'Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam `ala Rasulillah . ************************************************************ 'As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu'.
Most Perfect Days for Perfect عبادة .
'So whoever does good equal to the weight of an atom, shall see it... and whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom, shall see it.'
{ Source ~ 'Qur`an' ~ Surat Al-Zalzalah ~99: A # 7-8} {'Alhamdulillaah `Hir Rabbil Alameen'} The glorious days when rewards are multiplied many times ! and sins are forgiven much more... ! {'In Shaa Allah'} These Blessed days are the first Ten {10} days of 'Dhu -Hijjah'~{!}
Just like the last Ten nights of 'Ramadan' !
PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ said...
'There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days !
The people asked... 'Not even 'Jihad' for the sake of Allah'...?
PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ replied... 'Not even 'Jihad' for the sake of Allah, 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.'
{Source ~ S. Bukhari }
{'Subhaan Allaah wal-Hamdulillaah'- what an Amazing Blessing ! }
# 1/~ Fast all nine {9} days and especially fast the Day of 'Arafah' {!}
PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ said... 'Anyone who fasts for one day for Allah's pleasure, Allah will keep his face away from hell fire for a distance covered by a journey of Seventy {70} Years'!
{Source ~Bukhari & Muslim}
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu`Alayhi wa Sallam)
used to fast on the ninth [9th] day of Dhul-Hijjah and he said...
'Fasting on the Day of 'Arafah' Ninth 'Dhul-Hijjah' is an Expiation for (all the sins of ) the previous year and an expiation for(all the sins of) the coming year' {Source ~ Sahih Muslim}
#2/~ Do a LOT of 'Dhikr' and 'Takbir'... PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ said...
'There are no days on which good deeds are greater or more beloved to Allah than on these Ten days, so recite... 'Tahlil'[ تَهْلِيل] {La Ilaha ill Allah}
'Takbeer' ~ {Allahu Akbar} 'Tahmeed' ~ {Alhamdu Lillah.}' { Source~ Ahmad ~Saheeh }
'Takbeer' at this time is a 'Sunnah' that has mostly been forgotten, especially during the first few days. So say it in the 'Masjid', in your home, on the street and every place where it is permitted to remember Allah {Azza wa Jall} Revive the 'Sunnah' that has been virtually forgotten and earn great rewards for doing so.
PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ said...
Whoever revives an aspect of my 'Sunnah' that is forgotten after my death, he will have a reward equivalent to that of the people who follow him, without it detracting in the least from their reward' !
{Source ~Tirmidhi- a Hasan Hadeeth} {Note: men should recite these phrases out loud... and women should recite them softly}
#3/~ Stand in Night Prayers: Remember the virtues of spending the night in prayer, and its sweetness in 'Ramadan'{?} why not revive this beautiful act of worship during these nights as well ?! Remember, how in the last third of every night, ALLAH Almighty calls out to us, HIS servants... ' Is there anyone to invoke ME, so that I may respond to his invocation ? Is there anyone to ask ME, so that I may grant him his request ? Is there anyone seeking MY forgiveness, so that I may forgive him... ?' {'Alhamdullilah'}
{Sources ~ Bukhari and Muslim}
#4/~ Make Sincere Repentance {!} One of the best and most important things to do during these Ten days is to repent sincerely to Allah and to give up all kinds of disobedience and sin right away because we do not know when we will die {!} and also because one evil deed leads to another.
But, what exactly does 'Repentance' mean...?
It means that you come back to Allah and give up all the deeds, open and secret, that HE dislikes & that you regret whatever you did in the past, giving it up immediately and be determined never ,ever to return to it, and resolve to adhere firmly to the Truth by doing whatever Allah loves~ {'In Shaa Allah' ~'Aameen'~}
'But as for him who repented, believed and did righteous deeds , then he will be among those who are successful.'
{ Source 'Qur`an'~Surat ~Al-Qasas 28: A #67 }
#5/~ Return to the Qur`an It is time now to dust off your copy of the 'Qur`an' and return to its refuge... Try and make it a daily habit, using these 10 days for the beginning of a strong and beautiful relationship with it . A Little Note: Reading Surat Al-Fatiha, which doesn't take more than two minutes will give you more than one thousand rewards . This is on ordinary days, so what about these magnificent days ! Certainly the reward will be far greater...{!}
{'In Shaa Allaah'}
#6/~ Generally Increase in doing ALL good deeds. We should strive in doing more good deeds in general, because good deeds are beloved by Allah and will bring us closer to HIM. So if we are not able to go to 'Hajj' this year, we should occupy ourselves during these blessed days by worshiping Allah, praying extra Prayers,reading Qur`an, remembering Allah ,
sending 'Salaams' on the Prophet (Sal Allaahu `Alayhi wa Sallam)~ making Dua, giving charity, honoring our parents, upholding ties of kinship, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, and other good deeds and acts of worship.
#7/~ Get the Reward of 'Hajj' wherever you are! you may be unable to do 'Hajj' this year, and may feel sad because you are deprived of the great reward of 'Hajj'. But you can achieve a similar reward wherever you may be...
PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ said.. 'Whoever prays 'Fajr' Prayer in congregation, and then sits and remembers Allah until the sun rises, then after a while prays two (2) Rakats, he will gain a reward equal to that of making perfect 'Hajj'/'Umrah'. {he repeated the word Perfect three {3} times} { Source~At-Tirmidhi } #8/~Slaughter an Animal and distribute the meat. ~Ibn Umar{ Allah be pleased with him } said...
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu `Alayhi wa Sallam) lived in Medina for 10 years and every year he slaughtered an animal .
{Source ~Ahmad-}
#9/~ Attend The 'Eid' Prayers. But remember that Eid prayer is a form of worship and we should not be doing things that are un Islamic (especially) during these times, women going out for prayers without proper 'Hijab'! mixing of men and women, etc. etc.
#10/~ Gratitude to Allah {Azza wa Jal} One of the biggest forms of worshiping Allah [Subhanahu wa Ta`ala] is to thank HIM, deeply, sincerely and continuously... [After all, it is HE who gave you every single thing that is in you, on you or around you.] In fact, you wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for the Mercy of your Creator ! {'SUBHAN ALLAH'}
So thank HIM for Everything that HE gave you, the Islam that HE gave you, the very Life HE gave you. and thank HIM for the chance that HE gives you in these Ten[10] days, to ask for forgiveness and guidance. 'Alhamdulillah'~ there is much to be gained in these coming days. so make the most of this perfect opportunity offered by these invaluable and irreplaceable ten [10] days... ! Hasten to do good deeds and appreciate this blessing and make the most of it {!}
'And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty,{Death}'. {Source...'Qur`an' Surat~ Al-Hijr ~15: A #99}
~ My 'Salaams' to all ~
~ Y a s m i n ~ | 
