Days Righteous Deeds are More Beloved to Allah* [[-- Episode Ten --]]

 *Days Righteous Deeds are More Beloved to Allah*

[[-- Episode Ten --]]
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah are often referred to as the best ten days of the year.. Dhul-Hijjah is also the month of Eid-ul-Adha, the Festival of the Ritual Sacrifice, which lasts four days. The Eid day and the following 3 days called *"days of Tashreeq"*.. The 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah is the first day of Eid. It is also known as the Day of Slaughter (Yawm al-Nahr), for on it the sacrifice of animals begins.

Now,

*The Sunan that the Muslim should observe on the day of Eid Al Adha are as follows:*

1 – Doing ghusl before going out to the prayer

2 – Adorning oneself on the occasion of Eid.

3 – Eating and slaughtering of animals after the prayer on Eid al-Adha

On Eid al-Adha it is mustahabb not to eat anything until one comes back from the prayer, so he should eat from the udhiyah if he or she has offered a sacrifice. If he or she is not going to offer a sacrifice there is nothing wrong with eating before the prayer.

4 – Takbeer on the day of Eid

This is one of the greatest Sunan on the day of Eid. See evidences below:

Allah (swt) says;

وَاذْكُرُواْ اللّهَ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْدُودَاتٍ

And remember Allah during the Appointed Days. 📚 Q2:203

Ibn Abbas said,

`The Appointed Days are the Days of Tashriq (11-12-13th of Dhul-Hijjah) while the Known Days are the (first) ten (days of Dhul-Hijjah)."

👉 Al-Daaraqutni and others narrated that on the morning of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, Ibn ‘Umar would strive hard in reciting takbeer until he came to the prayer place, then he would recite takbeer until the imam came out.

So,

Saying takbeer when coming out of one’s house to the prayer place and until the imam came out was something that was well known among the salaf (early generations).

Now,

*Description of the takbeer:*

It was narrated in the Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah with a saheeh isnaad from Ibn Mas’ood (ra) that he used to recite takbeer during the days of tashreeq:

*"Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, wa Lillaah il-hamd"*

Servants of Allah!

Men should raise their voices reciting this dhikr in the marketplaces, mosques and homes, but women should not raise their voices. This ought to be done from Fajr of 9th Dhul Hijjah till Asr of 13th Dhul Hijjah.

*Note:* Don’t say the takbeerat in unison. Yes. This is not from the Sunnah and is an act of innovation. Yes. Recite your own individual takbeerat.

5 – The Eid prayer

It’s a Sunnah to have the prayer observed in an open area and not inside a regular masjid, except for unavoidable reasons. Ibn al Qayyim said:

The practical Sunnah of the Prophet (saw) (i.e., what he did) was to leave his mosque for the Eid prayers and perform these prayers in the musalla that was at the outer gate of Madeenah. 📚[Zaad al-Ma’aad 1/441]

*Note:* Don’t forsake this Sunnah if there’s an opportunity for you and your family including your women on menses and children to pray in an open area or masjid. But women in menses can only make du'a &  can not observe swalat.

6 - Going to the prayer by one route and returning by another.

👉It was narrated that Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (ra) said:

On the day of Eid, the Prophet (saw) used to vary his route 📚[Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 986]

The reason for that was so that the two routes would testify for him on the Day of Resurrection, for the earth will speak on the Day of Resurrection and say what was done on it, both good and bad.

And it was said that it was in order to manifest the symbols of Islam on both routes, or to manifest the remembrance of Allah (dhikr).

*Note:* Don’t single out the day of Eid to go to graveyards to make Dua for the dead. This act of worship has no basis in the Sunnah and is an act of innovation....

TO BE CONTINUED