The Best of Days is here: 1st of Dhul Hijjah Tonight After Maghrib (17th Oct)

[Hamza Asadullah]

The best of days is here: 1st of Dhul Hijjah after Maghrib tonight!

The best of days has finally arrived and how blessed we are to be alive so that we can gain the immense rewards available in the next 10 days & nights.

The 1st of Dhul Hijjah will begin tonight (Tuesday 16th October) after Maghrib as Islamically the night comes before the day. Tomorrow (on Wednesday 17th of October) will be the first of the 9 fasts. The main and most important of the next ten days is the day of Arafaat which will fall on Thursday the 25th of October. So Eid ul Adha should be on Friday the 26th of October inshallah.


The next10 days are called the BEST of days!


The Prophet (Sallahu Alaihi Wassalam) said: “On no days is the worship of Allah desired more than in the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah. The fast of each of these days is equal to the fast of a whole year, and the ibaadat (worship) of each of these nights is equal to the ibaadat of laylatul qadr.” (Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah)

Therefore let us begin immediately in increasing ourselves in worship, dhikr, recitation of Qur'an, dua, contemplation and giving in charity, so that we do not miss out on the immense rewards that are available to us in the next 10 days and nights. Surely on the day of judgement we will beg each other and even our own mothers for just one good deed but we will be rejected as everyone will be in need on that day.

So we need every atom of good deed we can gain. Surely the next 10 days are a perfect opportunity for us to try and redeem ourselves, change our ways, renew our vows to our Lord and get closer to Allah and please him as much as we can before our soul is taken - which can be at ANY second!

In order to maximize these blessed 10 days please refer to the following thread:

10 ways to Maximise the First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah


http://www.islamicboard.com/umrah-ha...ul-hijjah.html


May Allah enable us to make the best of these next 10 days in order that we can please him and be successful in this world and the next. Ameen

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Hajj is holly duty towards Allah and Muslim gathers all around the world in holly place Mecca

[Insaanah]

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The Prophet (Sallahu Alaihi Wassalam) said: “On no days is the worship of Allah desired more than in the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah. The fast of each of these days is equal to the fast of a whole year, and the ibaadat (worship) of each of these nights is equal to the ibaadat of laylatul qadr.” (Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah)

That raised an eye brow, that laylatul qadr, the most virtuous single night, has ten other nights equivalent to it.

The first part of the hadeeth i.e. “There are no days more loved to Allah for you to worship Him therein than the ten days of Dhul Hijjah.” is Saheeh and has been reported through various ways in authentic narrations.

Regarding the second part of the hadeeth “Fasting any day during it is equivalent to fasting one year and to offer salatul tahajjud (late-night prayer) during one of its nights is like performing the late night prayer on the night of power. [i.e., Laylatul Qadr].”

Then this part is Da’eef as per al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar, mentioned in “Fath al-Baari” (which is an explanation of Saheeh al-Bukharee), Volume 2, page 461.

Imam Tirmidhi classed it as “Ghareeb” since it is not narrated except from Masood ibn Waasil from an-Nahaas, who is unknown in the sight of al-Bukharee, and as-Saadir al-Manawee and others consider him to be weak.

Ibn al-Jawzee (rahimahullaah) said that the hadeeth is not true and is narrated only from Masood ibn Waasil from an-Nahaas and Masood is Da’eef (weak) and he has been weakened by Abu Dawud.

Regarding an-Nahaas, al-Qataan said that he is rejected and Ibn ‘Adee said that he is not worthy at all.

[Source: "Takhreej ahadeeth 'Ihya Uloom ad-Deen”, volume 2, pages 617-618]

Al-Baghawee (rahimahullaah) declared its chain to be weak. [Source: Sharh as-Sunnah 2/624]

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) classified it to be da’eef (weak) [Source: Sharh al-'Umdah 2/555]

Shaykh al-Albani (rahimahullaah) has classified the above hadeeth to be da’eef as well. He classified it as da’eef in his checking of Ibn Majah (1728) , Da’eef at-tirmidhi (123), Saheeh wa Da’eef Sunan at-Tirmidhi (758), Da’eef al-Jaami’ as-Sagheer (5161), Da’eef at-Targheeb wa Tarheeb (734).

He also mentioned the second part of the hadeeth as “Da’eef in its totality” in his book, “Silsilah Ahadeeth ad-Da’eefah” Volume 11, page 242 no. 5142.

And Allaah Knows Best.

Source: http://www.islamictreasure.com/weak-...#ixzz2A77l6r6Z

However these ten days are the best of days and worship in them most virtuous, so lets try to do our utmost in them, and may Allah accept from us, ameen.

[Hamza Asadullah]

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Does it also raise an eyebrow that to recite Surah Ikhlas just 3 times is equivalent to reciting the entire Qur’an? And that to pray Ishraaq after Sunrise is rewarded like doing a Hajj and Umrah? And that walking to the Masjid to Isha Salaah is rewarded like doing Hajj? I can go on and on giving you lists of abundant rewards for the smallest of deeds that will certainly raise all of our eyebrows.

But these 10 days are the best of days for Allah has sworn upon them in the Qur'an and the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has declared that no good deeds are better than doing good deeds on these days except Jihad which clearly indicates that deeds on this day are rewarded significantly more than on normal days.

Regarding weakness in Hadith then Muhadith have different ways and methods of ascertaining the strength and weakness of certain hadith. So if one set of Muhadith declare a particular hadith as having some weakness in it then another set of Muhadith may not declare that particular Hadith as weak based on the methods used by those Muhadith. On top of that even if there is weakness in the chain of transmission of a particular hadith then Muhadith can disregard any weakness if it is strengthened by other similar hadith like this one is.

We as humans cannot possibly comprehend the abundant generosity of the Almighty but for him it is nothing at all as his infinite amount of generosity is beyond our comprehension. He loves to give without measure and looks for every excuse to give abundantly to his slaves who seek from him.

So let us be hopeful for the best rewards and surely he the Majesty of honour and generosity will grant it to us.

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[Insaanah]

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These ten days are indeed the best of ten days, and there are lots of saheeh ahadeeth about them.

When we have strong, authentic ahadeeth on a subject, we have no reason to act on weak ones, that give something a virtue beyond it's actual virtue.

Sometimes people aren't aware that a hadeeth is weak, so it's good point that out. There may of course be others that disagree with the grading, but in this case, there are many different scholars that agree that it is weak.

Also remember we are talking about the second part, not the first part, which is a saheeh hadeeth on its own through various different chains of transmission.

May Allah grant us all the ability to benefit from these ten days, and have our worship accepted, ameen. Allahs bounty and reward is limitless so we trust in Him to be as generous as He likes.

[Hamza Asadullah]

If a particular hadith is deemed as having some weakness in it by some Muhadith then that is their opinion and they are entitled to it due to the methods they use to ascertain the strength and weakness of a particular hadith but it maybe that other Muhadith disregard such weaknesses due to the hadith being strengthened by other narrations or they may not consider the weakness deemed by other Muhadith as so serious as to disregard the Hadith and class it as weak. Sometimes a Muhadith may even class a particular hadith as Sahih even if it has some weakness in it due to it being strengthened by other similar hadith.

Even if a hadith is deemed as weak then it can still be used and even conveyed for virtuous purposes as long as it is not forged. This is the view of many great scholars including: 1- Nawawi2- Ibn al-Salah3- Sufyan al-Thawri4- Ahmad Ibn Hanbal5- Ibn `Uyaynah6- Ibn al-Mubarak7- Ibn Mahdi8- Ibn Ma`een (forgery specialist)9- al-Khatib al-Baghdadi in 'al-Kifayah', chapter entitled:"strictness*with regard to ahadith pertaining to rulings*and*leniency with regard to those pertaining to virtuous actions"10- Bukhari as proven by his use of them in 'al-Adab al- mufrad'11- Ali al-Qari (forgery specialist)12- Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani.13- Ibn Abd al-Barr in 'al-Isaba'.14- Ibn al-Qayyim in 'I`lam al-muwaqqi`een'.15- Sakhawi16- Abu Sa`eed al-`Ala'i (forgery specialist).17- Abu Dawud.18- Hanafi school.

Ibn Taymiyya said in his book "al-qaida al-jaleela fit- tawwasuli wal-waseela", with commentary of Dr. Rabi'a bin Hadi 'Umayr al-Mudkhali, professor in the Islamic University of Madinah al-Munawwara, Page 162, para 478:

"But Ahmad ibn Hanbal and other scholars permitted the narration [of hadith] regarding the virtues of good what is not established [as authentic] as long as it is not known that it is a lie." (laakinna Ahmad ibn Hanbal wa ghayruh min al-'ulama jawwazu an yurwa fee fada'il al-'aamal maa lam yu'lam annahu thaabit idha lam yu'lam annahu kadhib.)

And Ibn Taymiyya goes into a full chapter of discussion of this subject from here, Chapter 8 of*"al-qaida al-jaleela fit-tawwasuli wal-waseela", where he presents the views of the majority of the 'ulama of Islam and he presents his own views of the subject. Ibn Taymiyya says, in para 478:"and that is the action which is known to be lawful with a shari'ah evidence, and there has been narrated in its virtue a hadith that is not known to be a lie, it is possible that the reward will be true, although none of the Imams have said that it is permissible to consider something required (wâjib) or recommended (mustahabb) by way of a weak hadith, and whoever said so differed from the consensus (ijmâ')."

So here we see that Ibn Taymiyya is explaining that if there is a hadith, even though it has not been judged to be authentic, if it encourages what is known as a good deed in Islamic shari'ah, something of virtue, a praiseworthy action, or idea, then it is fully acceptable to refer to such a hadith as an encouragement for that deed.

On top of that the greatest compiler of Sahih hadith Imam Bukhari himself compiled a book of virtuous deeds using weak hadith "Al Adab Al Mufrad". If it were not acceptable then why would such a great Muhadith use weak hadith to compile a book of virtuous actions?

So it is a gross error and misconception to think that all hadith that have been deemed to have some weakness in it should just be disregarded.

We should be tolerant and accept differences of opinions and not just disregard a matter because the scholars we follow reject it. Islam is not based on the interpretation of a few scholars but is much bigger than that.

May Allah lead us to the Truth and straight path. Ameen