{"id":2855,"date":"2022-06-24T18:57:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T17:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2022-06-24T18:57:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T17:57:15","slug":"the-first-10-days-of-the-month-of-dhul-hijjah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2022\/06\/24\/the-first-10-days-of-the-month-of-dhul-hijjah\/","title":{"rendered":"The First 10 Days of the month of Dhul Hijjah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The imam\nbegan by referencing the first two ayats of Sura Al-Fajr which is translated to\nsay:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nBy the dawn and the 10 nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this is\nthe reminder for this week as it is about the first ten days of the blessed\nmonth of Dhul Hijjah.<\/p>\n\n\n\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 is a\nblessed month in which there are many references from the Quran and Sunnah in\nits blessing. One of these was referenced by the imam today in Sura Hajj, ayat\n28 which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the\nname of Allah on known days over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial]\nanimals. So eat of them and feed the miserable and poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also know\nthat the Prophet SAWS regarded this month as a blessing as is apparent from\nthis hadith in which he is reported to have said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are no days in this world during which worship is more\nbeloved to Allah, Glorious is He, than the (first) ten days (of Dhul- Hijjah).\nFasting one of these days is equivalent to fasting for one year, and one night\nof them is equal to Lailatul-Qadr.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear\nbrothers, we ought to make the most of this month and specifically over the\nfirst ten days of the month. This reminder concludes with 5 things we can do in\nthis blessed month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We should aim to remember Allah SWT\nmore so in these 10 days. Let\u2019s try and increase our dhikr and our optional\nprayers so that we take full benefit from this blessed time.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We should aim to fast optional fasts\nin this month, especially the day of Arafah which also falls under this blessed\ntime.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We should aim to give takbir and\nglorify Allah SWT. The Prophet SAWS educated us in this by telling us:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you get up in the morning, charity is due from every\none of your joints. There is charity in every ascription of glory to Allah;\nthere is charity in every declaration of His Greatness; there is charity in\nevery utterance of praise of Him; there is charity in every declaration that He\nis the only true God (worthy of worship); there is charity in enjoining good;\nthere is charity in forbidding evil. Two Rak\u2019ah of Duha (Forenoon prayer) is\nequal 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\nmonth. From donations to chartiable work to even a smile, it all counts\ninsh\u2019Allah.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>And lastly, we should be making plans\nfor the sacrifice or Qurbani. Charities are there to assist us in this\nobligation so let\u2019s make plans this week to fulfil this responsibility of ours.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear\nbrothers and sisters, we may not be able to perform Hajj this year but this\ndoes not mean that we will miss out on the blessings of this beautiful month.\nLet us use today\u2019s reminder to make the most of the blessed month and be of\nthose who benefit from the most loved time of the year by Allah SWT.<\/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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