Revive this Act during the 10

days of Dhul HijJah

Revive this Act during the 10 days of Dhul
HijJah

‫ » ﻣﺎ‬:‫ ﻗﺎل رﺳﻮل اﻟﻠﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬:‫ ﻗﺎل‬، ‫ﻋﻦ اﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮ‬
َ َ
َّ ‫ﻣ ِﻦ ْ أﻳﺎمٍ أ ﻋ ْﻈ َﻢ َ ﻋ ِﻨْﺪ َ اﻟﻠﻪ وَﻻ َ اﻟﻌَﻤﻞ ﻓ ِﻴﻬ ِﻦ َّ أ ﺣ َﺐ‬
ِ ‫إِﻟﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻣ ِﻦ ْ ﻫ َﺬَه اﻷﻳﺎمِ ﻓﺄﻛﺜ ِﺮ ُوا ﻓ ِﻴﻬ َﺎ ﻣ ِﻦ اﻟﺘ ّﻬﻠﻴﻞ‬
ِ ‫وَ اﻟﺘ َﻜ ْﺒﻴﺮ ِ وَاﻟﺘﺤﻤﻴﺪ‬

Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him) said, “There isn’t any day
better to Allah when deeds done are more beloved to Him
, than in these ten days (Dhul Hijjah). Therefore,
frequently say during them, “ La-Ila ha Ill Allah and Allahu
Akbar and Al-Hamdulilah.”

Collected by Abu Uwanah in Mustakraj (2431), Ahmed (2/75)

At-Tahawi (2973 ) in Mushkil. Ahmed Shakir , Al-Munthari,
As-Saa’ati, and Shuaib Ar–naaut have graded this hadeeth as
being Saheeh.

Benefits for this subject:

Shaykh Abdullah ibn Fawzan said “Remembering Allah during

the ten days of Dhul Hijja is among the righteous deeds that
can be practiced, along with Dua, and seeking Allah’s
forgiveness. In fact these deeds are legislated to be
practiced all the time. The remembrances of Allah can be
achieved by saying, ““ La-Ila ha Ill Allah and Allahu Akbar
and Al-Hamdulilah. and Subhanallah” [ Majalis Asharah Dhul
Hija]

At-Tahawi [ (321H) may Allah have mercy on him] said, “ How

is that good deeds during these ten days have such high
merit as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
mentioned, however he didn’t fast during them? And fasting
is among the most virtuous of deeds?

Answer: It’s possible that he didn’t fast the ten days of

dhul Hija from what Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)
narrated. She said, “Whenever he fasted he wouldn’t
regularly practice other deeds which were greater to Allah.
” Praying, remembering Allah, and reading the Quran are all
greater in merit than fasting.

Ibn Masud said, “Praying is more beloved to me than

fasting”.

Therefore based on what Aisha (may Allah be pleased with

her) narrated that he (peace and blessings be upon him)
didn’t fast those days; as he was busy practicing other acts
of worship. These other acts of Ebaddah are higher in value
than fasting. Nonetheless, fasting during these ten days is
an enormous and righteous act of worship. Especially, as
this hadeeth states that, acts done during these ten days
are more beloved to Allah than any other day/s. Based on
this hadeeth, there isn’t anything that prevents the Muslim
from fasting therein, in particularly if he has the ability
to fast and perform other acts of worship to draw closer to
Allah.[Sharh Mushkil Athar by At-Tahawi.]
Translated and compiled by Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight
Battle

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