Mufti Menk – Dhul Hijjah, Best 10 Days #01 – Seasons of Goodness

			Salam Alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatu Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim 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 commend sending
blessings and salutations upon Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, 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.
		

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			Allah. 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 four months
that are Haram.
		

			What is the meaning of four months being haram?
		

			Well, Allah says, there will be a year in the year they will be 12 months and from those months they
will be four 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, haraam to
commence hostilities, haram to do anything that is hurtful, harmful, but you need to realize one
might argue that when 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 an ash whole home 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 for a
different what is the 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 haraam months, I've told you about Ramadan being this the most sacred month, then I
		

			want to tell you about the month of Hajj, the months of Hajj are actually three months. The first
being immediately after, um, avant you just fasted that whole season, Allah gave you a day of aid
and he wants you to prepare for another climax of worship. And that will happen in villager which is
the last month of the year, but the run up to it starts immediately after Ramadan because your
intention for the Hajj in 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
located in most cases, in some cases, perhaps earlier, perhaps a little bit later in little hinges
		

			which is the last month. So between those three months, the hedge will be full, you know, you
commence with the preparation, the intention, the preparation, the journey and so on and then the
climax, the climax happens in little hedger and then Allah gives you another eat immediately after
that season of worship. Just like he gave you an aid at the beginning
		

			where Ramadan took place and immediately after Ramadan just at the beginning
		

			of the month of March, you started off Shawwal with a David, the first of show one. 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 month 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 subhanho
wa Taala 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 Apollo cola
		

			or sallallahu ala nabina Muhammad