As we enter the first 10 days of this blessed month, our hearts and prayers are with those undertaking the holy pilgrimage of Hajj during these days. While many of us are unable to make the blessed journey this year, there are still many ways for us to reap the blessings of this month.
Zul-Hijjah-til-Haraam is the month of mercy, blessings and virtues. The reward for worship is increased many times during the first ten days of this month. The Beloved Prophet ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู has said: Amongst the days on which the worship of Allah Almighty is performed, there are no days more beloved to Allah Almighty that He be worshipped in them than the ten days of Zul-Hijjah; the Sawm (fasting) of every day out of these days is equal to the Siyam of one year and the Qiyam (standing in prayers) of every night is equal to the Qiyam of Layla-tul-Qadr.
Sayyidunah Ibn โAbbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู
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.”
(Reported by al-Bukhaari, 2/457).
Some virtuous acts we can perform in these 10 days
- Fasting
- Supererogatory Prayers, much Zikr and Swalat-u-Nabbi.
- Feeding the poor
- Visiting the sick
- Connecting the ties of kinship
- Visiting the prison yards
- Visiting the grave yards
- Saying Takbeer,Tahmeed,Tahleel and Tasbih.
- Fasting on Yawmul-โArafah
- If possible fast on the day of โArafah (9th Zul-Hijjah) as by observing Sawm on this day gets the sins forgiven. The Beloved Prophet ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู has said: I expect from Allah Almighty that Sawm (fasting) on the day of โArafah may remove the sins of the preceding and the coming year (1 year before and 1 year after). (Sahih Muslim, pp. 454, Hadees 2746)
- Sacrificing on Eid day
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- Helping to Pay off peoplesโ debts
- Performing Hajj
- Helping the Poor
- Performing Salatu-Duhah.
- Reciting the Holy Quran
- Learning Tawheed, Arabic, Fiqh etc
- Reading Islamic Literature to learn more about the deen
- Teaching others the Deen
- Getting Married for Allah sake
- Sincere Repentance
- Praying Tahajjud other Nafl Salah.
- Attending the 5 daily obligatory prayers in the Masjid for men
- Buy clothes, shoes, etc for your family (for Eid)
- Buy Islamic Books, booklets for people as gift.
The Beloved Prophet ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู has said: Allah Almighty opens the door of goodness during four nights; one of them is also the night of Eid-ul-Adha. (Durr-e-Mansoor, vol. 7, pp. 402). It is stated in another narration: There are five such nights in which Duโa is not rejected; one of them is the night of Eid-ul-Adha.
One blessed practice of the Beloved Prophet on the day of Eid was that he ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู would go to offer Salah of Eid-ul-Fitr after eating something, whereas he would not eat anything on the day of Eid-ul-Adha until he would complete (Eid) Salah. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 2, pp. 70, Hadees 542)
The Beloved Prophet ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู would go to the Masjid to offer Eid Salah taking one way and would return taking another way. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 2, pp. 69, Hadees 541)