Mufti Menk – Simple Deeds in the Best Ten Days

			Alhamdulillah Allah alameen
		

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			shadow Allah Allah Illallah hula hula Sheree Kela wash hadoo Mohammed Abu Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi adjumani, my beloved brothers and sisters, primarily we should be
reminding each other every time about the relationship we have with Allah and how to develop it and
how to improve on it. And every day we should be better than we were the previous day in this
beautiful relationship with he who made us he whom we are going to return to, and the one who is in
control of every aspect of our living and that of every creature that he has created. We do know
that we passed the month of Ramadan just over two months back. And Allah subhanho wa Taala
		

			instructed us to do a lot of good during this month of Ramadan, both types of good that which is
connected to acts of worship solely and only for Allah without the connection of a fellow human or
any other creature of Allah, known as Coco cola or the rights of Allah, such as the five daily
prayers, such as the fasting, such as the recitation of the Quran, and also the second type of acts
of worship, that which is done for the pleasure of the Almighty but where another human or another
creature benefits and we earn a reward known as hokulani. Bad, to be charitable, to be kind to
develop our character, our conduct and so on. Yet again, Allah gives us another season, the season
		

			known as the best 10 days in Ramadan, the nights were more blessed than any other nights, looking at
Laila to Qatar or the Night of Decree being the most powerful Night of the whole year. But what
about the days, the days of the first 10 of the ledger are more valuable than the days of Ramadan
speaking of daylight, so Allah subhanho wa Taala tells us through the messenger peace be upon him,
mom in a year I mean, allama de Sala Kofi hin Illallah him in Haverhill, Ash, there are no deeds in
which a lot sorry, there are no days in which Allah loves deeds more than those that are done during
these first 10 days of the ledger. Similarly, Allah never takes an oath in the Quran, except by that
		

			which is really great from amongst his creatures. So Allah subhanho wa Taala says, while Virginie
while Ayah Li Nasha Allah swears by
		

			the don't. And Allah subhanho wa Taala swears by the 10 days, and he calls them 10 nights similarly
to when we were to visit a place and someone asks us, how long were you there for and you say I was
there for 10 nights, you actually mean 10 days. So in the Arabic language at times, just like in the
English language, we use the term nights in order to refer to the days but the Sunnah of the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam clarifies that and actually confirms that this is referring to the 10
days of the hijab. So if we were told that there are no days where in deeds are more loved by Allah
than these 10, what should we be doing? And many people have responded in a very, very long, lengthy
		

			way where people sometimes feel confused, there is no need to be confused my brothers and sisters, I
am going to simplify it for you today. What should you be doing in these 10 days? Number one, make
sure that you don't sin. That's one of the most important things you could do. The Hadith of the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he says, either no hate to command che infantry who, in fact, he
also says, either a murder to condition in fact to remain homeless, the bottom, when I've ordered
you to do something, do it to the best of your capacity. But when I've prohibited something, or told
you not to do something, do not do it. Subhana Allah, so to abstain from sin is a very great act of
		

			worship. If your day passes, or if your days past where you have not sinned against Allah, you have
not transgressed you have not done anything that would displease Allah, I promise you, you have
succeeded. So the first thing we need to do during these 10 days, and obviously it will extend
beyond but something we must become conscious of, don't send beloved worshipper of Allah, my brother
		

			My sister, there is no point in sending especially during a time when Allah says good deeds are most
loved to me. Obviously in that case, bad deeds would be even worse to be committed during these 10
best days, my brothers and sisters, the next thing that we should be doing seeking the forgiveness
of Allah often, one of the best things you could do is to seek the forgiveness of Allah boulia Abadi
alladhina safaiwala fusi matta panattoni Rahmatullah in Allah. Hi,
		

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			Allah says, my worship is those who have transgressed against themselves, never to lose hope in my
mercy, for Indeed, I will forgive all the sins, Allah subhanho wa Taala is most forgiving, Most
Merciful. He says, never lose hope in my mercy. He also says, turn to Allah, turn to your Lord
before a day comes and then you won't be helped or you may regret that is all part of the plan of
Allah. Allah does not want you to do that where you will regret so he says, turn to me, Don't lose
hope in my mercy. So that brings me to the second part of the issue of seeking forgiveness. Together
with seeking forgiveness, you must be convinced that Allah has forgiven you. Because he says He is
		

			the Most Merciful, the most forgiving, the most kind, the most compassionate, one of the plans of
the devil is that he wants to make us feel that we are not forgiven. My brothers and sisters. The
second thing and like I said, that you should be doing during these 10 days, seek forgiveness a lot.
We don't know when we're going to die. We don't know at what age what time where the place, no one
knows where they're going to die. Why am I
		

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			demo? no soul knows on which land where exactly, it's going to die. So let's prepare for the day
we're going to meet with Allah by seeking a lot of forgiveness. buba lemonwood effetti history of
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			on whose pages lots of forgiveness is found. What are these pages, the book that you have written
your deeds Subhana Allah. Thereafter, my brothers and sisters, what we need to make sure we do
fulfill the obligations and the follow upon you fulfill that which is obligatory. So your prayer is
five daily prayers. Don't miss them, especially the forest. We haven't even spoken about extra
deeds. If you stay away from sin, seek a lot of forgiveness and fulfill your obligations during
these 10 days. While law he you have succeeded in a very great way, but you can do much more. So
remember what are your obligations, it is an obligation for me to dress appropriately. It is an
		

			obligation for me to fulfill my five daily prayers, and it is an obligation for me to do so much for
the sake of Allah subhanho wa Taala. Let's move on to something else. My brothers and sisters, we
must try to be charitable during these days. Charity is not only connected to wealth, although that
is a great chunk of it. But it's also connected to your character, your conduct, your kindness, your
goodness, your expressions on your face, become more conscious of it during these 10 days, learn to
smile, don't have a miserable expression my brothers and sisters. It is an act of worship to ensure
that the expression on your face is calming. It is something that brings about joy to those who
		

			witness it who see it. That's why the Prophet sallallahu wasallam clearly says taba suka fee a fee
casada car to smile at the face of your brother is an act of charity. You uplift them, you actually
boost them, you give them a good feeling Subhana Allah and it is contagious. They feel they can
communicate with you. So my brothers and sisters be charitable, give out a little bit of charity,
even if it is $1 or a pound or a Rand. And if you can give out something every day. You can space
out your charities for these first 10 days because Allah loves good deeds during these days more
than he loves them during any other time. So just remember that my brothers and sisters May Allah
		

			subhanho wa Taala make it easy for us. Similarly, my brothers and sisters try and read some
		

			Every day, read a little bit, set aside a portion of the day to read a page Subhanallah if you're
flowing or you know it off by heart, read a little bit more my brothers and sisters, but remember
these 10 days are the days where in Allah will love that recitation more than any other day's
pleasant days. Similarly, when it comes to fasting, we should try and fast, you don't have to fast
all the days. But make sure you fast on the ninth of the ledger, the day of arafah. So it's amazing
because that day is so blessed to fast on the Hadith says it exploits the sins meaning it wipes out
the minuses of all that which was done during the previous year, as well as during the coming year.
		

			So if I went too fast on the ninth of the ledger, the past year, all the minuses wiped out, and the
coming year, all the minuses wiped out. That doesn't mean I need to continue engaging in minor sins,
but it's Allah telling you, you must reset your relationship with Allah and we are giving you the
opportunity, you must start off on a good foot, and that is Allah giving you the chance to say we're
giving you a clean slate. I must clarify my brothers and sisters. major sins require specific
repentance, you need to seek specific forgiveness for those sins that are major. And the major sin
is that sin. Were in which Allah has mentioned specific punishment, and he has given stern warnings,
		

			those would be considered major sins. So my brothers and sisters, these are the blessed days, read
the Koran, read the Quran, on a daily basis. Allah subhanho wa Taala will bless you together with
that. Spare a moment to read the translation of the Quran, a little bit of it, pick up a verse two
verses, read the translation, put it into practice. Another good thing to do during these 10 days,
teach someone some good Subhan Allah, the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam was sent as a teacher
to us.
		

			He was sent as a Muslim as a teacher to us. And he loves that. And he told us that whatever you
learn from me teach it. Believe on me while I teach from me, even if it means a single verse. In
fact, any goodness you have, teach it to home, primarily to your children, your family members, your
spouse, your siblings, your parents, your folks, those you interact with, why not, and then perhaps
to the rest of the world. If Allah has given you an opportunity to have a following online, perhaps
on social media, make sure you're leading them in the right direction. Make sure you're leading them
in the right direction. I tell you, if you're leading them in the right direction, you can earn
		

			Jenna simply by your social media accounts. You can earn paradise simply by the correct use of your
social media accounts. If 1000s of people have benefited from what you've said, and have developed a
better relationship with Allah, you've encouraged them to seek forgiveness, you've encouraged them
to improve one lie he the mercy of Allah when he accepts the deed of yours will be such that you can
never regret it is considered a saga pattern jharia it is considered a charity, that the reward of
which will continue even after your death. So learn to encourage people in the same way. I must
mention the other side. If you were to use your social media accounts in a destructive way, you will
		

			regret why. Because if you've taught people to do the wrong thing, or if you've encouraged them, to
transgress against the law, or if you have encouraged them to engage in the weakness that you have.
Then the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him says, everyone who followed your bad example, you will
actually carry their burden. You know, the Quran tells us while zero was zero to zero, no soul or no
shoulders shall bear the burden of another.
		

			No soul shall bear the burdens of another. But the exception is made by the prophet Muhammad
Sallallahu Sallam where he says, unless you were directly involved in teaching, encouraging
promoting that particular vise or that evil, then you share exactly the same sin as all those who
have followed you. This is why we tell our young boys and girls, the teenagers and even the adults,
be very responsible when you're using social media. way after your death. People will be either
learning from you or meaning good or bad. It's up to you what you'd like to do. Don't be Don't be
shy.
		

			Try to delete that which is bad no matter how popular it's become a trend we have nowadays people
want to do silly things in order to become famous. If that's the case, we can do better my brothers
and sisters we can do much better. So in these 10 days, let's revisit that relationship we have with
the rest of humankind through social media. If you can clean your act, you have definitely done
something good during these 10 best days. And Allah says, cleaning your act is definitely an act of
worship. Allah loves it. I mean, turning to Allah, consider your relationship with Allah, develop it
Subhana Allah, introspect. Think about who you are. Do you like the person you are? Do you like your
		

			relationship you have with Allah? Do you like that? If you were to die right now, you would be
satisfied with your deeds and what you're doing? If the answer is no, you can do better. In fact, we
can all do better inshallah. So become more conscious of it, and build that relationship with Allah.
This is Allah reminding us that everything you do, you will see, this is why Allah subhanho wa Taala
tells us for me or melmoth Kala Martin.
		

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			Shadow IE, whoever does an atom's weight of good will see the good and whoever does an atom's weight
of bad we'll see the bad. We don't want to see that bad. So what do we do? seek forgiveness. Allah
says we wipe it out completely. If you've changed your life and don't be ashamed, if you've changed
your life, that's what Allah wants. Why do you think Allah gives us Ramadan every year? Why do you
think he gives us these auspicious days and nights every year, in order for us to reset our
relationship with him to tap us on the shoulder and tell us it's time you turned to Allah. So my
brothers and sisters, be charitable. Remember to fast on the ninth at least, like I said, you may
		

			fast during the days in the run up to the ninth, but the ninth is the most rewarding. Similarly, you
need to know on the 10th it is prohibited to fast. Why? Because that's the day of eat. It's the day
of eating and drinking and thanking Allah. So you're supposed to be engaging in the vicar of Allah
during these days as well. What's the dhikr of Allah Subhana Allah and hamdulillah La ilaha illa
Allah Allahu Akbar, Glory be to Allah Praise be to Allah. Allah is the Greatest there is none worthy
of worship besides Allah, Oh Allah, I beg your mercy and so on. So we remember Allah also. Allahu
Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illa Allah Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, when Allah, Allah is the
		

			Greatest Allah is the Greatest there is none worthy of worship besides Allah, Allah is the Greatest
Allah is the Greatest, and for Him belongs all praise to Panama, To Him belongs all praise. So to
repeat that, especially on the 10th, the 11th, the 12th and the 13th. That is an amazing act of
worship, a yamata sriti a yamo. A clean what should have been the creme de la the days of the Shrek,
the days of the Shrek are clear. They are the days where in which we actually say the vicar, the
specific Vicar after every compulsory prayer. So you have the day of read. And the three days after
that four days in total, those are known as the days of the shriek. You are not allowed to fast
		

			during the days of EAD, there are the days of eating and drinking and remembering Allah, but don't
be wasteful. Similarly, think about the poor and the needy, those who are simply those who have
passed on, make dua for them. That brings me to the next point to do during these days. Pray for
others call out to Allah for yourself and for others supplicate that is called. So we make dua not
just for ourselves but for others as well. Think of the poor, the needy Subhana Allah It's amazing.
Many times we ask Allah for our needs, not knowing that when you call out to Allah for the needs of
others, without them knowing Allah fulfills your needs to begin with. Amazing. One of the ways of
		

			getting Allah to fulfill your needs is to ask Allah to fulfill the needs of others, no matter where
they are across the globe. And this is how Allah will help you and guide you and give you the
goodness that you're asking for. You want to get married, make dua for Allah to grant spouses to
others and see what happens about you as well. Because the angels say, Oh Allah grant this person
the same grant this person goodness as well. Another thing to do during these days as you're seeking
forgiveness of Allah, forgive others. Find it in your heart to develop a good relationship with
others. Go out and mend relationships with your brothers, your sisters.
		

			As your uncle's, your aunts, your nephews, your cousins,
		

			your parents, perhaps grandparents in laws, whoever it may be, go out and mend relationships.
mending relationships is definitely a great act of worship. And Allah mentions it many times in the
Quran. So my brothers and sisters, while we are seeking the forgiveness of Allah, there is a greater
chance if we were to forgive others that Allah will forgive us. Allah to him buena de Vere Allahu la
comme la
		

			la Haim, so to know, Allah tells us would you not like Allah to forgive you? Well then forgive
others and embrace them.
		

			Allah is most forgiving, Most Merciful. So that verse teaches us yes forgive others. Sometimes if a
person is not remorseful and they have wronged you, you may want to forgive them but not interact so
much with them simply because you don't want to be bitten from the same direction twice and you're a
believer now you'll double McMenamin Jeffrey noir hidden Marvel attain, a believer is never bitten
from the same source twice. So remember, you may want to forgive someone, but if they're not
remorseful, you don't have to embrace, you don't have to actually, you know, return to the
relationship you were in the past. But in your heart, you don't hold a burden, you forgiven them,
		

			you've let it go, may Allah subhanho wa Taala, bless every one of us. So these are some of the deeds
that we can engage in, we engage in acts of worship and so on. And I want to end with one of the
most beautiful acts of worship, the sacrificial animal on the 10th of the ledger, which is the day
of eat. And if you have not done it on the 10th, then the 11th, the 12th, etc. Some of the scholars
say all the days of the shriek, and some of them say, well, the three days that they have eaten two
days after, and some say three days after. Either way, a lot of the scholars say it's best to do it
on the 10th because they it happens to be one of the 10 days and if that's one of the best 10 days,
		

			then Alhamdulillah he Allah dannic why not. But still the matter is broad regarding sacrifice, you
are allowed to sacrifice during the stipulated days and not just one day, my brothers and sisters,
remember, we want to reach out to others. I leave you with a beautiful point to ponder. Allah
Almighty rewards you when you interact with fellow human beings or other creatures in a beautiful
way, when you help them when you uplift them, and when you have reached out to them. So my brothers
and sisters, why would Allah do that? Because he wants you to enjoy your life in a way that you know
that if I am down, all my brothers and sisters will be there for me. Are you there for others? If
		

			the answer is no change that the day will come when everyone will be there for you. People you
didn't imagine will come to your rescue. Don't be shy. These are the days of COVID-19 these are the
days of challenge across the globe. If you need help, yes, you ask Allah. But Allah says you are
allowed to seek help from others. If you need that help, and they have the capacity to give it to
you, for example, you're unwell. You need someone to take you to the doctor, and you know that they
can do it and you know, physically Allah has given them the ability. While you are asking Allah for
cure, you can reach out to your neighbor to say, Look, I'm struggling. I need your help. May Allah
		

			make it easy for you to help me and that's what happens. So my brothers and sisters, may Allah bless
every one of us, and May Allah cure us all those who've passed on may Allah have mercy on them. I
pray that these 10 days, change us for the better. Make us more conscious of everything we do. Make
us more conscious of our relationship with Allah. improve on things don't go back, improve on things
don't go back. And if you've gone back, come back. Allah loves you. barakallahu li walakum wa Suna
when I finally what year can be Murphy mominul it will hikma wa sallahu wa Sallim wa barik ala
nabina Muhammad wa salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.