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Invest in the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah

Invest in the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah
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July 01, 2022
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Allah Almighty swears in the Quran:

والفجر . وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ

By the dawn and the ten nights. (89:1-2)

In another verse, Allah Almighty says:

The months of Hajj are well known. (2:197)

Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) commented that these ten nights were the nights of Dhul Hijjah and the months of Hajj are Shawwal, Dhul Qidah and the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah.

Dhul Hijjah is the end of the Islamic year. Its first ten days are the best days of the year and the last ten nights of Ramadan are the best nights of the year.

During the specified days, Allah Almight out of His wisdom and mercy has called on us to increase His glorification.

لِّيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَاتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ ۖ فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْبَائِسَ الْفَقِيرَ

That they may witness the benefits for themselves, and celebrate the name of God during the specified days, for providing them with the animal livestock. So eat from it, and feed the unfortunate poor. (22:28)

وفي مسند الإمام أحمد عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “ما من أيام أعظم ولا أحب إليه العمل فيهن عند الله من هذه الأيام العشر، فأكثروا فيهن من التهليل والتكبير والتحميد”.

Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“There are no greater and beloved days during which the righteous action are so pleasing to Allah than these ten days (i.e., the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah), so increase in them your tahleel (la ilaha illallah) and takbeer (Allahu Akbar) and tahmeed (Alhamdulillah).” [Musnad Ahmad]

Invest in the akhirah during these precious days. Increase righteous deeds.

We should do our best to increase our righteous deeds. The Prophet (peace be on him) said that ‘actions are by intention’ so we have to keep renewing our intentions in these blessed days. Allah Almighty is offering us innumerable blessings

Of the righteous deeds, salah is top of the list. Therefore pray on time and aim to increase khushoo (focus and tranquility) in your prayers.

Fasting is also one of the best deeds you can do. The Prophet (peace be on him) used to fast for 9 days, as the 10th day is Eid. The 9th day of Dhul Hijjah is the Day of Arafah, and fasting on this day brings forgiveness of minor sins for two years.

Recite the tasbih, tahleel and istighfar and recitation of the Quran are also righteous deeds. It has been narrated that Abu Hurayrah and Ibn Umar used to go to the market during these days to do tasbih and tahleel in the market and the people in the whole market would resound with this incredible sound.

Qiyam al Layl is also on the top of the list. These nights are extra blessed.

Tawbah – We need to make sincere repentance for our sins, particularly any major sins. The Prophet (peace be on him) used to repeat istighfar 100 times a day.

Charity – give as much charity as you can. Let us not forget those who are struggling in our community and do what we can to help them.

Allah is granting us these days to reap massive rewards, so let’s take the incentive and benefit from this phenomenal investment opportunity.

We need to renew our covenant with Allah and this will be a new opening for us and our families. May Allah Almighty bless us and grant us goodness and

Shaykh Haytham Tamim Khutbah 1st July 2022

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Shaykh Haytham Tamim is the founder and main teacher of the Utrujj Foundation. He has provided a leading vision for Islamic learning in the UK, which has influenced the way Islamic knowledge is disseminated. He has orchestrated the design and delivery of over 200 unique courses since Utrujj started in 2001. His extensive expertise spans over 30 years across the main Islamic jurisprudence schools of thought. He has studied with some of the foremost scholars in their expertise; he holds some of the highest Ijazahs (certificates) in Quran, Hadith (the Prophetic traditions) and Fiqh (Islamic rulings). His own gift for teaching was evident when he gave his first sermon to a large audience at the age of 17 and went on to serve as a senior lecturer of Islamic transactions and comparative jurisprudence at the Islamic University of Beirut (Shariah College). He has continued to teach; travelling around the UK, Europe and wider afield, and won the 2015 BISCA award (British Imams & Scholars Contributions & Achievements Awards) for Outstanding Contribution to Education and Teaching.

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