Things to do in the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah

Excellence of the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah

▪ Ibn Hajar has mentioned in his book (Fath al-Bari): “The reason for the excellence of the first ten days of Zul-Hijjah is that the Muslim can perform in them the main kinds of worship which are prayer, fasting, charity and Hajj, while he can't gather all these kinds of worship in the other days of the year.”

First ten days of Dhul-Hijjah

▪ The Prophet said: “There are no days on which good deeds are greater or more beloved to Allah than on these ten days, so recite much Tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allah), Takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar) and Tahmeed (saying Alhamdu Lillaah).”

Merits of  These Days

▪ Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said, “On no days is the worship of Allah desired more than in the (first) ten days of Dhul Hijjah. The fast of each of these days is equal to the fast of a whole year, and the worship of each of these nights is equal to the worship of Laylatul-Qadr.” (Tirmidhi)

Type of deeds in the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah

• Sincere repentance
• Staying away from all acts of disobedience
• Offering salah in congregation
• Performing Hajj & Umrah
• Doing more good deeds
• Dhikr
• Takbeer (saying: Allahu Akbar)
• Fasting
• Udhiyah (Sacrfice)
• Eid prayer

Virtues of These Days

▪ The virtue of these ten days is based on many things:

▪ Allah swears an oath by them, and swearing an oath by something is indicative of its importance and great benefit. Allah says (meaning): “By the dawn; by the ten nights”.
(Surah Fajr 89:1-2)

Fasting These Days

▪ Hunayda ibn Khalid relates from his wife, who relates from one of the wives of the Messenger of Allah , who says, “The Messenger of Allah would fast the [first] nine days of Dhul Hijjah, the day of Ashura and the three days of every month: The first Monday of every month and the following two Thursdays”. (Nasa ’i: 2417)

▪ Imam An-Nawawi recommended to fast the ten days as he said: “Fasting these days is highly recommended.”

▪ 10 days means 9 days from the 1st of Dhul Hijjah as it is prohibited to fast on the days of Eid.

Doing Good Deeds In General

If you are not able to go to Hajj then occupy yourself by doing the following:

• Pray (Salah)
• Read Qur’an
• Remember Allah
• Supplication (Du’a)
• Give Charity
• Honor Your Parents
• Uphold Ties Of Kinship
• Enjoin What Is Good/ Forbid What Is Evil

May Allah accept from us and you