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The Prophet said, “No good deeds done on other days are
superior to those done on these (first ten days of Dhal
Hajja).” Then some companions of the Prophet said, “Not
even Jihad?” He replied, “Not even Jihad”, except that
of a man who does it by putting himself and his property
in danger (for Allah's sake) and does not return with
any of those things.”
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You are probably familiar with the last ten nights of
Ramadan, and how virtuous good deeds are in those
nights? Yes.
Well, let me introduce you to 10 days that are MORE
virtuous, yet many people are not aware of it. It's the
first ten days of the Islamic calendar month of
Dhul-Hijjah
According to the Prophet, sal Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam,
who said, "There is no day more honorable in Allah's
sight and no acts more beloved therein to Allah than
those in these ten days (of Dhul-Hijjah)"
In these first 10 days of the Month of DhulHijjah we
find:
...the 9th day is the day of Arafah,
...and the 10th day is Eid.
Even if you are not traveling for Hajj, you can still
put in extra effort to do more good deeds.
What sort of extra good deeds can you do?
1. Fasting these 9 days
2. Giving more charity during these 10 days
3. Say the "Eid" Takbeers loudly wherever you go. (Allahu
Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. Laa ilaaha illa
Allah. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. Walillaahil hamd.)
4. Try to pray more prayers in the Masjid
5. Increase ties of kinship (visit family, say kind
words to them, etc.)
6. Perform more voluntary prayers at home
7. Read more Quran, contemplating the meanings
8. Do more Dhikr
9. Ask for forgiveness more frequently |
performed the farewell Hajj and gave the
historic sermon known as the "Farewell Sermon"
