Imam Ibn Al-Jawzi رحمه اللّه said:

"My son, do not let your past carelessness make you lose hope of achieving good, for many people have come back to wakefulness after long sleep."

[Sincere Counsel To The Seekers of Sacred Knowledge Pg. 56]

What should we do during these blessed days?

Shaykh Dr. Muḥammad Hishām al-Ṭāhirī al-Afghānī حفظه الله

*What to do During the First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah*

Narrated by Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said that the Prophet ﷺ said:
((ما مِنْ أيَّامٍ العمَلُ الصَّالِحُ فيها أحبُّ إلى اللهِ مِن هذه الأيام)) يعني أيامَ العشر، قالوا: يا رسُولَ الله، ولا الجهادُ في سبيلِ الله؟ قال: ((ولا الجهادُ في سبيلِ الله، إلا رجلٌ خَرَجَ بنفسِه ومالِه فلم يَرْجِعْ من ذلك بشيءٍ)). [رواه البخاري وأبو داود، واللفظ له]
> “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these days” — meaning the first ten days (of Dhul-Hijjah). They said: “O Messenger of Allah, not even jihad in the way of Allah?” He said: “Not even jihad in the way of Allah, except for a man who goes out with his life and wealth and returns with nothing from that (i.e., he loses both his life and wealth).”

This hadith shows that good deeds during these days are more beloved to Allah than deeds done during any other days of the year, without exception. The only exception is the highest form of jihad, where a person gives up both his life and wealth completely.

There is no authentic hadith specifying exactly how much the reward is multiplied during these days, but the hadith clearly shows that the reward is immensely great, and Allah knows best how great it is.

The hadith of Ibn Abbas also indicates that all righteous deeds are multiplied during these ten days without exception.

Sheikh Saliḥ Al-Fawzān on the actions that should be *increased* upon during the days of Dhul-Hijjah:

1⃣. Voluntary prayer, especially at night

2⃣. Voluntary fasting, especially the ninth day (except for those performing Hajj)

3⃣. Glorifiying Allāh with takbīr (i.e saying: "Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Lā ilāha illa Allāh, Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, wa lillāhi al-Ḥamd")

4⃣. Gloryifying Allāh with tasbih (i.e saying: "Subḥān Allāh") and tahlil (i.e saying: "Lā ilāha illa Allāh")

5⃣. Reciting the Qur'ān

6⃣. Giving charity to the poor and for the sake of Allāh

7⃣. To sacrifice on the day of 'Eid

[Summarised from the Shaykh's website, article titled: 'Fadl Al-'Ashr Min Dhil-Hijjah']

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A student should collect benefits in his books by writing them down, as writing is from the uṣūl of seeking knowledge.

Having separate notebooks for different sciences helps a student remain organised. When reviewing, it becomes much easier to return to and find those benefits.

A beneficial lesson from Ḥilyat Ṭālib al-ʿIlm by Shaykh Abū Bakr رحمه الله, taught by Ustādh Abū Ishaq Muhammad حفظه الله

Full lessons & content:
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This is why our notebooks are designed this way — no more searching through different notebooks, but instead recognising each subject simply by looking at the front cover.

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حفظه الله

And the Heart must Align with the Tongue.

Beautiful recitation

The Day of ʿArafah | Shaykh Muḥammad Hishām Ṭāhirī حفظه الله

The Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah | Abu Fajr AbdulFattaah Bin Uthman

{قُلۡ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ أَشَدُّ حَرࣰّاۚ لَّوۡ كَانُوا۟ یَفۡقَهُونَ}
"Say, ‘Hellfire is hotter.’ If only they understood!" [Surah At-Tawbah: 81]

This heat we’re experiencing should serve as a small reminder of the heat of Hellfire.

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

«“The Fire complained to its Lord, saying: ‘O Lord, parts of me have consumed other parts.’ So Allah allowed it two breaths: one breath in the winter and one breath in the summer. This is why you experience the most intense heat and the most severe cold.”
— [Bukhari & Muslim]»

If we are struggling with this heat — and temperatures haven’t even reached 40°C — then how can we not fear the heat of Jahannam?

May Allah protect us from the Fire and keep us far away from the sins that lead to it.

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بســـم الله الرحمن الرحيم

💧*A Secret Moment With Allâh ﷻ*

✍️ On the authority of ‘Umar ibn al-Ward رحمه الله, he said:

‘Atā ibn Abī Rabāḥ رحمه الله said to me:

“If you can be alone with yourself on the evening of ‘Arafah, then do so.”
📖 ‘Abdullāh in Zawā’id az-Zuhd (2211)

The evening of ‘Arafah is not a time for distraction and noise — it is a time for the heart to return sincerely to Allâh ﷻ.

Withdraw from the crowd of worldly concerns, even if only for a little while. Sit alone with your sins, your hopes, your fears, your du‘ā, and your need for your Lord. These are precious moments in which tears may erase years of mistakes and sincere supplication may open doors you thought would never open.

🌧️ Sometimes the most beloved deeds to Allâh ﷻ are the quiet ones:

🔹️a whisper of istighfār,
🔹️tears unseen by people,
🔹️a heart trembling in repentance,
🔹️or a desperate du‘ā raised in solitude.

The righteous predecessors understood the value of being alone on this blessed evening because hearts are more present when distractions are removed.

Do not let the evening of ‘Arafah pass like any other evening. Perhaps this may be the du‘ā that changes your destiny, the repentance that wipes away your sins, or the moment Allâh ﷻ turns your heart completely back to Him.


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‏تقبل الله منا ومنكم‏

May Allāh Accept our good deeds & make this Eid an Eid of obedience & Ibādah.

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How Salafiyyah Reshaped My Loyalties and Attachments

Question:

In your opinion, what element of Salafiyyah has had the greatest effect on your life?

Answer:

Alhamdulillāh for Salafiyyah. Through it, Allah has changed many people for the better. May He forgive our shortcomings and keep us firm upon the truth.

Personally, and I think this is true for many people who grew up in non-Muslim countries, the aspect of Salafiyyah that had the biggest impact on my life was understanding Al-Walā' wal-Barā'.

How so?

Growing up, I was a big Arsenal supporter. If they won, I was over the moon. If they lost, my mood would be ruined for the rest of the day. I would delay the prayer just to see how a penalty shootout ended. I'd argue with anyone who criticised them and defend them as if I was part of the club. Their success felt like my success, and their loss felt like my loss.

I also had non-Muslim teachers whom I really admired. I looked up to them, respected their opinions, spoke highly of them, and valued their approval.

Likewise, I had non-Muslim friends whom I considered my closest friends. I spent a lot of time with them, shared my thoughts and problems with them, laughed with them, defended them, and enjoyed being around them. Some of them probably knew more about my daily life than my own family.

I also had Muslim friends who were involved in major sins, but they were still close friends. We grew up together, had plenty of good memories, and spent a lot of time together. Most of our friendship revolved around football, entertainment, hanging out, and other worldly things.

And I had family members who were extremely kind, generous, and welcoming to me, many of whom were big Soofees. I loved them for the way they treated me and the care they showed me throughout my life.

There were also certain activities I really enjoyed. Playing fifa, GTA, going swimming, theme parks, funfairs, eating out, wandering around shopping centres, and similar similar activities were things I looked forward to. At the time, I didn't really think much beyond whether I was enjoying myself and having a good time.

Then Salafiyyah entered my life. In particular, reading Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymīn's explanation of the second principle in Uṣūl ath-Thalāthah really helped things click for me.

I began to understand that loving and hating for the sake of Allah is not a small issue. It's one of the strongest bonds of faith.

The Prophet ﷺ said: "The strongest bond of faith is loving for the sake of Allah and hating for the sake of Allah."

He ﷺ also said: "Whoever loves for the sake of Allah, hates for the sake of Allah, gives for the sake of Allah, and withholds for the sake of Allah has perfected his faith."

And he ﷺ said: "None of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his child, his father, and all people."

Once I understood this properly, a lot of things fell into place.

I realised that people are loved according to their obedience to Allah and their closeness to the truth, and disliked according to their opposition to it.

Slowly, my priorities started changing.

Arsenal became just a football club. If they won, good for them. If they lost, life went on. I stopped living and dying with every result. Football became a waste of time rather than something that controlled my emotions. My concern shifted towards prayer, knowledge, and things that would actually benefit me in the Hereafter.

As for my non-Muslim teachers, I still appreciated any good manners, fairness, and kindness they had, but I no longer admired them in the way I once did. Tawḥīd and kufr became far more important to me than intelligence, qualifications, or worldly success.

The same applied to my non-Muslim friends. I still treated them justly, but the attachment wasn't the same anymore. The bond of īmān became stronger in my heart than the bond of friendship or shared interests.

As for my Muslim friends who committed sins, I came to realise that despite their mistakes, they still had something that no disbeliever has: īmān. I disliked their sins, advised them where I could, and wanted good for them. At the same time, as my priorities changed and theirs often remained the same, many of us naturally drifted apart and went our separate ways.

The same principle affected how I viewed family members. I still loved and appreciated their kindness, generosity, and good treatment. Family is family. But I learned to separate loving someone's good character from approving of their religious beliefs and practices. I maintain family ties from a distance as we don't see eye to eye on fundamental issues.

Even many of the activities I used to enjoy started to look different. It wasn't necessarily the swimming, shopping, theme parks, or funfairs themselves. Rather, I started noticing what often came with them. The music, the free mixing, the immodesty, the heedlessness, and other things that displease Allah became harder and harder to ignore.

As a result, places I once looked forward to going to gradually lost their appeal. Sometimes I would find myself more bothered by the environment than excited by the activity itself. Things that I once saw as harmless fun became associated with matters that Allah dislikes. So although I might still enjoy the activity in principle, I began to dislike much of what surrounded it. My heart no longer felt comfortable in many of those environments, and over time my interests naturally shifted towards gatherings and activities that were cleaner and more beneficial.

Another thing this principle taught me was that many people have things completely backwards. They become extremely harsh towards sinful Muslims, yet very soft towards open disbelievers. They get worked up over a Muslim's sins while barely giving any thought to shirk and kufr. Salafiyyah taught me to put things in their proper place.

It taught me that love and hate should not be based on race, nationality, tribe, postcode, language, football clubs, family ties, personalities, or worldly interests.

Rather, they should be based on what Allah loves and what Allah hates.

It taught me that our loyalties should not be built upon worldly affiliations, and that we shouldn't blindly follow or align ourselves with people simply because they are successful, intelligent, wealthy, popular, or influential.

And it taught me that barā' is not just for people who oppose us personally. Rather, it is connected to a person's stance towards truth and falsehood, Sunnah and bid'ah, guidance and misguidance.

Looking back, this principle changed the way I viewed people, friendships, relationships, priorities, and even my own emotions. It forced me to stop looking at things through the lens of habit, culture, and personal attachment, and instead ask a much more important question:

What does Allah love, and what does Allah hate?

For that, alhamdulillāh.

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