{"id":2711,"date":"2021-07-09T18:49:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T17:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2711"},"modified":"2021-07-09T18:49:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T17:49:57","slug":"dhul-hijjah-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2021\/07\/09\/dhul-hijjah-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhul Hijjah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The imam began by referencing the first two ayats of Sura Al-Fajr\nwhich is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the dawn and the 10 nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this is the reminder for this week as it is about the\nfirst ten days of the blessed month of Dhul Hijjah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers, there are many blessings that are bestowed on\nus by Allah SWT throughout the year. And one of these is beginning this coming\nweek with the beginning of the month of Dhul-Hijjah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a blessed month in which there are many references\nfrom the Quran and Sunnah in its blessing. One of these was referenced by the\nimam today in Sura Hajj, ayat 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 also know that the Prophet SAWS regarded this month as a\nblessing as is apparent from 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\nmonth, especially 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>\u201cWhen you get up in the morning,\ncharity is due from every one of your joints. There is charity in every\nascription of glory to Allah; there is charity in every declaration of His\nGreatness; 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\u2019ah of Duha (Forenoon prayer) is equal to all this (in reward)\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We should aim to give in charity this month.\nFrom donations to chartiable work to even a smile, it all counts insh\u2019Allah.<\/li><li>And lastly, we should be making plans for the\nsacrifice or Qurbani. Charities are there to assist us in this obligation so\nlet\u2019s make plans this week to fulfil this responsibility of ours.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers, After the announcement this week we are slowly\nwe are beginning to see life return to a sense of what we were used to. Let us\nnot be complacent of this blessing. This month is a great opportunity to give\nthanks and show gratitude to He who is in control of everything that we are\nexperiencing around us. We are entering a month of blessing, lets ensure we\nreap the maximum blessing from it through our actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The imam began by referencing the first two ayats of Sura Al-Fajr which is translated to say: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the dawn and the 10 nights. And this is the reminder for this week as it is about the first ten days of the blessed month of Dhul Hijjah. 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