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- The Two Festivals (Eids) -
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The
Prophet said, "No good deeds done on other
days are superior to those done on these (first
ten days of Dhul Hijja)." 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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Among the
good deeds which the Muslim should strive to do during the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah are:
- Fasting.
It is Sunnah to fast on the ninth day of
Dhu’l-Hijjah, because the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
urged us to do good deeds during this time,
and fasting is one of the best of deeds.
- Takbeer.
It is Sunnah to say Takbeer ("Allahu
akbar"), Tahmeed ("Al-hamdu
Lillaah"), Tahleel ("La ilaha
ill-Allah") and Tasbeeh ("Subhaan
Allah") during the first ten days of
Dhu’l-Hijjah, and to say it loudly in the
mosque, the home, the street and every place
where it is permitted to remember Allah and
mention His name out loud, as an act of
worship and as a proclamation of the
greatness of Allah, may He be exalted.
Men should recite these phrases out loud,
and women should
recite them quietly.
- Doing
more good deeds in general, because good
deeds are beloved by Allah and will bring a
great reward from Him. Whoever is not able
to go to Hajj should occupy himself at this
blessed time by worshipping Allah, praying (salaat),
reading Qur’an, remembering Allah, making
supplication (du’aa’), giving charity, honoring
his parents, upholding the ties of
kinship, enjoining what is good and
forbidding what is evil, and other good
deeds and acts of worship.
- Sacrifice.
One of the good deeds that will bring a
person closer to
Allah during these ten days is offering a
sacrifice, by choosing a high-quality animal
and fattening it, spending money for the
sake of Allah.
- Sincere
repentance. One of the 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.
Repentance means coming back to
Allah and foregoing all the deeds, open and
secret, that He dislikes, out of regret for what
has passed, giving it up immediately and being
determined never to return to it, but to adhere
firmly to the Truth by doing what Allah loves.
There is
much to be gained, so make the most of the
opportunity afforded by these invaluable and
irreplaceable ten days. Hasten to do good works,
before death strikes, before one can regret
one’s negligence and failure to act, before
one is asked to return to a place where no
prayers will be answered, before death
intervenes between the hopeful one and the
things he hopes for, before you are trapped with
your deeds in the grave.
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