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stolen in which event the Zakat obligation is not discharged. If the Zakat payer dies<br />
after setting aside the sum of R250, it will constitute part of his estate to be<br />
transmissible to his heirs.<br />
Slaughtering for Eid al-Adha and New Born<br />
PART 13<br />
Qurbani MASAA'IL<br />
"It is not their meat, nor their blood that reaches Allah: it is your piety that reaches<br />
Him."<br />
THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF ZUL HIJJAH<br />
Hazrat Ibn Abbas (R. A) relates that Rasulullah (S.A.W.) said "On no other days are<br />
good deeds more liked by Allah than on these days meaning the first ten days of Zil<br />
Hijjah". The Sahaabah (R.A.) asked: "O Rasul ullah (S.A.W.), not even Jihad in the way<br />
of Allah?" Rasul ullah (S.A.W.) replied: "Not even Jihad in the way of Allah, except for<br />
that person who goes out to fight with his life and wealth and does not return with<br />
anything." [Bukhara]<br />
Rasul ullah (S.A.W.) said: "On no days is the worship of Allah desired more than in the<br />
first ten days of Zil Hijjah. The fast of each of these days is equal to the fast of a whole<br />
year, and the Ibaadat (worship) of each of these nights is equal to the Ibaadat of<br />
Laylatul Qadr.<br />
Tirmizi & Ibn Maajah.<br />
It is related from Ibn Abbas (R.A) that Rasul ullah (S.A.W.) said: "No days are as<br />
weighty with Allah and so liked by Him for good deeds than the first ten days of Zil<br />
Hijjah. So in these days increasingly read:<br />
• TASBEEH (Subhanallah)<br />
• TAHLEEI (Lailaha Illallah)<br />
• TAHMEED (Alhamdulillah)<br />
• TAKBEER (Allahu Akbar)<br />
THE FAST OF YOWM - E - ARAFAH<br />
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