Soft-spoken-muslimah - مسلمة

“He will give you better than what has been taken from you.”— Quran [8:70]

“what’s yours will be yours. No need to rush. No need to feel anxious. All good things take time. And when it does come, your heart will be so grateful. Give it time. Rest your mind. And enjoy the present moments..”

The first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah 🌹

• Pray abundantly. Make sure the fard/obligatory prayers are on time. Make it a practise to pray the Sunnah prayers from this month onwards.

• Fast as much as possible during the first 9 days of Dhul Hijjah. Especially the day of Arafah (9th of Dhul Hijjah, day before 'Eid), it expatiates the sins for the previous and the coming year and many other virtues for yaum ‘Arafah.

• Make du'a, give sadaqah, ask for forgiveness from Allah, repent, read Quran, and increase in all types of 'Ibadah.

• Increase in Adhkar & Ad'iyah. Increase Tasbih, Tabir, frequently:

Our Prophet ﷺ said: “There are no days that are greater before Allah or in which good deeds are more beloved to Him, than these ten days, so recite a great deal of tahleel, takbeer and tahmeed during them.” (Ahmad)

Tahmeed: Al-hamdu Lillah (All praises be to God)

Tahleel: Laa ilaha ill-Allah (There is no god but Allah)

Tasbeeh: Subhaan-Allah (Glory be to God)

May Allah grant us generously with his blessings and rewards during this time آمین

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

"The people of the Qur’an are those who read it and act upon it, even if they haven’t memorized it."

[Zaad al-Ma‘aad, 1/327]

Illustration by Sara Khateeb

Allah has bought us into this world with a specific time frame. The minute we're born the clock starts ticking, when we're walking it ticks, when we are talking it ticks, the clock does not stop ticking, time is a gift, so let's not waste our time. Always strive to please Allah!