★ The First Ten Days of Zul-Hijjah.
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♥ Allah has taken oath of ten nights in Soorah Al-Fajr. According to the majority of the commentators of Qur'ãn, the nights are those of the (first) ten days of Zul Hijjah.
♥ Abdullah Ibne 'Abbãs RadiyAllahu Anhu related that the Prophet SalAllahu Alyehe Wasallam said, "Good deeds performed on other days are not superior to those performed o
n these (first ten days of Zul Hijjah)." The Companions RadiyAllahu Anhum inquired, "Not even Jihãd?" He replied, "Not even jihãd, except for that person who goes out putting himself and his wealth in danger and does not return with anything." (Bukhãri)
♥ Aboo Hurayrah RadiyAllahu Anhu related that Rasoolullah SalAllahu Alyehe Wasallam said, "On no days is the worship of Allah desired more than in the (first) ten days of Zul Hijjah. The fast of each of these days is equal to the fast of a whole year, and the worship of each of these nights is equal to the worship of Laylatul Qadr." (Tirmizi, Ibne Mãjah)
♥ The mother of the believers, Hafsah RadiyAllahu Anhaa reports that Rasoolullah SalAllahu Alyehe Wasallam used to fast the (first) nine days of Zul Hijjah. (Nasã'ee, Ahmad, Aboo Dãwood)
♥ Abdullah Ibne 'Umar RadiyAllahu Anhu related that Rasoolullah SalAllahu Alyehe Wasallam said, "No days are as weighty with Allah and so liked by Him for good deeds than the first ten days of Zul Hijjah. So on these days increasingly read Subhãnallah, Lã ilãha illallãh, Alhamdulillah and Allahu Akbar." (Musnad Ahmad)
♥ Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah SalAllahu Alyehe Wasallam said, "When anyone of you intends to sacrifice the animal and enter in the month of Zul-Hijjah, he should not get his hair cut or nails pared till he has offered his sacrifice.'' (Reported by Muslim)
Note: Ulama have stated that this includes moustache and hair of the private parts etc. However, if the hair under the arms and in the pubic region is very long (which renders the Salaat Makrooh i.e. more than forty days), then it will become compulsory to remove such hair. However, if a person forgets to clip the nails before the 1st of Dhul Hijjah and the nails have grown so long that they may cause injury, then he may clip them.
★ Virtues of the Day of Arafah (9th Zul Hijjah)
♥ Aboo Qatãdah Al-Ansãri RadiyAllahu Anhu narrated that Rasoolullah SalAllahu Alyehe Wasallam was asked about the fast on the day of Arafah. He said, "It compensates for the sins of the past and the coming year." (Muslim, Tirmizi, Ibne Mãjah)
♥ Ã'ishah RadiyAllahu Anhaa reports that Rasoolullah SalAllahu Alyehe Wasallam said, "There is no day in which Allah sets free more souls from the fire of hell than on the day of Arafah. And on that day Allah draws near to the earth and by way of exhibiting His Pride remarks to the Angels, 'What is the desire of these (servants of mine)?" (Muslim)
♥ Talhah RadiyAllahu Anhu reports that Rasoolullah SalAllahu Alyehe Wasallam said, "Apart from the day of the Battle of Badr there is no day on which the shaytãn is seen to be more humiliated, more rejected, more depressed and more infuriated, than on the day of Arafah, and indeed all this is only because of beholding the abundance of descending Mercy (on the day) and Allah's forgiveness of the great sins of the servants." (Mishkãt)
★ Takbirãt of Tashreeq
The Takbirãt of Tashreeq are:
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar,
Lã ilãha illallãhu wallahu Akbar,
Allahu Akbar, Walil lahil hamd.
"Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no deity besides Allah and Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest and all praises are for Allah only."
It is wãjib for every adult Muslim to recite these Takbirãt of Tashreeq audibly once after every fardh Salaah which is performed with jamã'at (congregation) from the Fajr of 9th Zul Hijjah to the 'Asr of 13th Zul Hijjah (i.e. total of 23 Salãh).
★ On the Eid day
The following acts are Sunnah on the day of Eidul- Adha:
1. To wake up early in the morning.
2. To clean one's teeth with a miswak.
3. To take bath (Ghusl).
4. To put on one's best available clothes.
5. To use perfume.
6. Not to eat before the Eid prayer.
7. To recite the Takbir of Tashreeq in a loud voice while going to the Eid prayer.
