The Greatest Friday of the Year: Jumuʿah in the Ten Days of Dhul-Ḥijjah

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

“And Friday during the ten days of Dhul-Ḥijjah is more virtuous than Friday in other than it, due to the gathering of the two virtues within it.”

📚(Fatḥ al-Bārī 3/29)

A Message for Every Muslim Before the Day of ‘Arafah: The Day of ‘Arafah Is Not a Day for Sinning — Fear Allah!

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

From the Matters Specific to Jumuʿah Is Increasing in Sending Prayers Upon the Prophet ﷺ

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

From the matters specific to Jumuʿah is increasing in sending prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ.

There is no doubt that the Prophet ﷺ has the greatest rights upon us from all of creation. His rights over us are greater than our own rights over ourselves. For this reason, it is obligatory that you give precedence to love for him over love for yourself, your child, your father, your mother, your spouse, and all people.

Your faith cannot be complete unless you place love for the Messenger ﷺ above the love of everyone else.

From his rights upon you is that you frequently send prayers and peace upon him. He is not in need of your prayers and salutations, but rather you are the one in need of the reward of these prayers and salutations. For indeed, if you send prayers upon the Messenger ﷺ once, Allah sends prayers upon you ten times in return.

So when you say:
(اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ على مُحَمَّدٍ)
“O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad,”

Allah sends prayers upon you ten times.

And you are the one in need of this, whereas the Messenger ﷺ is not in need of it.

📚Sharḥ Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn (3/754)

The War Against the Intellect: How Short Clips and Reels Are Destroying Awareness and the Strength of the Mind!

Shaykh Salih Āl al-Shaykh حفظه الله

An Exposure of the Deviant Claim that “Ḥajj Is Not Safe”: Die in Your Rage — Ḥajj Remains Safe Under Tawḥīd and the Sunnah!

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The Virtues of the Magnificent Day of Arafah: The Greatest Day of Forgiveness from Allah!

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

Four Great Virtues of the Day of Arafah: A Day of Mercy, Nearness, Forgiveness, and Answered Supplications!

Shaykh Abdurrazzaq Al-Badr حفظه الله

The Greatest Supplication of the Day of ʿArafah: Its Meanings, Treasures, and Powerful Implications!

Shaykh Salih Al-Luhaydan رحمه الله

There Is No Day in Which There Is More Emancipation from the Fire Than the Day of ʿArafah!

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

“So whoever hopes for emancipation from the Fire and forgiveness of his sins on the Day of ʿArafah, then let him preserve the causes by which emancipation and forgiveness are hoped for. From them are:

❍ Fasting that day. For in Sahih Muslim, from Abū Qatādah, from the Prophet ﷺ, that he said:

‘Fasting the Day of ʿArafah, I hope from Allah that it expiates the year before it and the year after it.’

❍ And from them: guarding his limbs from the prohibited matters on that day. In the Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, from Ibn ʿAbbās, may Allah be pleased with them both, from the Prophet ﷺ that he said:

‘This Day of ʿArafah is a day in which whoever controls his hearing, his sight, and his tongue shall be forgiven.’

❍ And from them: abundant proclamation of the testimony of Tawḥīd with sincerity and truthfulness, for indeed it is the foundation of the religion of Islam which Allah, the Most High, perfected on that day and its very basis.

And in the Musnad, from ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:

‘The supplication most frequently made by the Prophet ﷺ on the Day of ʿArafah was:

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
“None has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone, having no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise. In His Hand is all goodness, and He is over all things All-Powerful.”’

And Al-Tirmidhi reported it with the wording:

‘The best supplication is the supplication of the Day of ʿArafah, and the best of what I and the Prophets before me have said is:

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
“None has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone, having no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is over all things All-Powerful.”’

So realizing the statement of Tawḥīd necessitates the emancipation of slaves, and emancipating slaves necessitates emancipation from the Fire. As is established in the authentic narration:

‘Whoever says it one hundred times, it will be equivalent for him to freeing ten slaves.’

And it is also established:

‘Whoever says it ten times, it is as though he freed four slaves from the children of Ismāʿīl…’

❍ And from them: abundant supplication for forgiveness and emancipation, for indeed it is hoped that supplication will be answered therein. Ibn Abī al-Dunyā narrated with his chain from ʿAlī, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

‘There is no day upon the earth except that Allah has those whom He frees from the Fire therein, and there is no day in which there is more emancipation of necks than the Day of ʿArafah…’

❍ And let him beware of sins which prevent forgiveness therein and emancipation.”

📚 Laṭāʾif al-Maʿārif (1/284).

The Plea of Abu Ubaydah al-Khawwas at Arafah: “O Lord, I Have Grown Old — So Free Me from the Fire”

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli, may Allah preserve him, said:

“My brother and my sister, in ʿArafāt and in other places throughout the earth, persist abundantly in supplication on this day while you are certain of the response, affirming the Oneness of your Lord, acknowledging your sin, and declaring your Lord far above thinking that He is unable to do anything that you ask of Him, or that all of His creation ask of Him together. And all of this is gathered in the supplication of the righteous servant Dhū al-Nūn:

(لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ)
“None has the right to be worshipped except You, far removed are You from every imperfection, indeed I was from the wrongdoers.”

Believe it with your heart and make it part of your supplication.”

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“The supplication of Dhū al-Nūn when he supplicated while in the belly of the whale was:

(لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ)
‘None has the right to be worshipped except You, far removed are You from every imperfection, indeed I was from the wrongdoers.’

No Muslim ever supplicates with it regarding anything whatsoever except that Allah responds to him.”

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The Day of ʿArafah Is a Day of Supplication: The Greatest Duʿā’ Spoken by the Prophets — Abundantly Repeat It on ʿArafah!

Shaykh Abdurrazzaq Al-Badr حفظه الله

Eid Mubārak. May Allah accept from us and from you.

May He make this blessed day a day of joy, happiness, and gratitude, and a true beginning of nearness to Him—not a conclusion of striving, but an opening to constancy. May your īmān deepen, your resolve be strengthened, and may He adorn you with modesty, dignity, and righteous deeds that draw you ever closer to Him.

May He return this Eid upon you in goodness, honour, and increasing nearness to Him.

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The Virtue of the Days of Tashrīq

Ibn Rajab, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

“The days of Tashrīq are the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth days of the month of Dhul-Ḥijjah, and there have come regarding their virtue verses and hadiths, from them:

1 — The statement of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic:

“And remember Allah during the appointed Days.” [al-Baqarah: 203]

The appointed days are the days of Tashrīq. This was said by Ibn ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, and it was chosen by the majority of the scholars.

2 — The statement of the Prophet ﷺ regarding the days of Tashrīq:

“Indeed they are days of eating, drinking, and the remembrance of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.”

And the remembrance of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, which has been commanded during the days of Tashrīq, is of various types:

From them: The remembrance of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, after the obligatory prayers by making takbīr after them, and it is legislated until the end of the days of Tashrīq according to the majority of the scholars.

And from them: Remembering Him with mentioning His Name and making takbīr when slaughtering the sacrificial animals, for indeed the time for slaughtering the sacrificial offerings and sacrifices extends until the end of the days of Tashrīq.

And from them: The remembrance of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, upon eating and drinking, for indeed what is legislated during eating and drinking is that one mentions the Name of Allah at its beginning and praises Him at its end. And in the hadith from the Prophet ﷺ:

“Indeed Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is pleased with the servant that he eats a meal and praises Him for it, and drinks a drink and praises Him for it.”

And from them: Remembering Him with takbīr when pelting the jamarāt during the days of Tashrīq, and this is specific to the pilgrims.

And from them: The unrestricted remembrance of Allah, for indeed it is recommended to increase in it during the days of Tashrīq. ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, would make takbīr in Minā within his tent, so the people would hear him and make takbīr, until Minā would tremble with takbīr.

And Allah, the Most High, said:

“So when you have accomplished your Manasik [(i.e. Ihram, Tawaf of the Ka’bah and As-Safa and Al-Marwah), stay at ’Arafat, Muzdalifah and Mina, ramy of Jamarat, slaughtering of Hady (animal), etc.], remember Allah as you remember your fore-fathers or with a far more remembrance. But of mankind there are some who say: ‘Our Lord! Give us (Your Bounties) in this world!’ and for such there will be no portion in the Hereafter.

And of them there are some who say: ‘Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!’” [al-Baqarah: 200–201]

And many of the Salaf considered it recommended to increase in this supplication during the days of Tashrīq.

And in the statement of the Prophet ﷺ:

“Indeed they are days of eating, drinking, and the remembrance of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic”

is an indication that eating and drinking during the days of ʿEid are only to be used as a means of aiding oneself upon the remembrance of Allah, the Most High, and His obedience. And this is from the completion of gratitude for the blessing — that one uses it to aid himself upon acts of obedience.

And Allah, the Most High, commanded in His Book the eating of the lawful good things and gratitude to Him. So whoever uses the blessings of Allah to aid himself upon disobedience to Him has indeed disbelieved in the blessing of Allah and replaced it with disbelief, and he is deserving that it be taken away from him, as it has been said:

‘If you are in a blessing, then safeguard it,
For indeed sins remove blessings.

And continue upon it with gratitude to Allah, For gratitude to Allah removes calamities.’

3 — The Prophet ﷺ prohibited fasting them:

“Do not fast these days, for indeed they are days of eating, drinking, and the remembrance of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.”

📚 Laṭāʾif al-Maʿārif by Ibn Rajab, p. 500.

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