‏"لا تجلِسْ صامتاً
‏سبّحْ ... هلّلْ ... كبِّرْ
‏فأنتَ في أفضلِ أيامِ الدُّنيا على الإطلاق"

every moment is golden, and is a chance to increase our reward in these ten days. take extra measures to stay away from haram, read the qurān frequently, make plenty of dua and constantly keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah, wherever you are.

Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, ﷺ 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.”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 969

short reminder on this blessed friday in these blessed ten days ♥️

On the authority of Anas رضي الله عنه who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “Allah the Almighty has said: ‘O Son of Adam, as long as you invoke Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O Son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and you then asked forgiveness from Me, I would forgive you. O Son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the Earth, and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it [too].’

— tirmidhi

many fear not being confident when making dua, stuttering, or blanking out and not knowing what to say. firstly, know that Allah is the All-Knowing and All-Hearing. He already knows what is in your heart, and what matters most is your sincerity in your duā.

secondly, learn the etiquettes of dua, call Allah by His Great Names and Attributes.

thirdly, follow the sunnah of the prophet ﷺ. He ﷺ had comprehensive speech and thus his duas were also comprehensive. He had جوامع الكلم. Do not linger on just one specific thing, rather ask for the best. Do not just ask for jannah , ask for Al firdaws. Do not ask for the best only in this life but also in the next, and so on.

finally, know who your Lord is. have conviction / يقين that He will answer your duas.

وفقنا الله جميعاً 🤍

Below are some great books that include the comprehensive duās of the prophet ﷺ. I hope you benefit from them inshaAllah

"والله إن دعوة المسلم لأخيه بظهر الغيب تفلق صخرة كربه وتفتها وتجعل له بإذن الله مخرجاً، وتغسل قلبه ببرد العافية والفرج، فكونوا في عون إخوتكم بالدعاء يكن الله في عونكم."

عيد مبارك 🕊️
تقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال

قال ابن عثيمين رحمه الله:
الأعمال لا تنتهي بانتهاء مواسمها، و إنما تنتهي الأعمال بانتهاء الأجل

« But seek, through that which Allāh has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allāh has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allāh does not like corrupters. »

But seek, with that which Allah has bestowed on you, the home of the Hereafter, and forget not your portion of lawful enjoyment in this world)

— meaning, use this great wealth and immense blessing Allah has given you to worship your Lord and draw closer to Him by doing a variety of good deeds which will earn you reward in this world and the Hereafter.'

وَلاَ تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا
(and forget not your portion of lawful enjoyment in this world)
— That which Allah has permitted of food, drink, clothing, dwelling places and women. Your Lord has rights over you, your self has rights over you, your family has rights over you, and your visitors have rights over you. So give each of them their due.'


وَأَحْسِن كَمَآ أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ
(and be generous as Allah has been generous to you, )
— Be generous to His creatures, as He has been generous to you.'

وَلاَ تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِى الاٌّرْضِ
(and seek not mischief in the land.)
— meaning: `do not let your aim be to spread corruption on earth and do harm to Allah's creation.'

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
(Verily, Allah likes not the mischief-makers.)

{ tafsir ibn kathir }

‘Ataa’ said: “ „Ubayd ibn „Umayr and I entered upon Aa‟ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and Ibn „Umayr said to her, „Tell us of the most amazing thing you saw on the part of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.‟ She wept and said, „He got up one night and said, “O „Aa‟ishah, leave me to worship my Lord.” I said, “By Allah, I love to be close to you, and I love what makes you happy.” So he got up and purified himself, then he stood and prayed. He kept weeping until his lap got wet, then he wept and kept weeping until the floor got wet. Bilaal came to tell him that it was time to pray, and when he saw him weeping, he said, “O Messenger of Allah, you are weeping when Allah has forgiven you all your past and future sins?” He said, “Should I not be a grateful slave? Tonight some aayaat have been revealed to me; woe to the one who recites them and does not think about what is in them: “ Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth...”


[Reported by Ibn Hibaan. He said in al-Silsilat al-Sahihah, no. 68: this is a jayyid isnaad]

لكل شيءٍ في هذه الحياة بريقٌ يلمعُ ثم ينطفئ، ويصبح شيئاً عاديًّا أو شبيهاً بالعاديِّ؛ إلَّا طاعة الله، فهي التي كلَّما جدَّدتها شعرت بلذتها، وكلما أقمتها وجدت متعتها، مثل النَّهر الجاري الذي لا تزيده الحركة إلَّا سلاسةً وصفاءً. | أ.محمد موسى

﴿وَلا تَستَوِي الحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادفَع بِالَّتي هِيَ أَحسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذي بَينَكَ وَبَينَهُ عَداوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَميمٌ﴾ [فصلت: ٣٤]
يقول تعالى: { وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ } أي: لا يستوي فعل الحسنات والطاعات لأجل رضا الله تعالى، ولا فعل السيئات والمعاصي التي تسخطه ولا ترضيه، ولا يستوي الإحسان إلى الخلق، ولا الإساءة إليهم، لا في ذاتها، ولا في وصفها، ولا في جزائها { هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ }
ثم أمر بإحسان خاص، له موقع كبير، وهو الإحسان إلى من أساء إليك، فقال: { ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ } أي: فإذا أساء إليك مسيء من الخلق، خصوصًا من له حق كبير عليك، كالأقارب، والأصحاب، ونحوهم، إساءة بالقول أو بالفعل، فقابله بالإحسان إليه، فإن قطعك فَصلْهُ، وإن ظلمك، فاعف عنه، وإن تكلم فيك، غائبًا أو حاضرًا، فلا تقابله، بل اعف عنه، وعامله بالقول اللين. وإن هجرك، وترك خطابك، فَطيِّبْ له الكلام، وابذل له السلام، فإذا قابلت الإساءة بالإحسان، حصل فائدة عظيمة.
{ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ } أي: كأنه قريب شفيق.
(تفسير السعدي)

قوله (رحمه الله): "و سائر الناس هَمَجٌ لا خير فيهم" ، الذين لا يتعلمون ، ولا يعلمون ، ولا يقيمون دينهم ، هؤلاء همج لا خير فيهم،هؤلاء لا خير فيهم إذا ضيعوا دينهم، لا سيما لو ضيعوا الصلاة، قال تعالى ﴿فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعدِهِم خَلفٌ أَضاعُوا الصَّلاةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَواتِ فَسَوفَ يَلقَونَ غَيًّا﴾ [مريم: ٥٩]

When he رحمه الله said: “And the rest of the people are savages in whom there is no good.” — meaning: those who do not learn, do not know, and do not establish / value their religion, they are savages in whom there is no good, especially if they forsake their prayer. Allah said in the quran:

« But there came after them successors [i.e., later generations] who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil*»

* described as a valley in Hell

#شرح_كتاب_آداب_المشي_إلى_الصلاة
صـ ١٩٩

A man entered upon Umar رضي الله عنه seeking permission to sit with him during the mid-day (when it is extremely hot).

‘Umar رضي الله عنه made him wait for a long time (lit. prevented him) and then (finally spoke and) gave him permission and said:

“I slept missing my daily portion of the Quran (hizb) so I was making it up (that is why I did not respond to you).”

[Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah (rahimahullah), 4782]

I served the Messenger of Allah ʿalayhi al-salam for ten years and he never said about something I did, "Why did you do it?" nor for something I failed to do, "Why did you not do it?" nor did he ever say about a thing, "I wish it was not so," nor about a thing that was not, "I wish it were so." If someone in the family blamed me he would say, "Leave him be, it was destined to be and it happened."

— Anas b. Mālik, Bukhārī no. 6038