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
JazakAllah for sharing this with me.
For more references please Islam QA website.
