Mufti Menk – Seasons of Goodness – Best 10 Days – Dhul Hijjah
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The speaker discusses the importance of the lunar calendar and the use of "Art" to avoid war. They explain that the number of months in the calendar is 12 months, and that the number of people who will be at war is different from the number of people who will be at peace. The speaker also discusses the differences between the days and the months, and requests guidance on how to handle the acts of worship and the virtues.
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In the name of Allah, the most gracious,
the most merciful.
May the peace and blessings of the Almighty
be upon every one of us. We also
commence sending blessings and salutations upon Muhammad Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam,
his household, his companions, and may Allah bless
every single one of us. My brothers, my
sisters,
you and I know we follow the lunar
calendar.
This lunar calendar,
we look out for the moon,
or should I say the crescent,
the new moon
and the month commences and ends
based on the sightings
of the moon.
Okay?
Now, SubhanAllah,
we have 12 months in the
calendar
in the year.
Where did we get that from?
Well, we got it from Allah Almighty.
He tells us
Allah says,
when Allah created the heavens or should I
say the skies and the earth, he decided
that in the year there will be 12
months
and from among those 12 months, there will
be 4 months that are haram.
What is the meaning of 4 months being
haram?
Well, Allah says
there will be a year, in the year
there will be 12 months
and from those months there will be 4
which are considered prohibited months.
Why does he say haram? Haram to do
what? Haram
to go to war,
even if it's a legitimate war.
Haram
to commence hostilities.
Haram to do anything
that
is hurtful, harmful.
But you need to realize,
one might argue that while a lot of
these things are haram anyway through the year,
Correct.
A lot of them are haram through the
year, but
it becomes
more
important
to become conscious of the prohibition
of these things, especially during the prohibited months
or al ashhurulshoom
the haram months.
So sometimes people go to war for a
legitimate reason.
Allah says not in these months.
However, if someone were to attack you during
these months, you have a right to defend
yourself
even in these months.
And the same would apply if there is
harm that is coming to you during the
month, you can protect yourself or defend yourself.
No problem. But don't commence.
That's called the haram months.
So I hope we've understood it.
Now
from among these months, Allah says 4 are
different. What does this show you? Not all
the months are the same.
You
know, Ramadan
is a month that is the best month
of the Islamic
year
when it comes to
reward and virtue and so on, mashallah, it's
the best month as a month
from among the 12 months, but
there are different seasons. For example, I've given
you the haram months. I've told you about
Ramadan being this or the most sacred month.
Then I wanna tell you about the months
of Hajj.
The months of Hajj are actually 3 months.
The first being immediately after Ramadan. You just
fasted that whole season.
Allah gave you a day of Eid and
he wants you to prepare for another climax
of worship
and that will happen in Dhul Hijjah, which
is the last month of the year. But
the run up to it starts immediately after
Ramadan
because your intention for the Hajj and the
pilgrimage should already be made. In most cases,
it's not necessary to have been made, but
in most cases. And then the journey commences
in the next month, which is in
most cases,
in some cases, perhaps earlier, perhaps a little
bit later in Dhul Hijjah, which is the
last month. So
between those 3 months, the Hajj will be
for, you know, you commence with the preparation,
the intention, the preparation, the journeying and so
on. And then the climax,
the climax happens in Dhul Hijjah
and then
Allah gives you another Eid immediately after that
season of worship, just like he gave you
an Eid at the beginning,
where Ramadan took place and immediately after Ramadan,
just at the beginning of the month of
Hajj, you started off Shawwal
with a day of Eid,
the first of Shawwal.
So this is Allah and it's a gift
from Allah. Not all the days are the
same. Not all the months are the same.
Allah has
the haram months and the months of Hajj
and the most blessed month. Your acts of
worship will be considered differently in these months.
Insha'Allah,
I wish to talk about
the acts of worship and the virtues of
some of these months. The differences between the
days and the months. May Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala grant us goodness and may Allah open
our doors. We are blessed to be within
these
beautiful days and we ask Allah to grant
us the ability to do the most
so that we can please him.