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Dhul Hijjah - To Do List!

Asalamualaikum,
Below please find the different things we could do to earn reward during the blessed first ten days of Dhul Hijjah Inshallah:

Prayers (Namaz)
* Men praying in Jamaa't * Recite different surahs in each rakah * Make sure to perform prayers at their earliest time * Perform them with Khushoo and Khudoo * Praying nawafils of Ishraaq and Chaasht * Long Recitation during Tahajjud prayers

Fasting (Roza)
* Fasting on 9th of Dhul Hijjah * Fasting as many days as you are capable of * Try to fast on Monday and Thursday * Make up for your missed fasts

Qur'an
* Frequent recitation of Qur'an * Listening to Quran by different Qaris * Try to memorize new surahs * Revise what you have memorized already * Contemplate on the meaning and tafseer of Quran * Convey the message to others

Dhikr/Supplication (Dua)
* Performing Tahleel, Tahmeed and Takbeer * Saying Morning and Evening Duas * Do lots of Istighfar and Dhikr * Recite Durood shareef frequently * Do lots of duas on the day of Arafah (9th Dhul Hijjah) * Try to learn new duas and azkaar

Charity (Sadaqa)
* Pay your Zakaat * Do charity of things that are extra * Give something that you love in charity to please Allah swt * Spend on parents, family, kids etc

Helping others (Khidmat e Khalq)
* Be kind to relatives * Take care of your neighbors * Help the needy (for e.g., earth quake victims in Turkey) * Be a part of something that spreads the word of Allah * Volunteer for social welfare and helping others

Eid, Qurbani
* Do not cut your hair and nails till Qurbani * Follow the sunnahs on Eid day * Perform Eid prayers and make special effort for it * Meet your relatives and family * Do sacrifice with sincere intention * Eat the meat of sacrificed animals and serve to others as well

Miscellaneous (Mutafarriqat)
* Don`t waste any chance to do good deeds * Try to spend time wisely and efficiently * Avoid sins * Read good books * Distribute informative stuff to others for free

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Fasting on the Day of 'Arafah

The ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah (the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar) is the day of 'Arafah. It is the day when pilgrims stand on the plain of 'Arafah to pray. On this day, Muslims all over the world who do not witness the annual hajj should spend the day in fasting, in preparation for the three days festivity following 'Eid ul-Adha (the celebration marking the end of the hajj commemorating the Prophet Ibrâhîm's willingness of sacrifice).

Abû Hafsah, may Allâh be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said:

"Fasting on the day of 'Arafah absolves the sins for two years: the previous year and the coming year, and fasting on 'ashûra, (the tenth day of Muharram) atones for the sins of previous years." [Reported by all except al-Bukhârî and Tirmidhî]

In another saying the Prophet's wife Hafsah, may Allâh be pleased with her, said:

"Four things the Messenger of Allâh never neglected: Observing fast on the day of 'ashûra, 'Arafat, three days every month, and offering fajr sunnah prayers early in the morning." [Muslim]

These statements are proof that fasting on the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah, the day before 'Eid ul-Adha was a lifelong practice of the Prophet, peace be upon him, as his wife reported.

There are some reports that fasting is prohibited on the day of 'Arafah. However, it must be understood that this refers to a person performing the hajj. If a person is on the hajj, there is no fast for him or her on the day of 'Arafah. That is undoubtedly a blessing for him because of the hardships of the pilgrimage. In a saying reported by Umm al-Fadl, may Allâh be pleased with her, she said:

"The companions doubted whether the Prophet was fasting on 'Arafah or not. She decided to prove to them that he was not, so she said, 'I sent to him milk, which he drank while he was delivering the khutbah (sermon) on 'Arafah.' " [Recorded by al-Bukhârî]

Prohibiting the pilgrims from fasting on these days is a great mercy for them, for fasting will exert undue hardship on the person performing the hajj, while they are primarily concerned with their pilgrimage. Above all, the pilgrim would not be fasting anyway because he is traveling.

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