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2- The ten days of Thul-Hijja:
Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH)
said, "There are no days during which the righteous action is so pleasing to Allah than
these days (i.e., the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah).'' He was asked: "O Messenger of Allah,
not even Jihad in the Cause of Allah?'' He (PBUH) replied, "Not even Jihad in the Cause of
Allah, except in case one goes forth with his life and his property and does not return with
either of it.''(Al-Bukhari).
To further emphasize the importance of the ten days of Thul-Hijja, Allah, the Exalted, swore
on them as Allah say:
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“By the dawn;{1} By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah),{2}
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).{3} (Surat Al-Fajr).
The religious scholars said that the Even (Shafi-iy) means the ten days of Thul-Hijja.
Therefore, make sure that you don’t miss these days of Thul-Hijja and perform as much
as you can of good deeds such as reading the Holy Quran, giving charity, praying and fasting
especially for the Muslims who live in Makkah and Madeena. Particularly, fasting the day of
‘Arafa and sacrificing in the Day of Slaughter because they are Sunnahs of the Prophet Mo-
hammad (peace & blessings upon him) as mentioned above.
3- Times in which supplications are accepted:
A- Supplications during the last hours of night:
It was related that Jabir said: “I heard the Prophet say: ‘Every night there is a special
time during which whatever a Muslim asks Allah of any good relating to this life or the
Hereafter, it will be granted to him; and this moment comes every night.’” (Sahih Muslim).
Supplications during the last hours of the night especially when the servant is praying the
night prayer (Tahajjud) and talking to Allah in secret; that is one of the occasions of accep-
tance. The Prophet Mohammad said: “Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes down
every night to the nearest heaven to us during the last third of the night and He says: (Is
there anyone) who invokes Me, (demands anything from Me) so that I may respond to his