As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmutallahi Wa Baraakaatahu,

We hope you are well and making the most of these special days.

As you know we have entered the month of Dhul Hijjah.

The first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah are considered the most virtuous days in the entire world to perform acts of worship.

A time for devotion, worship and sacrifice.

To make sure your up to date and tuned in to this special month. We will be sharing some authentic reminders to make sure that you make the most of it.

 إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ

Ayat Al Qur’an - Surah Al- Fujr  (The Dawn) - (98:1-3) 

 وَٱلْفَجْرِ

        By the dawn (of the first day of Dhū al-Ḥijjah) (or: the dawn prayer).

وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ

        And (by) ten nights (of the beginning of Dhū al-Ḥijjah, the month of pilgrimage) (or: of the end of Ramaḍān, the  month of fasting)

وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ

        And (by) the even and the odd (the 10th and 9th days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah, the Day of Sacrifice and the Day of ʿArafah) (or: the four daily prayers with even units and the sunset prayer with odd units) (or: whatever exists as a pair in creation and Allāh, Who is the One, the Unique). 

1 Hadith 

Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No good deeds are better than what is done in these first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.” Some companions of the Prophet said, “Not even jihad in the way of Allah?” The Prophet said, “Not even jihad in the way of Allah, except for a man who goes out with his life and wealth at risk and he returns with nothing.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 969

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا الْعَمَلُ فِي أَيَّامٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنْهَا فِي هَذِهِ يعني أيام العشر قَالُوا وَلَا الْجِهَادُ قَالَ وَلَا الْجِهَادُ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ يُخَاطِرُ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ بِشَيْءٍ

969 صحيح البخاري كتاب العيدين باب فضل العمل في أيام التشريق

Reflection Point 

As you know we started the first day of Dhul Hijjah on Friday 7th June. This was confirmed due to the sighting of the crescent moon in Saudi Arabia on Thursday evening after Maghrib. 

Ok, so what does this mean?

This means that once we know the first day of Dhul Hijjah, we can identify the other key dates in the month.

So here’s a quick breakdown for the diary Insha Allah.

1st Day of Dhul Hijjah = Friday 7th June 2024

The Day of Arafat = Saturday 15th June 2024

1st Day of Eid Al Adha = Sunday 16th June 2024

As we have entered these blessed 10 days of Dhul Hijjah, we must strive our utmost best to perform acts of worship, such as fasting, charity, sacrifice (slaughtering), helping our parents, praying the sunnah prayers, dua  and many others from the legislated acts of worship. 

This week, we have prepared an informative and simple but well structured infographic with the key dates mentioned above for you to share as a reminder for everybody in your community. 

Don't forget that sharing reminders is a form of ongoing charity and one of the best ways to multiply good deeds. 

Abu Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a reward like one who did it.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1893

By sharing infographics, you help to spread beneficial knowledge to guide others upon goodness worldwide Insha Allah. 

Imagine the reward during these special days!

SubhanAllah.