Venerating Allah's Signs in the Best 10 Days Begins October 6

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Allah has chosen from among the angels Messengers and from among mankind Messengers. He chose from among speech the remembrance of Him (dhikr). He chose from among the earth the mosques, from among the months Ramadan and the sacred months, from among the days Friday and from among the nights Laylat al-Qadr.

People of understanding and wisdom venerate the things that Allah has told us to venerate.

Part of being a slave of Allah is to honor what Allah has honored and considered great what Allah has made great. Slavehood has a meaning of extreme neediness--extreme neediness to please Allah and to be close to Allah, extreme neediness for His forgiveness and mercy. Somebody who feels very needy for Allah's forgiveness and mercy pounds on the door of opportunity that Allah opens for them and looks for every opportunity to please Allah

Allah has made this month of Zulhijjah sacred. There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than the first 10 days of Zulhijjah.

So sacred are the first ten days of ZulHijjah that Allah swears an oath by them when the Almighty says in the Quran,

وَالْفَجْرِ ﴿١﴾ وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ ﴿٢

By the dawn (1) And [by] ten nights (2) [al-Fajr 89:1-2]

Swearing an oath by something indicates its importance and great benefit.

Let's honor and venerate this month and be a thankful slave by performing extra worship and other good deeds (such as fast, extra charity, dhikr, night prayers, lots of du'a and ask forgiveness, read more Qu'ran, establish and increase ties of kinship/kithship and good to our families and neighbors).

Sins in this month is more serious and good deeds bring a greater reward in this blessed month. So avoid sins and disobedience at all costs.

Ibn ‘Umar and Abu Hurayrah, two of the Prophet's Companions, used to go out in the marketplace during the first ten days of ZulHijjah, reciting Takbeer, and the people would recite Takbeer individually when they heard them. The Takbeer may include the words "Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, la ilaha ill-Allah; wa Allahu akbar wa Lillahi’l-hamd (Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, there is no god but Allah; Allah is Most Great and to Allah be praise)," as well as other phrases.

May Allah increase us in our worship and obedience of Him and protect us from disobedience. Ameen.

Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam