from now until the day of ‘arafah, make dua to Allah that He aids you to have a present heart when making dua, and that He inspires you to have complete certainty when making dua to him, as there is nothing that is far too great for Allah, and He is capable of all. remember that standing up on your prayer mat, and reciting dhikr, and raising your hands in dua is not what is most difficult, but what is important is the presence of your heart and everything surrounding it

— translated from 7isoka’s page on ig,
حفظهم الله🤍

“ sins weaken your journey to Allah, and deprive you of the sweetness of worship. among the greatest things that bring you back to the path of obedience are: repentance, seeking forgiveness, praying with tranquility and humility, reading the Qur’an, and frequent dhikr... and just like that, it is also not one of the conditions in the journey to Allah that you are to be free of sins; as there is none of us who does not sin or have shortcomings, but beware of becoming persistent with sinning.”

— abdulaziz as-shitri

The messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There are no days during which the righteous action is more pleasing to Allah than these days (i.e., the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah)." He was asked: "O Messenger of Allah, not even Jihad in the Cause of Allah?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Not even Jihad in the Cause of Allah, except in case one goes forth with his life and his property and does not return with either of it."

— Sahih Al-Bukhari 1249

so increase in doing good deeds in these days, and from the best of them is the remembrance of Allah through dhikr and quran 🤍

الله أكبر الله أكبر لا إله إلا الله، الله أكبر الله أكبر ولله الحمد

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, la ilaha ill-Allah, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, wa lillahi’l-hamd

we have reached the day of arafah, a day in which it is hoped that the supplications of those who pray and make dua will be answered, especially those who are fasting, so pray to Allah and make dua for yourselves, your parents, your family, and others who have a special or general right towards you, like your shaykhs, your friends, your neighbors, your rulers, and all other muslim men and women.

— shaykh saleh al ‘osaimi

لاَ تَسْأَلَنَّ بُنَيَّ آدَمَ حَاجَةً
وَسَلِ الَّذِي أَبوَابُه لاَ تُحْجَبُ

اللهُ يَغْضَبُ إِن تَرَكْتَ سُؤَالَهُ
وَبُنَيَّ آدَمَ حِينَ يُسْأَلُ يَغْضَبُ

do not ask the sons of adam for a need, but ask the One whose doors never shut

Allah gets angry when you do not ask Him, and the sons of Adam
get angry when they are asked

Eid Mubarak to all of you here 🤍
May Allah accept from you all of your good deeds and actions, and make you from those who see their duas accepted. May Allah make us from those who leave these seasons of worship with an even bigger resolve to continue worshipping Allah sincerely and with determination.

تقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال

the prophet ﷺ said; whoever is not grateful to the people, is not grateful to Allah — tirmidhi

«﴿وَإِذا سَأَلَكَ عِبادي عَنّي فَإِنّي قَريبٌ أُجيبُ دَعوَةَ الدّاعِ إِذا دَعانِ فَليَستَجيبوا لي وَليُؤمِنوا بي لَعَلَّهُم يَرشُدونَ﴾ [البقرة: ١٨٦]

لا تنسوا ساعة الإستجابة يا إخوة، فربنا السميع المجيب، القادر على كل شيء 🤍

« And when My servants ask you, [O Muḥammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.» [baqarah:186]

do not forget the importance of making dua in this special hour between asr and maghreb, and raise your hands towards your Rabb who is the All-Hearing, the Responsive who answers our calls and guides us away from darkness, and is the One who is capable of anything and everything 🤍

do not let these special moments pass you without making dua for yourself, your loved ones, and the ummah

Be mindful of Allah, and He will take care of you. Be mindful of Him, and you will find Him in front of you. If you ask, ask Allah. If you seek help, seek help from Allah. Know that if the whole world were to gather together to help you, they would not be able to help you except according to what Allah had written for you; and if the whole world were to gather together to harm you, they would not be able to harm you except according to what Allah had written against you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.

— Tirmid̲h̲ī no. 2516

If the servant was to know the amount of Allah’s favour and blessing upon him when He guides him to do good deeds, he would feel too ashamed to show off his good deeds to others.

لو عرف العبد مقدار منّة الله وفضله عليه حينما يوفقه للعمل الصالح لخجل من أن يُرائي أحداً من الخلق في عمله

— شيخ عبد العزيز الطريفي حفظه الله

abu huraira رضي الله عنه said:

the best prayer after the prescribed prayers is the night prayer. the best fast after the month of ramadan is the month of Allah, al-muharram
— sahih muslim

he, the prophet ﷺ would fast the 9th and 10th of this month. this year, these days will fall on the 15th and 16th of july inshallah

‏- (صيام يوم عاشوراء، أحتسبُ على الله أن يكفر السّنة التي قبله) محمد ﷺ.
‏- (فصامهُ رسول الله ﷺ وأمرَ بصيامه).
‏- (ما علمتُ أنّ رسول الله ﷺ صام يومًا يطلبُ فضْلهُ على الأيامِ إلا هذا اليوم) أي يوم عاشوراء! ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما.
‏- (لئن بقيتُ إلى قابل؛ لأصومنّ التاسع)! محمد ﷺ.

قال الإمام ابن رجب⁩ رحمه الله:
"فالصائم في ليله ونهاره في عبادة ويستجاب دعاؤه في صيامه وعند فطره فهو في نهاره صائم صابر وفي ليله طاعم شاكر

وفي الحديث الذي خرجه الترمذي وغيره قال ﷺ : “الطاعم الشاكر بمنزلة الصائم الصابر"

— لطائف المعارف

Imam Ibn Rajab رحمه الله said:

« the fasting person is in a state of ibaadah during both his day and his night. His duas are accepted during the period that he is fasting from food and also during the period that he eats food (night). During the daytime he patiently fasts, and during the night he gratefully eats »

and in another hadith in tirmidhi, it was reported that the prophet ﷺ said: the individual who eats and is grateful (thanking Allah for His innumerable blessings) is of the same rank and has the same status as the one who fasts and is patient.”

« the one who has a mushaf must recite everyday of whatever is easy for him lest he be from those who've forsaken Qur’ān.»

— al adaab ash-shar’iyyah, ibn al jawzi رحمه الله

﴿وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ القُرآنِ ما هُوَ شِفاءٌ وَرَحمَةٌ لِلمُؤمِنينَ وَلا يَزيدُ الظّالِمينَ إِلّا خَسارًا﴾

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came one day with a cheerful expression on his face, and we said: "We see you looking cheerful!”

He ﷺ said: “Verily an Angel came to me and said:

‘O Muhammad, your Lord says:

'Will it not please you (to know) that no one will send salaat upon you except that I will send salaat upon him tenfold, and no one will send salaam upon you but I will send salaam upon him tenfold?”

هذا النَّبيُّ الَّذي يَشتاقُ رُؤْيَتَنَا
‏ويَشهدُ الله كَمْ نَشتاقُ رُؤْيَاهُ

ٱللَّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ