.



2 – Reciting tahmeed, tahleel and takbeer a great deal

It is Sunnah to recite takbeer (saying Allaahu akbar (Allaah is most great)), tahmeed (saying al-hamdu Lillah (praise be to Allaah)), tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah (There is no god but Allaah)) and tasbeeh (saying Subhaan-Allaah (Glory be to Allaah)), during the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, saying these words out loud in the mosques, homes, streets and every place in which it is permissible to remember Allaah, to perform this act of worship openly and proclaim the greatness of Allaah.

Men should recite out loud and women should recite quietly.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“That they may witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e. reward of Hajj in the Hereafter, and also some worldly gain from trade), and 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]

The majority are of the view that the “appointed days” are the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, because it was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the appointed days are the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah.

It was narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are no days that are greater before Allaah or in which good deeds are more beloved to Him, than these ten days, so recite a great deal of tahleel, takbeer and tahmeed during them.” Narrated by Ahmad, 7/224; its isnaad was classed as saheeh by Ahmad Shaakir.



The takbeer is as follows:

Allaah akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, Allaahu akbar, wa Lillaah il-hamd (Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, there is no god but Allaah; Allaah is Most Great and to Allaah be praise).

And there are other versions.

This takbeer has become a forsaken Sunnah nowadays, especially at the beginning of these ten days. You can hardly hear it except from a few. It should be recited out loud, so as to revive the Sunnah and remind the heedless. It was proven that Ibn ‘Umar and Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with them both) used to go out to the marketplace during the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, reciting the takbeer our loud, and the people would recite takbeer when they heard them, i.e., the people would remember the talkbeer and each one would recite it by himself; it does not mean that they recited in unison – that is not prescribed in sharee’ah.

Reviving Sunnahs that have been forgotten brings a great deal of reward, as is indicated by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Whoever revives one of my Sunnahs that has died out after I am gone, will have a reward like that of everyone who does it, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 7/443; this hadeeth is hasan because of corroborating reports.



3 – Doing Hajj and ‘Umrah

One of the greatest deeds that can be done during these ten days is Hajj to the sacred House of Allaah. Whoever Allaah helps to go on Hajj to His House and do the rituals in the required manner will – in sha Allaah – be included in the words of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “An accepted Hajj brings no less a reward than Paradise.”



4 – Udhiyah (sacrifice)

One of the righteous deeds that bring a person closer to Allaah in these ten days is to slaughter the sacrifice and to look for a good, fat animal and to spend money on it for the sake of Allaah.

Let us hasten to make the most of these great days, before the negligent regrets what he did, and before he asks to go back and receives no response.

Update

It has been a while since I blogged hasn't it? Sorry about that, I haven't been in te best of spirits. i did have a request to do a blog on Ramandan, but I'm having some trouble thinking about anything really. Insha'Allah I will do it. Bt for now brother Wasif is doing a series on Ramadan and doing a very good job masha'Allah. This brother is one of the most sincere people I have ever met, may allah bless him. I hope you guys enjoy the series :)

http://www.youtube.com/user/SipahiWarrior

Just One of Those Days

Some days you just feel like jumping off a bridge. Sometimes you just wanna feel the cold metal of a gun up to your head, Trust me people I get it. in fact today would be one of those days for me.

Some days there will be people who will take your rights. There will be someone who will hurt your feelings. There will be someones feelings that you have hurt and you wish yo could take back a single moment. Sometimes realiaty will shock yo awake and you will see you've dug a hole too big to get out of any time soon. 

Bust just remeber Allah sees you and he sees everyone else too.

And I know it's so hard to look up when yo concentrate on looking down. But look at this pic and think about who's getting farther in this life and in the next. Ameen.

Thanks Rex <3

I was initially going to do a blog about marriage. But I was compelled to say somethin else first. As I sit in the IslamTalk chatroom on www.stickam.com listening to some dawah and doing some dawah myself. And I woul like to extend my personal thanks to brother Rex! (IslamandFriends) on youtube. 

Had he not opened the room I have no idea where we would be. It is an open social ground for muslims to support eachother (which I think is vital these days when alot of people dont even go to the mosque anymore cause of cultural issues, or because they don't event have a Muslim community to support us to begin with) and it's an open ground for people to learn about Islam.

So many people have converted because of the knowledge they have gained on this site and so many muslims LIKE MYSELF have gained so much knowledge.

This was partly inspired due to the fact that I have been looking around and seeing people (including myself) who came onto this site not knowing a thing about Islam, or better yet DEFENDING ISLAM, or DEBATING THEOLOGY. Had brother Rex not set up this room I wpoul have nevre had the pleasure of meeting people like Ozzy or Yayaha or or Iqra or Aim786 or Isomalt orMohsin (Sass) or PB or Rex himself who I have learned so much from! I can pwn most Christains in my sleep and athiests o Lord lol. Maybe in a coma? Hahaha. 

And honestly the support I have got from my brothers and sisters when times were rough HAS BEEN AMAZING.

I LOVE YOU GUYS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!

JazakAllah kahir to all of you, and where or who I would be. 

Please make du'ah for all of us and esp. Rex and his family. Insha'Allah Allah wil be merciful on us all. He's truely an amazing brother. Please check out his show on youtube. He's done alot to support the ummah, please support him!

http://www.youtube.com/user/IslamandFriends

Woe To Corporate America

Ok so something random I learned today. While I was looking up how zionest own StarBucks I learned a few things. I have always wondered what that stupid logo means. Initally I had thought it was a mermaid but it was brought to my attention that she has two serpent tails, much like that of the demon Melusine. The story goes is she attained this form because her mother had cursed her and so she was defaimed by being a serpent from the waist down. She's also be associated with the demons Siren and Nixie, who were said to lure men to their graves in the deep water with their attractive topless figure an astounding singing. Early Chirstians (who I guess you could say where Muslims) discouraged the idea of mer-people and serpents and thought it to be symbolic of the temptations of life and the deep sea that these creatures lead people to were seen as their ultimate doom.

The word siren actually comes from this goddess/shytan because

the etemology implies that if you were to respond to a siren

it would havesome negative consiquence. Intersting eh?

Also remember L'Oréal? Well guess what that comes from kids? It comes from a story about a maiden, named Lorelei who commited suicide, by jumping off a cliff due to an unfaithful love, and thus become a Siren who lured sea man on passing ships. Well so much or the national image of maintaing beauty lol. I think they symbolisim speaks for itself, possibly refring to how women kill themsevles for a mans attention. Nice job Corporate America.

Finta (Struggles,Tribulations)

As salam alekum wa ruhmutAllahi wa barakatu

My sister brought up (on the last blog) a good point that I have heard in many debates and I would love to address. She said:

"I have faith, and I know when it really matters Allah has been there for me time and time again. That being said, I could see how people could lose their faith, this world is an evil evil place, when you look around and see countries and countries of starving people, or war torn places that just keep getting blown up it's hard to understand why all of this is happening, what the reason for it is? And if people can't make sense out something like poverty, rape, war, and see a logical reason as to why God would allow these things to happen, than it's hard to have faith. I'm just saying, I can understand why someone would lose their faith in this world. I haven't had the greatest life, many, many struggles, but Ahhamdala (I think that was an attempt at "Alhemdlilah" :P)God has been there for me, helping me and guiding me through it all. I can just see how a starving kid laying in ditch would lose faith, or our brothers and sisters caught in Palestine. I hope that they stay strong and I will pray for their faith to stay strong and for things to get better."

I think the first thing we need to take into consideration is that Allah is the Most Just and he never gives us more than we can handle. If there is something we dislike it is from the Hikim(Wisdom) of Allah, and Allah knows best. As a Muslim the closer you get to Allah the more trials and tribulations you will receive. Because belief is not about the tongue, it is about the action. So when you affirm Allah in your heart there is an action associated with your faith. Many people in desolate places have a frim faith even in their conditions. Allah has tested them and even people in abject poverty can be seen with a big smile on their face. So we should not pity them, in fact we should envy them. We have so much finta here in the West. We are constantly being bombarded with a different kind of test. With all our possessions sometimes we have so much that we don't even know what to do with it. This leaves the responsibility on us to do a lot more for our ummah. Those who we pity are not obligated to do these things and do not face the same fitnas. We are each tested in unique ways.

I know it is hard for us sometimes to grasp why things are the way they are, but even if we do not see the benefit doesn't mean its not there. And if it is not there it will be in the next life, because Allah remembers those who remember Him. We can't pity those people because the ultimate reward in the after life is HUGE, they are pretty damn lucky some to think of it. They are purified from their sins by the fitna they face alhemdulilah and this makes them great candidates for Paradise :D Alhemdulilah! The punishment in this life for out sins is much easier than that of the after life, and that's why we should all embrace every trial we have as a way of purifying ourselves, as a way of gaining good deeds. 

People talk about how the Tsunami was a horrible thing because so many people died, but subhanAllah these people died shuhada inshAllah and are going straight to heaven insha'Allah! I kinda wish I was one of them. And after all everything will die in the end, and we will find out final resting place in Jenna insha'Allah. 

This life is too short for us to loose our faith over a tribulation that will be over soon enough. This life is like a drop of water in the ocean, so lets make the best of it. :)

Check this out too guys Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People

Having Faith In Allah

As salam alekum wa ruhmutallahi wa barakatu

No one has faith in Allah anymore man, and its saddening. The creator of the universe and we can't cut him some slack? Just cause we don't have our prayers answered instantly, or at all we think hes not listening. But has it occured to us that maybe our Lord has something else planned? Allah says if he doesn't answer your du'ah then he will replace what you asked for with something better than it, in Jenna or now. Seriously Muslims need more sabr.

My mother had a dispute a while back about the car. She was CONVINCED she was going to crash it or the brakes where going to go out because of "hasood" (the evil eye). Now I agre the person she was talking about does have an envious gaze. But seriously is his "power" greater than that of Allah? For two weeks we fought about why she should just get in the car and have ome faith in her Lord. I tried to explain to her that these things don't affect believers unless they don't do their du'ahs, and masha'Allah she does do all her du'ahs, but somethings missing in her equation. YOU HAVE TO HAVE FAITH! You gotta believe that Allah is gonna back you up! Or else He's not gonna bother. If He does it is from His and if not it is from His hikim(wisdom). You need to have faith guys. Just make du'ah. We can't forget the words of Allah. Surah Al Falaq is a surah we recite all the time, in salat or before bed etc. But do we even listen to the message anymore? 

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَق
 Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak, 

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
 "From the evil of what He has created; 

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
"And from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness; (or the moon as it sets or goes away). 

وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ
 "And from the evil of the witchcrafts when they blow in the knots, 

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
 "And from the evil of the envier when he envies."

Ameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen

Yah Allah do we need anymore proof? Allahs words always speak for themselves :)

So guys when you are down in the dumbs and it doesn't seem like He's answering, remember He was listening and insha'Allah you will get your reward. Ameen. Always have faith and insha'Allah you have nothing to worry about in this world and in the next. Ameen.

I recited these verses for my mom and she thought about it for a while. Got into the car,and it was fine hehe.