The Days of Hajj
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, or 13 ZHUL-HIJJAH8th Day Of Zhul-Hijjah:
- On the 8th of Zhul-hijjah , enter the state of ihraam for hajj at your place of residence. If you are performing Hajj at-tamuttu perform ghusl (washing of the entire body) if possible, and put on the two garments of ihraam. Then say:
“Labay-kal laa-humma Hajjan”.
HOW TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO ALLAH AND COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
Let this be YOUR REMINDER each and every day!
As for others, there is always HOPE…never give up on it!
Controlling your Temper
Bismillahi ar-Rahman ar-Rahim.
This is something that many Muslims (myself included) need to work on. How many times do you get so mad at
something or someone that you feel it in your stomach, you feel you face getting hot, you start cursing, in your head or maybe even out loud? Some people get into shouting matches; others go so far as to throw punches.
25 Rules of being close to Allah
“Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?” [Surah ar-Rahman; 55:13]
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1. Start off each day with ‘adhkaar al-istiyqaadh’ (waking up Supplications), thanking Allah for waking up in good shape.
2. Put Allah first in your life.
3. Broaden your horizons - learn 5 new verses from the Quran every day, travel to pray far in the mosque to brighten your day,take up a booklet having supplications and read them.
4. Pray Salaat Al-dhuhaa (after sunrise).
5. If someone says something mean; to you, just shrug it off and dismiss it in a friendly, laidback manner, and pray that Allah shall forgive them.
Ten Good Manners for Hajj
by Imam al-Ghazali trans. Abdal Hakim Murad
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There are ten good manners which the pilgrim should observe.
1. The money he spends must come from halal sources. He must strive, likewise, to avoid carrying on any business while on Hajj, such as would occupy the heart and distract his attention; for his purpose should be solely to remember Allah and to honour His rites. It is related that ‘at the end of time, four types of people will perform Hajj: the rulers (for enjoyment), the wealthy (to do business), the poor (to beg), and the Quran-reciters (to show off).’ This report indicates the kind of worldly purposes which can lie behind people’s Hajj, and they all destroy the Hajj’s merit and prevent people from performing the ceremony in its inward reality. Particularly devoid of benefit is the Hajj made by someone on another’s behalf in exchange for money, for such a pilgrimage is done for the sake of this world, not the next. Scrupulous believers and people of pure heart have said that the only exception which ever occurs to this is when the intention is to stay in Makka for some time, and the only way to afford the journey is this kind of surrogate Hajj. If this is the intention, namely, that one is using dunya to pursue din, and not the other way around, then such a paid pilgrimage is not wrong. But the intention should be stated as ‘visiting Allah’s pure House, and helping an incapable Muslim brother to discharge an obligation’.
