Maintaining the ties of kinship is from the best of deeds due to the saying The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): \u201cWhoever would like his provision to be increased and his lifespan to be extended, let him maintain the ties of kinship.<\/strong>\u201d [Sahih Al-Bukhari]<\/p>\n

And finally, as Eid approaches, don\u2019t forget to give your Qurbani (Udhiyah or Animal Sacrifice).<\/p>\n

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Editor’s Note:<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to `Abdullah Ibn `Abbas and many others among the Salaf and the later generations, what is meant by the ten nights mentioned at the beginning of Surat Al-Fajr is the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah. The Qur’an says, “By the dawn. \u00a0And [by] ten nights<\/strong>” (Al-Fajr<\/a> 89: 1-2)<\/p>\n

It has been confirmed in Sahih Al-Bukhari from Ibn `Abbas that the Prophet said, “‘There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these days<\/strong>.” meaning the ten days of Dhul Hijjah. They said, ‘Not even fighting Jihad in the way of Allah’<\/p>\n

He replied, ‘Not even Jihad in the way of Allah; except for a man who goes out (for Jihad) with his self and his wealth, and he does not return with any of that.<\/strong>‘” (Sahih Al-Bukhari)<\/p>\n

———<\/p>\n

Taken with slight editorial modifications from islamic-relief.org<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As we enter the first 10 days of this blessed month, our hearts and prayers are with those undertaking the holy pilgrimage of Hajj during these days. While many of us are unable to make the blessed journey this year, there are still many ways for us to reap the blessings of this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[419],"tags":[494,497,7,498,2661,341,12601,2428,51,263,22149],"class_list":["post-32457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-truth-seeker","tag-allah","tag-faith","tag-featured","tag-god","tag-hajj","tag-islam","tag-kaabah","tag-makkah","tag-muslims","tag-pilgrimage","tag-what-to-do-during-the-first-ten-days-of-dhul-hijjah"],"yoast_head":"\n