Saad Tasleem – Do THIS in Dhul-Hijjah
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The speaker discusses five things that you can do even if you're not making Hajj. These include fasting, reciting the Tak Terror, du Visque, reciting the words "supplication" and controlling one's speech. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of being aware of the tongue and being careful with what you say during Hajj.
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So you're not making Hajj this year. It's
okay. There's no reason to be sad because
you know what? This is a special time
for us, a blessed time, even if we're
not making Haj. The prophet
said that there are no days in which
good deeds are more beloved to Allah than
these 10 days, referring to the first 10
days of Dhul Hijjah. So here are 5
things that you can do even if you're
not making Hajj. Number 1, fasting. The prophet
used to fast the first 9 days of
Dhruhija,
so likewise, we should be doing the same
as well. But most importantly, fasting on the
day of Arafah. The person told us that
fasting on the day of Arafah removes the
sins of 2 years, the previous year and
the year to come. Number 2, dhikr or
the remembrance of Allah. Amongst that, which the
prophet instructed us to say is, subhanAllah,
alhamdulillah, and allahu akbar. So we should be
trying to repeat this dhikr, this remembrance as
much as we can. Also, what is known
as the takbir, and that is to say,
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, la ilaha
illallah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Wallillahi lham. We
actually know that the companions, ibn Umar and
Abu Hurayrah used to go out in the
first 10 days of Dhul Aja. They used
to go to the marketplace and recite the
Takbir out loud in order to encourage other
people to recite it as well. So not
only should we be reciting this Takbir, but
we should be encouraging others, especially our family,
to recite this, to say it out loud.
Number 3, du'a or supplication. The person that
have said the best du'a is the du'a
of Arafah. Now many of our scholars have
said that this doesn't just apply to people
who are making Hajj, but also those who
are not making Hajj. So on the day
of Arafah, we should be making a special
effort to make as much dua, as much
supplication
as possible. Number 4, sacrifice
or
or as some people call it, kurbani. Now,
subhanAllah, this is one of those sunnahs that
is almost being abandoned when it is actually
a confirmed
way to worship Allah.
And the first time actually told us that
the one who's doing the sacrifice, that they
should stop cutting their hair and stop removing
anything from their skin, which includes cutting the
nails from the beginning of Dhul Hijjah until
the sacrifice is made. One of the wisdoms
here is that the person who is doing
the sacrifice,
that they resemble the person who is in
the state of iham
while they're making Hajj. So as a person
has the intention to make the sacrifice, they're
able to feel the spirituality that those who
are feeling as they're making Hajj. Number 5,
controlling our speech or being aware of our
tongue. Amongst the command that Allah gives those
who are making Hajj is,
that there's no dispute or argumentation
during Hajj. So just as those who are
making Hajj make a special effort to control
their tongue, to watch what they're saying, to
only say that which is good, Likewise, we
should be doing the same. Part of being
aware that this is a special time, that
this is a blessed time, that this is
a sacred time is that we are careful
about what we say, that it is pleasing
to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, and that it
is good. And once again, this is a
way for us to feel how those who
are making hajj are feeling. And by the
way, this includes our interaction online as well.
So there you go. Those are 5 things
that you can do even if you're not
making Hajj. And Allah knows best. Until next
time.
Insha'Allah. As salaamu alaykum Warhamdulahi
wubarakatuh.