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

 *Days Righteous Deeds are More Beloved to Allah*

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

This year month of Dhul Hijjah is anticipated to begin the night of June 6, 2024, with the sighting of the crescent moon.

Muslim Faithful!

Two reasons that should encourage us to increase in our worship during these blessed days are:

(1) Abu Hurairah (ra) reported that the Prophet (pbuh) said, *“There are no days more loved to Allah for you to worship Him than the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah. Fasting any day during it is equivalent to fasting one year, and to offer tahajjud prayer (late night prayer) during one of its nights is like performing the night of power, Lailatul Qadr.”* 📚 (At-Tirmidhi)

(2) Abu Qatadah reported that the Prophet (pbuh) said, *“Fasting on the day of Arafah is expiation for two years, the year preceding it and the year following it. And fasting the day of Ashura is expiation for the year preceding it.”* 📚Muslim

Servants of Allah!

One of the greatly rewarding act of ibadah we are expected to observe in the first 10days of Dhu'l Hijjah is - Ud’hiyah (sacrifice on ‘Eid Al-Adhā). Yes. It is an emphasised Sunnah that is legislated for both men and women ― it is accepted from a man for himself and his household. Likewise, it is accepted from a woman for herself and her household.

And,

The least one should sacrifice is one goat (or sheep or ram) and that will suffice him and his family.

As for the animals required & their ages,

*For a camel:* - (الإبل): Five years old and entered into its sixth year.

*For a cow:* - (البقر): Two years old and entered into its third year.

*Sheep:* - (الضأن): One-year-old and entered into its second year.

*Goat:* - (المعز): One-year-old and entered into its second year.

*Sharing Formula Of The Meat:*

Maalik said: “There is no limit to what may be eaten or given in charity or used to feed the poor or the rich, whether one wants to give it uncooked or cooked.” 📚(al-Kaafi, 1/424).

The Shaafa’is said that it is mustahabb to give most of it in charity, and said: *“At least one third of it may be eaten, and one third given in charity, and one third given away as gifts.”* They said that one half may be eaten, but it is more correct to give some of it away in charity.” 📚(Nayl al-Awtaar, 5/145; al-Siraaj al-Wahhaaj, 563).

Ahmad said: “We go along with the hadeeth of ‘Abd-Allaah (ibn ‘Abbaas – may Allaah be pleased with them both): *‘He should eat one third himself, feed one third to whomever he wants, and give one third in charity.”* 📚(Reported by Abu Moosa al-Isfahaani in al-Wazaa’if; he said it is a hasan hadeeth. This is also the opinion of Ibn Mas’ood and Ibn ‘Umar. No conflicting opinion is known among the Sahaabah. 📚 Al-Mughni, 8/632.

Finally,

It is permitted for a person to give some of the meat (cooked or raw) to a non-Muslim as a charitable act on the condition that the non-Muslim is not fighting or killing the Muslims, and if he is fighting and killing them, then he should not be given anything

*Rewarding Act Number 4:* Kindness to parents

TO BE CONTINUED

سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك نشهد ان لا اله الا انت نستغفرك ونتوابوااليك