CONTINUATION OF THE VIRTUE OF FIRST TEN DAYS OF DHUL-HIJJAH – Reciting tahmeed, tahleel and takbeer a great deal It is Sunnah to recite takbeer (saying) "Allahu Akbar", Tahmeed(saying) "Alhamdulillaah"(praise be to Allaah)), Tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha illa Allaah (There is no god but Allaah)) and Tasbeeh (saying Subhaan-Allaah (Glory be to Allaah)), during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, saying these words out loud in the mosques, homes, streets and every place in which it is permissible to remember Allaah, to perform this act of worship openly and proclaim the greatness of Allaah. Men should recite out loud and women should recite quietly. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “That they may witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e. reward of Hajj in the Hereafter, and also some worldly gain from trade), and mention the Name of Allaah on appointed days, over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice)” [al-Hajj 22:28] The majority are of the view that the “appointed days” are the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, because it was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas(may Allaah be pleased with him) that the appointed days are the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah. It was narrated from ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are no days that are greater before Allaah or in which good deeds are more beloved to Him, than these ten days, so recite a great deal of tahleel, takbeer and tahmeed during them.” Narrated by Ahmad, 7/224; its isnaad was classed as saheeh by Ahmad Shaakir. The takbeer is as follows: Allaah akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha illallaahu, Allaahu akbar, waLillaahil-hamd (Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, there is no god but Allaah; Allaah is Most Great and to Allaah be praise). And there are other versions. This takbeer has become a forsaken Sunnah nowadays, especially at the beginning of these ten days. You can hardly hear it except from a few. It should be recited out loud, so as to revive the Sunnah and remind the heedless. It was proven that Ibn ‘Umar and Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with them both) used to go out to the market place during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, reciting the takbeer our loud, and the people would recite takbeer when they heard them, i.e., the people would remember the talkbeer and each one would recite it by himself; it does not mean that they recited in unison – that is not prescribed in sharee’ah. Reviving Sunnahs that have been forgotten brings a great deal of reward, as is indicated by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Whoever revives one of my Sunnahs that has died out after I am gone, will have a reward like that of everyone who does it, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 7/443; this hadeeth is hasan because of corroborating reports. Let us hasten to make the most of these great days, before the negligent regrets what he did, and before he asks to go back and receives no response
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 06:32:47 +0000
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