وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٌ : And Ten Nights

Holy Book Al Quran is the final Holy Book revealed upon the Last of Prophets Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). The Quran & Sunnah is the only source of holy guidance as it entails detailed instructions for each and every walk of human life. Here a guidance from Quran for the followers of Islam” (وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٌ : And Ten Nights ) is discussed wrt ten nights & days of the holy month of Zill Hajj for better living from Quran and Hadith of Prophet ﷺ. This is an approved Jumma Khutba from the Sultanate of Oman and translated in English.

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٌ

And Ten Nights

Praise be to Allah, who has created forms of worship to provide himself with good deeds for the entire life of mankind and for the Day of Judgment. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, He alone and He has no partner. Happy is the one who firmly holds the rope of Allah and lives according to His law, and unfortunate is the one who neglects to prepare for the Day of Resurrection. I bear witness that our master Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the servant of Allah. And his are true and trustworthy messengers. Peace and blessings be upon you, upon all your family, companions, and upon those who follow them with good deeds until the Day of Resurrection - Translation of the recited verse:

Thus it is [what has been mentioned in the above said Verses (27, 28, 29, 30, 31) is an obligation that mankind owes to Allâh]. and whosoever honours the Symbols of Allâh, then it is truly from the piety of the hearts. (32) In them (cattle offered for sacrifice) are benefits for you for an appointed term, and afterwards they are brought for sacrifice unto the ancient House (the Haram - sacred territory of Makkah). (33) And for every nation We have appointed religious ceremonies, that they may mention the Name of Allâh over the beast of cattle that He has given them for food. And your Ilâh (God) is One Ilâh (God — Allâh), so you must submit to Him Alone (in Islâm). And (O Muhammad SAW) give glad tidings to the Mukhbitun [those who obey Allâh with humility and are humble from among the true believers of Islâmic Monotheism], (34) Whose hearts are filled with fear when Allâh is mentioned; and As-Sabirun [who patiently bear whatever may befall them (of calamities); and who perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and who spend (in Allâh's Cause) out of what We have provided them. (35)

Surah Al Hajj – 32-35

O people of Allah, fear Allah - obey Allah and be righteous. Verily, in piety is success and listen to the command of your Lord, because hearing it and doing it is success. In Surat al-Hajj there is a divine statement:

O you who have believed! Bow down, and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord and do good that you may be successful. (77)

Surah Al Hajj – 77

O you who believe, know this, may Allah have mercy on us all, that He has appointed for His servants such times that their hearts rejoice and their souls are moved and they hasten to good deeds and Exceeding each other and doing good work. A person who is heedless will also become alert, will become active in vain and the believer will remember his dhikr and worship which will benefit him, as Allah says:

And march forth in the way (which leads to) forgiveness from your Lord, and for Paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - see V.2:2). (133) Those who spend [in Allâh's Cause] in prosperity and in adversity,[] who repress anger,[] and who pardon men; verily, Allâh loves Al-Muhsinûn[] (the good - doers). (134) And those who, when they have committed Fahishah (illegal sexual intercourse) or wronged themselves with evil, remember Allâh and ask forgiveness for their sins; - and none can forgive sins but Allâh - And do not persist in what (wrong) they have done, while they know.[]. (135)

Surah Aal E Imran – 133-135

At these times the souls - the servants of Allah - become closer to Allah, and the human soul becomes more attached to Allah. And guidance and faith increase in the hearts, as if a person sees this happening with his own eyes. Lord Dhul-Jalal said about the guided people in Surah Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace:

While as for those who accept guidance, He increases their guidance, and bestows on them their piety. (17

Surah Muhammad – 17

He feels what Allah said about the believers in Surah Anfal:

and when His Verses (this Qur'ân) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith; and they put their trust in their Lord (Alone); (2)

Surah Al Anfal – 2-Part

So a believer does not leave any door of goodness without entering it and does not abandon any good without taking his share of it. From purity of heart and true repentance to prayer, fasting, helping the needy, relieving suffering and treating people well, this is a model that is described in the sayings of Allah to the Prophets and Messengers,

Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us. (90)

Surah Al Anbiya – 90-Part

In fact, one of the greatest of these times and the greatest Rikn in the sight of Allah is that you are welcoming the times of this Rikn, the occasion of the tenth Dhul-Hijjah, and do you know what the tenth Dhul-Hijjah is? ? Allah swore by these ten nights and said: “And ten nights”

Surah Al Fajr – 2

These ten days are the known days which Allah Ta'ala has made and said as days of remembrance:

and mention the Name of Allâh on appointed days (i.e. 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th day of Dhul-Hijjâh),

Surah Al Hajj – 28-Part

These days, this information is the fruit of man's blessings that Allah Almighty has given him, so it is the duty of man to remember Allah's blessings on him. And this time is one of those times in which man is close to that honorable worship which many have almost forgotten. It is mentioned in the Qur'an, and our Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, said:

and mention the Name of Allâh on appointed days (i.e. 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th day of Dhul-Hijjâh), over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice) (at the time of their slaughtering by saying: Bismillah, Wallâhu-Akbar, Allâhumma Minka wa Ilaik).

Surah Al Hajj – 28-Part

So that after dhikr, the souls and souls should be thanked by giving their share of these pure sustenances, and this is half thanks and the other half comes from the need of the needy and the feeling of helping the brother. Allah Ta'ala says

Then eat thereof and feed therewith the poor who have a very hard time. (28)

Surah Al Hajj – 28-Part

What is the result of this gratitude? He said in Surat al-Nisa:

Allâh's Promise is the Truth, and whose words can be truer than those of Allâh? (Of course, none). (122)

Surah An Nisa – 122-Part

Allah Almighty says in Surah Ibrahim

And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: "If you give thanks (by accepting Faith and worshipping none but Allâh), I will give you more (of My Blessings), but if you are thankless (i.e. disbelievers), verily! My Punishment is indeed severe." (7)

Surah Ibrahim – 7

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   O servants of Allah, Allah Almighty has created blessings and rewards in these days through which He bestows His mercy on His servants, so do not stray from the open doors of mercy and the spread of acceptance and grace, the servant will receive these good deeds in these days. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said

There is no day in which good deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.

So, O believers, hasten to take advantage of these precious opportunities, for these are few days, and in them are great deeds and rewards, so spend them in worship and obeying Allah, giving sustenance, honoring parents and doing good. Do Deeds, each one according to his ability and ability, should pay with his time, body and money. 

So, servants of Allah, fear Allah and supplicate to the Lord Dhul-Jalal in these days, because these are the times of acceptance, so fill them with all kinds of worship and all kinds of obedience, especially remembrance, prayer, With Tahleel and Takbeer. The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said that the best supplication is on the day of Arafat, and the best supplication of what I and the Prophets before me said is:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ المُلْكُ وَلَهُ الحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

There is no god but Allah, He has no partner, and praise be to Him, and He is Able to do all things.

وآخر دعوانا ان الحمد للہ رب العالمین- سبحان ربک رب العزة عما يصفون، وسلام على المرسلين،والحمد لله رب العالمين