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 *Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim*

{In the name of Allah most Gracious Most Merciful} 

 Allah says, in Quran: This day, I have perfected your religion for you, 

 completed My Favour upon you,  and have chosen for you Islâm as your religion. 

(Al-Maeda-3) 

 Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah 

 As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuh 

The First Ten Days of D – By Imran Ayub[1]

  Alhamdulilah. Indeed, all praise is due to Allaah. We praise Him and seek His help and  forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allaah from our souls‟ evil and our wrong doings. He whom

 Allaah guides, no one can misguide; and he whom He misguides, no one can guide. I bear 

witness that there is no (true) God except Allaah  –  alone without a partner, and I bear 

witness that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is His „Abd (servant) and messenger. 

Introduction Dr. Muhammad al  –  Jibaaly said, “Allaah, the Most High, has set numerous blessed 

occasions around the year, making it always possible for the believers to increase in good 

deeds, and for the repenters to wipe away their sins. Among these occasions are the first 

thirteen days of Thul – Hijjah  – days that are full of blessings for both the hajeej (pilgrims)

and the residents.”[2]

Best Days In The World Jaabir bin ‘Abdullaah (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated that Allaah’s Messenger 

(peace be upon him) said: “The best days in the world are the Ten Days.”[3]

Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that Allaah’s Messenger (peace be

upon him) said, “No deed is more sublime and rewardable by Allaah, the Most High, than a

 good deed done during the Ten Days (ending with the day) of Adhaa.”[4]

 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace be upon him)said, “No good deeds done on other days are superior to those done on these (first ten days

of Thul –   Hijjah).”

Then some companions of the Prophet said, “Not even Jihaad?” 

He replied, “Not even Jihaad, except that of a man who does it by putting himself and his

  property in danger (for Allaah's sake i.e., with his life and property), and does not return

with any of those things (i.e., is martyred).”[5] 

Mujaahid (may Allaah have mercy on him) reported, “Once the Ten Days started, Sa‟eed 

bin Jubayr (may Allaah have mercy on him) would exert (in worshipping Allaah) so much

that it was almost beyond his capability.”[6] Thikr Dr. Muhammad al – Jibaaly said, “Thikr is keeping Allaah , the Most High, in our mind and 

 praising Him with our tongue. It is the important link between us and our Lord. It is one of 

the best deeds that we can do; and the more that we do of it, the better. The believer derives

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 from Thikr a great amount of gratification and enjoyment  – feeling close to Allaah, the Most 

 High, and nurtured by Him.”[7]

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him)

said: “No days are greater to Allaah, the Most High, nor are good deeds more beloved by

  Him during them, than the Ten Days. So increase tasbeeh, tahmeed, takbeer, and tahleel

during these days.”[8] 

  Tasbeeh  –   Subhaan Allaah   –  Exalted is Allaah  Tahmeed  –    Al – hamdu li – llaah   –  Praise be to Allaah  Takbeer  –    Allaahu akbar    –  Allaah is greater than all else

  Tahleel  –    Laa ilaaha illallaah   –  There is no (true) god but Allaah

Fasting 

Fasting is recommended in first nine days. However, it is not obligatory.

One of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) wives reported: “Allaah‟s Messenger (peace be

upon him) used to fast the (first) nine days of Thul  –    Hijjah, the day of „Aashooraa‟ (the

tenth of al –   Muharram), and three days of each month.”[9] 

‘Aaishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) narrated: “I did not see the Prophet (peace beupon him) fasting at all during the ten („Ashr).”[10] 

Dr. Muhammad al  –  Jibaaly said, “The 9th of Thul –   Hijjah is called the Day of „Arafah 

because the pilgrims (during Hajj) stand in worship on the Mountain of „Arafah.”[11]

It was Narrated from Aboo Qataadah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that a man came to

the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: "How do you fast?"

The Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) got angry at his words. When 'Umar (may

Allaah be pleased with him) saw that he was angry, he said: "We are well pleased with

Allaah as our Lord, with Islaam as our Religion, and with Muhammad as our Prophet; We

seek refuge with Allaah from the wrath of Allaah and from the wrath His Messenger.

'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) started repeating these words until his anger went

away, then Umar said: "O Messenger of Allaah, what about one who fasts all the time?”  

He said: "He has neither fasted nor broken the fast."‘Umar said: "What about the one who fasts for two days and breaks his fast for one day?"  

He said: "Is anyone able to do that?"

He said: "What about one who fasts one day and break his fast one day?

He said: "This is the fast of Daawood (peace be upon him)."

He ('Umar) said, "What about one who fasts one day and breaks his fast for two days?"

He said: "I wish that I were able to do that."

Then the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) said , "Three days of each month and one

  Ramadaan to the next, that is like fasting for an entire lifetime. Fasting on the day of 

'Arafah, I ask Allaah that it may expiate for (the sins of) the year that comes before it, and 

the year that comes after it. And fasting the Day of 'Aashooraa', I ask Allaah that it may

expiate for (the sins of) the year that comes before it."[12] 

Muhammad ibn Ismaa‘eel as-San‘aanee commented, “Just imagine, it expiates sins from the

 year following and the year preceding. The atonement for what has not yet occurred, in this

case - sins of the coming year, could be considered problematic. I answer it by pointing out 

that the intent of it is that the person will be blessed / guided to not do those sins and it was

called atonement in order for it to match the treatment of past sins, or it meant that if he falls into sin he would be guided to do what would atone for it.” [13]  

Therefore, it’s highly recommended on the Day of ‘Arafah. This is the day before ‘Eed,

insha’Allaah. 

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A Commonly Quoted Weak Hadeeth Aboo Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “There are no days

more beloved to Allaah that He be worshipped in them than the ten of Thul  – Hijjah, fasting

every day of them is the equivalent of fasting a year, and standing every night of them (in

 prayer) is the equivalent of standing on the Night of Qadr.”[14] 

 And It is Only Allaah Who grants success. May Allaah Exalt the mention of His slave and 

 Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him), and render him, his household and companionsafe from Evil. 

References ‘ Festivals and Celebrations‟ , p. 155, by Dr. Muhammad al – Jibaaly, al – Kitaab and as –  

Sunnah Publishing, 2nd

Edition, 2005

‘ Jaami‟ at –  Tirmithee‟ , with commentary by Haafiz Aboo Taahir Zubayr ‘Alee Za’i,

Darussalam Publishers, [English Translation], 2007

‘Saheeh Bukhaari‟ , Darussalam Publishers, [English Translation], 1997

„Saheeh Muslim’, Darussalam Publishers, [English Translation], 2007 

[1] Based primarily on Chapter 8 of Dr. Muhammad al –  Jibaaly’s excellent book: ‘Festivalsand Celebrations‟  

[2] ‘ Festivals and Celebrations‟ , p. 155

[3] Recorded by Ibn Hibaan and al – Bazzaar . Verified to be Saheeh (authentic) by Sheikh

al  –  Albaanee in Saheeh ul  –   Jaami‟  Number 1,113 and Saheeh ut  –  Targheeb wat  –  

Tarheeb, Number 1,150; as quoted in „Festivals and Celebrations‟ , p. 155

[4] Recorded by ad -Daarimee and al – Bayhaqee. Verified to be Hasan (good) by Sheikh

al  –  Albaanee in Saheeh ut  –  Targheeb wat  –  Tarheeb, Number 1,148; as quoted in„Festivals and Celebrations‟ , p. 157

[5] Saheeh Bukhaari, Volume 2, Book 13, Hadeeth Number 969, p. 65;   Jaami‟ at –  

Tirmithee, Volume 2, Book 6, Hadeeth Number 757, p. 192  –  193; Haafiz Aboo Taahir

Zubayr ‘Alee Za’i classed the Hadeeth as Saheeh [6] Recorded by al – Bayhaqee. Verified to be Hasan by Sheikh al – Albaanee in Irwaa‟ ul -

Ghaleel, Number 890; as quoted in ‘ Festivals and Celebrations‟ , p. 157

[7] ‘ Festivals and Celebrations‟ , p. 158

[8] Recorded by Ahmad and at  – Tahaawee. Verified to be Hasan by Sheikh al – Albaanee

in Irwaa‟ ul - Ghaleel, Number 890; as quoted in ‘ Festivals and Celebrations‟ , p. 159

[9] Sunan Aboo Daawood , Sunan an  –   Nasaa‟ee, and others. Verified to be Saheeh by

Sheikh al  –   Albaanee in ‘Saheeh Sunan Abee Daawood ’, Number 2,106; as quoted in

‘ Festivals and Celebrations‟ , p. 159 – 160

[10] Jaami‟ at – Tirmithee, Volume 2, Book 6, Hadeeth Number 756, p. 191; Haafiz Aboo

Taahir Zubayr ‘Alee Za’i classed the Hadeeth as Saheeh 

[11] „Festivals And Celebrations‟ , p. 160

[12] Saheeh Muslim, Volume 2, Book 13, Number 2,746, p. 242 - 243

[13] Subulus-Salaam, Commentary of Haafiz Ibn Hajar al- ‘Asqalaanee’s Buloogh al-

Maraam, as quoted in „Fiqh of Fasting 101‟ , Module 5, p. 3 – 4, by Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal

Philips, www.islamiconlineuniversity.com

[14]   Jaami‟ at – Tirmithee, Volume 2, Book 6, Hadeeth Number 758, p. 193. Imaam

Tirmithee said, “This Hadeeth is Ghareeb (unfamiliar).” It contains a narrator called

‘Nahhaas bin Qahm’, who has been criticised, by Yahya bin Sa’eed, due to his weak 

memory. It was classed as Da‟eef  (weak) by Haafiz Aboo Taahir Zubayr ‘Alee Za’i. Sheikh

al  –  Albaanee also classed it as  Da‟eef   in ‘al  –   Mishkaat‟ , Number 1,416; as quoted in

„Festivals and Celebrations’, p. 156