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No Days Have Greater Deeds in Them Than the First Ten of Dhul Hijjah
مَا مِنْ أَيَّامٍ الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ فِيهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأَيَّامِ يَعْنِي أَيَّامَ الْعَشْرِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلاَ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَلاَ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بِشَيْءٍ
Transliteration
Mā min ayyāmini-l-'amalu-ṣ-ṣāliḥu fīhā aḥabbu ilallāhi min hādhihil-ayyām — ya'nī ayyāmal-'ashr. Qālū: yā rasūlallāh wa lal-jihādu fī sabīlillāh? Qāla: wa lal-jihādu fī sabīlillāh, illā rajulun kharaja bi-nafsihi wa mālihi falam yarji' min dhālika bishay'
Translation
Ibn Abbas (RA) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, 'No good deeds done on other days are superior to those done on the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah.' The Companions said: 'Not even jihad in the way of Allah?' He ﷺ said: 'Not even jihad in the way of Allah, except for a man who goes out with his life and his property and does not return with any of it.'
Practice This Today
Mark the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah on your calendar — fast as many days as you can, increase dhikr and takbir, and perform your best deeds. These days outweigh everything else.
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