Friday, December 5, 2008

The best 10 days the Sun Rises Upon!!!!!!!

Among the special seasons of worship arc the first ten days of Dhu’l-HlIjah, which Allah has preferred over all the other days of the year. lbn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet ft said:
“There are 110 days in Which righteous deeds are mare beloved to AUaah than these ten days.” The people asked, ‘Not even Jihaad for the sake of Ajiaah?’ He said, “Not even Jihaad for the sake of Ailaah, 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..Bukhaarl, 2/457).
Special Rulings for 1st Ten Days of DhuI Hljjah
These texä and others indicate that these ten days are better than all the other days of the year, with no exceptions, not
even the last ten days of
Ramadaan. But the last ten nights of Ramadsan are better, because they include Laylat al-Qadr (“the Night of Power”), which is better than a thousand months. Thus the various reports may be reconciled. (See Tafseer lbn Katheer, 5/412).
‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar (may Aflaah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the ProphetS said: “There are no days greater
in the sight of Aflaah and In which righteous deeds are more beloved to Him than these ten days, so during this time recite a great deal of Tahleel (“La ilaaha Al
-Allaah”), Takbeer and Tab
rneed7 (Reported by Ahrnad,
7/224; saheeh). Therefore, in
these ten days, Muslims are
encouraged to:
•Perform Hajj & Umrah to
the Sacred House of AIlaah.
lOccupy one’s time in these
blessed days by worshipping
Allaah, praying (salaat), read
ing Qur’an, remembering
Allaah, making supplication
(du’aa’), giving charity, honor
ing his parents, upholding the
ties of kinship, enjoining what
is good and forbidding what is evil, and other good deeds and acts of worship. ‘Recite a lot of Tasbeeh (“Subhan-AlIaah”), Tahmeed (“Al-hamdu Lillaah”) and Takbeer (“Allaahu akbar”).
•Remind the people to recite Takbeer by initiating it in markets, in the street, in offices and businesses. However, it should be recited individually, not in unison.
•Fast the first nine days as is authentically proven from the Prophet#. Fasting on Yawm
‘Arafaah (9° Ohul Hiljah) is more stressed. This is the day on which AlIaah perfected His Religion and chose al-Islam for people. Fasting this day expiates the sins of 2 years.
•Repent from past evil deeds and follow-up with good deeds to please Allah.
•Sacrifice on Yawni al-Nahar (10° Dhul Hijjah). This is the greatest day of the entrre year and the greatest day of Hajj, which combines acts of worship in a way unlike any other day.

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