Virtues Of The 10 Days of Dhul Hijjah And Proof Of Fasting On These Days

– From the writings of Sheikh ul-Islaam ibn Taymiyyah, Sheikh Bin Baz, and Sheikh ibn Uthaimeen -

Sheikh-ul-Islaam ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) was asked as is mentioned by Ibnul Qayyim, “Which is more virtuous & beneficial, the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah or the last 10 days of Ramadhan?”

So he answered by saying that “the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah are more virtuous than the last 10 days of Ramadhan, and the last 10 nights of Ramadhan are more virtuous than the last 10 nights of Dhul Hijjah.” Then his Illustrious student and great scholar Ibnul Qayyim (رحمه الله) commented on this verdict and said: 

“… And if the intelligent and noble one was to reflect upon this answer, he would find it satisfactory and sufficient. For indeed, there are no days (in the year) more beloved to Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى that righteous actions are done within them than the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah, since within them are the days of Ara’faah (9th day of Dhul Hijjah) and the day of Nahr (10th day) and the day of Tarwiyah (8th day). As for the 10 nights of Ramadhan, they are the nights of revitalization which the Messenger صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم used to be up in awakening within them all, and within it is a night which is better than 1000 months. So whoever answers without such an elaboration, then he is incapable to prove his statement with authentic evidences.”

(Taken from the book bada’ee Al-Fawaaid of ibnul Qayyim – under the chapter ‘the preference between Aa’isha & Fatimah.’)

The validity of fasting the Day Of Arafah & the first 9 days Of Dhul-Hijjah

 

Please note before reading:

The fasting of the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah is often referred to as the fasting of the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah. The intended meaning is still the first 9 days as Eid is the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah and it is impermissible to fast on the day of Eid.

Day of Arafah

1)     Is fasting the Day of Arafah legislated?

The answer is Yes. It is Mustahab (recommended) as it comes in the hadith of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari reported by Muslim that the Messenger of صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم was asked concerning fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah. He صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم replied:

(Fasting on the day of Arafah is an expiation of last year’s and next year’s sins.)

The First 9 days of Dhul-Hijjah

2)     Is fasting the first 9 days of Dhul-Hijjah legislated?

We begin by mentioning that there does not exist any authentic ahadith which specify the fasting of the first 9 days of Dhul-Hijjah. Likewise, there does not exist any authentic ahadith which state that the Messenger صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم fasted these first nine days of the month either.

One may then feel compelled to ask where has the tradition of fasting the first 9 days come from?

The answer is that it is taken from the generality of the hadith of Ibn Abbasرضي اللّه عنـه that the Messenger صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم said:

Virtues of The First 10 Days of Dhul-Hijjah

This is a brief lecture by Sheikh Khawlani حفظه الله’s on the virtues and its rulings on the first ten days of the month of Dhul Hijjah. We ask Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى to place in it barakah for the listeners. Baarakallaahu Feekum.

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History of Hajj

 

 Hajj literally means ‘to set out for a place’. Islaamically however it refers to the annual pilgrimage that Muslims make to Makkah with the intention of performing certain religious rites in accordance with the method prescribed by the Prophet Muhammad صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم.

Hajj and its rites were first ordained by Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى in the time of the Prophet lbraaheem عليه السلام and he was the one who was entrusted by Allaah to build the Ka'aba – the House of Allaah – along with his son Ismaa’eel at Makkah.

Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى described the Ka'aba and its building as follows:

وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ مَكَانَ الْبَيْتِ أَن لَّا تُشْرِكْ بِي شَيْئًا وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْقَائِمِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ

“And remember when We showed Ibraaheem the site of the [Sacred] House [saying]: Associate not anything [in worship] with Me and purify My House for those who circumambulate it [i.e. perform tawaaf] and those who stand up for prayer and those who bow down and make prostration [in prayer etc.].”

[Al-Hajj 22:26]

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Where is your coat??

Dua To Recite When Seeing A Person Afflicted In His Body Or Religion

A Beautiful Dua to recite when seeing a person who is afflicted in his body or religion:

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَافَانِي مِمَّا ابْتَلَاكَ بِهِ وَفَضَّلَنِي عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ تَفْضِيلًا

"All praise is due to Allâh, the One who has kept me safe from that with which He has trialed you with , and preferred me over so many of His creation."

Abu Hurairah رضي اللّه عنـه narrated that:

The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever sees an afflicted person then says: ‘All praise is due to Allaah who saved me from that which He has afflicted you with, and blessed me greatly over many of those whom He has created, (Al-ḥamdulillāhi alladhī `āfānī mimmabtalāka bihī wa faḍḍalanī `alā kathīrin mimman khalaqa tafḍīla)’ he shall not be struck by that affliction.”

(The hadeeth has been reported by Tirmidhi and others, and authenticated by Albani   رحمه الله.)

A Side Note: al-Imam an-Nawawi  رحمه الله and others mentioned he shouldn't raise his voice with the du'a to the extent the person who is afflicted can hear him.

From the signs that one is blessed in his knowledge..

Sheikh al-Albaani رحمه الله  said:

The Scholars have said (that) from the signs that one is blessed in his knowledge is him referring points of benefits to the founder of it (such as the author or the translator or a reference to where one got the benefit from), because in doing that one frees himself from plagiarism as it is been brought to attention by the Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم in his statement: The one being satisfied with that he has not been given is as a person wearing two garments of deception.

(Bukari & Muslim)

{The Reference: The Preface of Sheikh Albaani from the Book: Kalimut Tayyib for Sheik-ul-Islaam bin Taymiyyah}

Who will be put to trial??

“Anyone who turns away from the worship, obedience and love of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى, will be put in to trial with the worship, service and love for the creation.”

Imaam Ibnul-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

When the slave wakes up as the night encloses him, and his only concern is Allaah and how to please and obey Him, then Allaah takes upon Him[self] to fulfill all of his needs and remove from him all that causes him anxiety. Allaah سُبحانه وتعلى also makes his heart free to love Him only, his tongue free to remember Him only, and his body free to serve Him only.

However, when a slave of Allaah wakes up when the night encloses him, and his main concern is the world, Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى will make him bear the burdens of anxiety, grief, and hardship. Allaah will entrust him to his own self and He will make his heart busy, sealing it from His love, since it will be preoccupied with love for creation. Allaah will keep his tongue from remembrance because it will be engaged with His creation; his body will be kept from obedience, since it will be enslaved by its desires and services. And he will toil like a beast of burden toils in the service of another.