{"id":2554,"date":"2020-07-17T22:35:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T21:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2554"},"modified":"2020-07-17T22:35:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T21:35:18","slug":"the-blessed-month-of-dhul-hijjah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2020\/07\/17\/the-blessed-month-of-dhul-hijjah\/","title":{"rendered":"The blessed month of Dhul-Hijjah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear brothers,\nthere are many blessings that are bestowed on us by Allah SWT throughout the\nyear. And one of these is beginning this coming week with the beginning of the\nmonth of Dhul-Hijjah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\nis a blessed month in which there are many references from the Quran and Sunnah\nin it\u2019s blessing. One of these was referenced by the imam today in Sura Hajj,\nayat 28 which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That they may witness benefits\nfor themselves and mention the name of Allah on known days over what He has\nprovided for them of [sacrificial] animals. So eat of them and feed the\nmiserable and poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nalso know that the Prophet SAWS regarded this month as a blessing as is apparent\nfrom this hadith in which he is reported to have said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are no days in this world\nduring which worship is more beloved to Allah, Glorious is He, than the (first)\nten days (of Dhul- Hijjah). Fasting one of these days is equivalent to fasting\nfor one year, and one night of them is equal to Lailatul-Qadr.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers, we ought to make the most of this month and\nspecifically over the first ten days of the month. This reminder concludes with\n3 things we can do in this blessed month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We should aim to remember Allah SWT more so in\nthese 10 days. Let\u2019s try and increase our dhikr and our optional prayers so\nthat we take full beneft from this blessed time.<\/li><li>We should aim to fast optional fasts in this month,\nespecially the day of Arafah which we will remind next week insh\u2019Allah.<\/li><li>We should aim to give takbir and glorify Allah\nSWT. The Prophet SAWS educated us in this by telling us:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When you get up in the\nmorning, charity is due from every one of your joints. There is charity in\nevery ascription of glory to Allah; there is charity in every declaration of\nHis Greatness; there is charity in every utterance of praise of Him; there is\ncharity in every declaration that He is the only true God (worthy of worship);\nthere is charity in enjoining good; there is charity in forbidding evil. Two\nRak&#8217;ah of Duha (Forenoon prayer) is equal to all this (in reward)&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers, it is with the blessing of Allah SWT that we\nare able to visit the massajids again. Slowly we are beginning to see life\nreturn to a sense of what we were used to. Let us not be complacent of this\nblessing. This month is a great opportunity to give thanks and show gratitude\nto He who is in control of everything that we are experiencing around us. We\nare entering a month of blessing, lets ensure we reap the maximum blessing from\nit through our actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear brothers, there are many blessings that are bestowed on us by Allah SWT throughout the year. And one of these is beginning this coming week with the beginning of the month of Dhul-Hijjah. This is a blessed month in which there are many references from the Quran and Sunnah in it\u2019s blessing. 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