1. The first ten days are actually nine days with the addition of the day of Eid.

They are called the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, but fasting is only for nine days of it as the tenth day is the beginning of Eid.

▪️It is impermissible to fast on the day of Eid, this is a consensus amongst the people of knowledge.

2. It is recommended to fast the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah with the last day of fasting being the day of Arafah for those not doing Hajj.

▪️“ There are not any days that good deeds are more beloved to Allah than those done in these ten days.”

(narrated ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما /at-Tirimidhi)

3. In these ten days, it is recommended that there is a lot of remembrance of Allah سبحان و تعالى.

4. In these ten days, it is recommended that one says takbeerat in abundance.

5. In these ten days, it is recommended to read the Qur’an as much as possible and give charity and do other good deeds.

**6. The ninth day, The Day of Arafah.

Fasting on The Day of Arafah Expiates the Sins of Two Years**

▪️Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alaihiwa sallam) was asked concerning fasting on the day of ‘Arafah so he said:

It expiates sins of the previous year as well as the current year.(Muslim no.1250)

▪️So it is especially recommended to fast that day for those NOT performing Hajj.

7. SACRIFICE.

Allah تعالى said:“ That they may witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e. reward of Hajj in the Hereafter, and also some worldly gain from trade), and mention the name of Allah on appointed days (10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah), over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice).

( Surah al-Hajj: 28).

8. Whoever wishes to slaughter in these days it is not allowed to cut or remove any hair from his body or his nails, but this does NOT apply to his family, only to the head of the family who is doing the slaughtering.

9. The ruling regards to slaughtering..

▪ An individual who slaughters from his own wealth on behalf of himself and his family – It is NOT permissible for this individual to shave any hair from his body, remove any part of his skin or cut his nails.

▪ An individual who slaughters from his own wealth for others e.g. he wishes to slaughter for his father or his mother He too must NOT cut his hair, take from his skin or cut his nails.

▪Anybody who wishes to slaughter with someone else’s wealth, for somebody else .e.g. He has been entrusted by someone else to slaughter cattle for him This individual is allowed to cut his hair, nails and skin etc.

10 EID

Eid Al-Adha is four days in total..

▪The tenth day (the day of Eid )

▪and the three days of tashreeq... (the 11th, 12th and 13th days of Dhul-Hijjah).

It is impermissible to fast in these days for those not performing the Hajj.

▪️The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

“ The days of Tashreeq are days for eating, drinking and remembering Allah عز وجل ”

(narrated by Abi al-Maleeh رضي الله عنه, reported in Sahih Al-Muslim).

▪️Allah سبحان وتعالى said:

“And remember Allah during the appointed Days.”

(Surah Al-Baqarah: 203).

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Taken from the works of :

▪ Al-Imam Al-Baghawee,

▪Al-Alaamah bin Baz and

▪Al-Alaamah Ibn Uthaymeen,

( may Allah have mercy on them all and all the scholars of the Sunnah).

Allaah, The Most High stated:

وَالْفَجْرِ وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ‏

>>By the dawn. And by the ten nights [Al-Fajr: 1-2]

Ibn Katheer [رحمه الله] said:

"The ten nights; what is meant by it is the ten of Dhil-Hijjah as was mentioned by Ibn ‘Abbaas and Ibn az-Zubair and Mujaahid and more than one person from the Salaf and those who came later."

[Tafseer al-Qur’aan al-‘Adheem, (4/459) | Translated By Abū Haatim M. Farooq]

Ibn al-Qayyim [رحمه الله] said:

"Therefore a period of time which is inclusive of the likes of these actions is worthy that The Lord – The Mighty and Majestic should swear an oath by it."

[at-Tibyaan Fee Aqsaam al-Qur’aan, (Page: 18) | Translated By Abū Haatim M. Farooq]

Ibn Rajab [رحمه الله] said regarding the excellence of these days:

"From their excellence is that Allaah swore an oath by them wholly; and by some of it in particular, He, The Most High said:

وَالْفَجْرِ وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ

>>By the dawn. And by the ten nights

As for the dawn; then it has been said: He intended the type of dawn, and it has been said: the intent is the appearance of dawn or the dawn prayer or the day in its entirety – there is a difference concerning it among the Mufassireen. It has been said: what is intended by it is a specific dawn, then it was said: what is intended by it is the dawn of the first day of the ten [days] of Dhil-Hijjah, and it has been said: rather what is intended by it is the dawn of the last day from amongst them – and it is the day of an-Nahr. Upon the basis of all of these statements; the ten then are comprising of the dawn by way of which Allaah swore an oath by.

As for the ten nights; then they are the ten of Dhil-Hijjah – and this is what is correct and that which the majority of the Mufassireen were upon from amongst the Salaf and other than them. It is likewise authentically reported from Ibn ‘Abbaas, it has been reported from him from more than one standpoint."

[Lataa-if al-Ma’aarif, (Page: 360) | Translated By Abū Haatim M. Farooq]

Shaykh ‘Abdur-Rahmaan as-Sa’dee [رحمه الله] said:

"In the [first] ten days of Dhil-Hijjah is the standing in ‘Arafah, wherein Allaah forgives His servants with forgiveness that causes Satan to grieve.¹ For indeed; Satan is not seen to be more ignoble nor more driven away than on the day of ‘Arafah, due to that which he sees from the descending of the Angels and mercy from Allaah for His servants. Likewise there occurs within them many actions from the performance of the Hajj and the ‘Umrah; these are great affairs which are deserving that Allaah should swear an oath by them [the days]."

[Tayseer Al-Kareem Ar-Rahmaan, (Page: 923) | Translated By Abū Haatim M. Farooq]

>>The virtue of the day of ‘Arafah is mentioned in a hadeeth in which the Prophet [ﷺ] said: >>"There is no day in which Allaah sets free more slaves from the Hell-Fire than He does on the Day of ‘Arafah."

[Reported By Muslim, (No. 1277) | Translated By Abū Haatim M. Farooq]

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Due to the severe scarcity of regional muslim communities that actually hold on to the Islamic principles free from secular adulterations and kufri intrusions, there was a much need for a subreddit in this platform that doesn't compromise with shariah.

Thereafter, I created the subreddit r/MuslimIndians as a common place for muslims from (but not strictly limited to) the subcontinent (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Maldives) to openly speak about Islam, discuss politics, share updates, enjoin good and forbid evil.

And of course, we cannot have a community strictly for muslims without strict rules that adhere to the shariah. Promotion of jahili and kufri ideologies especially nationalism and secularism is not tolerated. And anything that displeases Allah won't be allowed. This is to maintain the strict principles of Islam so that the community doesn't turn into yet another garbage place for garbage people to be vocal about their nonsense.

r/MuslimIndians

Now I'm aware that the name suggests that it is primarily for the muslims of India, but it is not. We have mods from varying countries and we are trying to find more variety. More suitable names were taken so I had to stick with this one.

So I invite everyone of you to join our subreddit and be a part of it and an active member of it. We have also partnered with a few communities including this one. And we have garnered about 850 members and we're expecting to reach 1k in a month or two, in shaa Allah.

May this be a means to earn the pleasure of Allah.