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Virtues of the First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah
Allah swears by these days in the Qur'an:
📖 Surah Al-Fajr 89:1–2
Arabic (with pronunciation):
وَالْفَجْرِ
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
Hausa:
Na rantse da Alfijir.
Da darare goma.
English:
By the dawn.
And by the ten nights.
👉 Many scholars say “the ten nights” refer to the first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah.
Hadith on the virtues of the days
📖 Hadith of Ibn Abbas (RA)
Arabic (with pronunciation):
مَا مِنْ أَيَّامٍ الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ فِيهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأَيَّامِ
يَعْنِي أَيَّامَ الْعَشْرِ
Hausa:
Babu kwanaki da aikin kwarai ya fi soyuwa ga Allah kamar waɗannan kwanaki (goman farko).
English:
There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.
📚 Sahih Bukhari
📖 Hadith on Tasbih and worship
Arabic:
فَأَكْثِرُوا فِيهِنَّ مِنَ التَّهْلِيلِ وَالتَّكْبِيرِ وَالتَّحْمِيدِ
Hausa:
Ku yawaita La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar da Alhamdulillah a cikinsu.
English:
So increase in them saying: Tahlil, Takbir, and Tahmid.
Recommended actions (Virtuous deeds)
1. Prayer (Fard and Nafila)
Observing obligatory prayers
Increasing voluntary prayers (Qiyamul Layl, Duha)
Fasting
Especially on the Day of Arafah (9th of Dhul Hijjah)
Arabic:
صِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ
يُكَفِّرُ سَنَةً مَاضِيَةً وَسَنَةً مُسْتَقْبَلَةً
Hausa:
Azumin ranar Arafah yana share zunuban shekara guda da ta gabata da kuma mai zuwa.
English:
Fasting the Day of Arafah expiates sins of the past and coming year.
📚 Sahih Muslim
Takbir, Tahlil, Tahmid
Arabic:
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Hausa:
Allah ne mafi girma, babu abin bauta sai Allah, godiya ta tabbata ga Allah.
English:
Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah, all praise is for Allah.
👉 Increase from the 1st to the 13th of Dhul Hijjah.
Charity (Sadaka)
Giving money
Helping orphans and the needy
Food for the community
Layya (Udhiyah / Qurbani)
Reason:
Arabic:
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ
Hausa:
Ka yi sallah ga Ubangijinka kuma ka yanka (layya).
English:
So pray to your Lord and sacrifice.
📖 Surah Al-Kawthar 108:2
Istighfar and supplication
Seeking forgiveness sincerely
Making prayers for this world and the hereafter
Important lessons from these days
Days of increased closeness to Allah
Less work but great reward
A time before Eid al-Adha
The best days of worship in the year
Summary
The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah are highly virtuous. During them, prayers, fasting, remembrance, charity, and sacrifice are emphasized. Especially the Day of Arafah, which has immense reward.
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