Use Dhul Hijjah’s first ten days well
“It means you disconnect, and detach yourself from everything, and connect yourself with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
Because Allah is all-knowing and merciful, believers should use the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah to intensify remembrance, sincere worship, attentive prayer, gratitude, and righteous companionship.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Allah’s knowledge and mercy encompass all creation, and sincere repentance is met with forgiveness.
- The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah are especially virtuous, so believers should increase tahlil and obedience.
- Quran recitation should include understanding its meaning, not merely pronouncing the words.
- Takbir and prayer should detach worshippers from worldly distractions and bring the heart fully toward Allah.
- Gratitude means using the tongue kindly, avoiding harmful speech, spending wealth on good causes, and teaching children.
- A hadith about angels surrounding gatherings of dhikr highlights forgiveness and the value of righteous company.
In the khateeb's words
“But Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, even any bad thought come in our heart and mind, even knew that and all our bad action, evil deed. But still, He loves us.”
“But if you don't know the meaning, so it's mean. You're not reading that.”
“So, it means you disconnect, and detach yourself from everything, and connect yourself with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
“And, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala granted us offspring children, so we should teach them, you know, the book of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, and sunnah, and tradition of Prophet sallallahu wa ta'ala.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that Allah knows everything about us and is still merciful when we turn back to Him. In the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, we should increase dhikr, saying phrases such as La ilaha illallah, Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar, and try to understand what we recite. Prayer should be more than physical movement: we should bring our hearts away from distractions and toward Allah. We can show gratitude by using our words kindly, avoiding gossip, helping those in need, teaching our children the Quran and Sunnah, and keeping good company.
- What does it mean to say La ilaha illallah with your actions, not just your voice?
- What helps you focus your heart during prayer?
- How can we use one blessing to help someone else this week?
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