For anyone who cannot pray, there are replacement tasks below for each day.
These
replacement tasks are in GREEN.
For any tasks that require you to watch a video, this will be coloured in PURPLE.
All definitions to words/ acts of worship are at the bottom of this document in RED
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The Virtues of the First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah
Scholars affirm that these DAYS are more virtuous than the last ten DAYS of Ramadan.
Sa’id ibn Jubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) would intensify his worship during these days to
such an extent that it would nearly exhaust him. He also noted that his teacher, the noble
companion Ibn Abbas ()رضي هللا عنه, would become unavailable during this time, devoting himself
entirely to worship.
Abu Huraira ( )رضي هللا عنهnarrated that the Messenger of Allah ( )ﷺsaid:
“There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days. Fasting
one day during these days is equal to fasting for an entire year, and praying at night during them is
equal to praying on Laylatul Qadr.” (Tirmidhi)
Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani ( )رحمه هللاexplained that the uniqueness of these days lies in the fact that
all major acts of worship - prayer, fasting, charity, and Hajj - are combined within them. This is not
found in any other time of the year.
Anas ibn Malik ( )رضي هللا عنهremarked that the virtue of each of the first ten days is equal to a
1000 days, and the virtue of the Day of Arafah is equal to 10,000 days.
On The Day of Arafah, the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, Allah frees more slaves from the Hellfire than on any
other day.
Shaytan is seen in the most humiliated state on this day, filled with regret and rage as he witnesses
the believers standing before Allah, begging for forgiveness. He fears that none of them will return
empty-handed.
The best du’a to make on this sacred day is:
“O Allah, grant me a good ending.”
Shaytan despises this supplication the most, knowing how powerful and sincere it is.
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Day 1 Dhul Hijjah:
History of Hajj Video- Try to watch even for just 15 mins- copy and paste the title below into Youtube
- Ibrahim (AS) - Father of the Prophets - Part 1- Belal Assaad
Replacement for Qur’an task: Listen to 30 minutes of Qur’an recitation without any distractions –
suggestions: Surah Rahman and Surah Hijr
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Day 2 Dhul Hijjah:
Replacement for Salah task: Watch the video below about Allah (even if it’s just 10-20 minutes) –
copy the title below into YouTube
- Names Of Allah And His Attributes | Lesson 1 | The Master & Nurturer | Ustadh Hisham
Abu Yusuf
Replacement for Qur’an task: Listen to 30 minutes of Qur’an recitation without any distractions
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Day 3 Dhul Hijjah:
Replacement for Salah and Qur’an task: Watch the video below about Allah (even if it’s just 10-20
minutes) – copy the title below into YouTube
- Names Of Allah And His Attributes | Lesson 2 | The Living, The Maintainer | Ustadh
Hisham Abu Yusuf
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Day 4 Dhul Hijjah:
Replacement for Salah task: Watch the video below about Allah (even if it’s just 10-20 minutes) –
copy the title below into YouTube
- Names Of Allah And His Attributes | Lesson 3 | The Most Merciful | Ustadh Hisham Abu
Yusuf
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Day 5 Dhul Hijjah:
Replacement for Qur’an task: Listen to 30 minutes of Qur’an recitation without any distractions or
read the translation of Surah Yusuf
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Day 6 Dhul Hijjah:
Replacement for Qur’an task: Listen to Surah Yaseen or Surah Maryam for 30 minutes
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Day 7 Dhul Hijjah:
Video below to watch about Allah’s qualities (anyone who is not praying can also watch this video as
a replacement for the Salah task) Copy and paste the video title below into YouTube
- Names Of Allah And His Attributes | Lesson 4 | The Forgiving | Ustadh Hisham Abu Yusuf
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Day 8 Dhul Hijjah:
Replacement for Salah task: Watch the video below about Allah (even if it’s just 10-20 minutes) –
copy the title below into YouTube
- Names Of Allah And His Attributes | Lesson 5 | The King & The Owner | Ustadh Hisham
Abu Yusuf
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Day 9 Dhul Hijjah- Day of Arafah:
Video to watch about Qurbani – Press the video link below or copy and paste the title into
YouTube
- EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT QURBANI (UDHIYAH) | EXPLAINED WITH
ANIMATIONS | Mufti Maruf Ahmed
Replacement for Salah and Qur’an task: Listen to Qur’an without distractions for 30-40 minutes
Find & Learn a NEW hadith about Jannah and share it with 3 other people.
Encourage 2-3 people to do these tasks on this special day
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DEFINITIONS
Khushu- To pray with Khushu means to pray with humility, concentration. The way that this is done is
by remembering that Allah is greater than everything else, by removing distractions away and to pray
Salah slowly since Allah does not like rushed Salahs!
Sunna Muakkada- Sunnah Muakkadah Salahs are the units of Salah that were highly emphasised by
the Prophet (saw)- These are Salahs that cannot be missed out unless you have a valid reason
(constantly missing them can be considered sinful!) There are 12 rakahs of Sunna Muakkada salahs
as shown below:
- 2 Sunnah Before FAJR
- 4 sunnah Before the Fardh of DHUHR
- 2 sunnah After DHUHR fardh
- 2 Sunnah after 3 Rakah’s of MAGHRIB
- 2 Sunnah after the 4 fardh of ISHA
Tahajjud- Tahajjud is a Nafl Salah prayed after Isha, the bets time to pray it is in the last third of the
night (you can use a “Last Third of the Night Calculator” website to see when the last third of the
night is
There are many virtues of Tahajjud- one of them is that Allah comes down to the lowest heaven at
this time and answers our duas, so it’s a way of getting extremely close to Allah and getting closer to
all of our dreams becoming a reality!!
- How to Pray Tahajjud: A Step-by-Step Guide to Night Prayer | Muslim Hands USA
- This video explains how to pray Tahajjud step by step
Salatud Duha-
