Asalam alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu. Eid Mubarak in advance. May Allah Subhana wa Ta Allah accept and reward our acts of ibadah. Amin.
As we hope and count down to witness another Eid ul Adah, I pray that Allah Subhana wa Ta Allah grants us the grace of patience as we go about our preparation. Whether you are travelling by public transport, or your customers not giving you discount (after patronizing them for so long, lol), or your tailor deciding to make something totally different from what you discussed (well, nothing for him again), or your customers asking why their Sallah hamper is smaller than last year's (seriously!, just return the hamper, Lol), I urge you to be patient and be at your best behaviour. It's not easy but do it for the love of Allah. Try to make the most of these blessed days of Dhul Hijjah.
Here are some tips to make the most of the Day of Arafah In shaa Allah:
1. Sleep early the night before to strengthen yourself for the special day.
2. Wake up before Fajr for suhoor.
3. Make wudoo, while consciously remembering that your sins are being washed away till the last drop of water.
Pray at least 4 rakahs of qiyam and make dua'a for your deen & dunya in your sujood. Cry to Allah, showing Him humility & ask Him to give you tawfeeq on this great day, and thank Him for making you of those who would experience this special occasion.
4. Spend some time making Istighfar before Fajr, to be like the righteous whom Allah described as “seeking forgiveness before dawn.”
5. Repeat after Fajr adhan & make duaa. Pray Fajr. Sit in your prayer place and do your morning adhkar. Make tasbeeh, tahleel, tahmeed, & takbeer. And as the Prophet Muhammad (Sallal laahu alaihi wa sallam) advised, increase in “la ilaha illallah, wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul mulk wa lahul hamd, wa huwa ala kulli shay’in qadeer.” Recite. Pray Salaat al-ishraaq (a two-rak‘ah prayer that is offered after the sun has risen and become high)
6. If you’re able to stay awake by all means, do so and do not waste a single minute. If you need to sleep, take a nap with the conscious intention of energizing yourself for the worship of Allah.
7. When you wake up, make wudoo and pray at least 4 rakahs of nafilah . Then recite lots of Quran and make the dhikr mentioned above in breaks in between.
(Make dhikr after Dhuhr as you prepare food or as you do what is absolutely necessary.)
8. After Asr, say the evening adhkar. Then recite Quran again till about an hour before Maghrib. At that point, make LOTS of duaa till Maghrib, while having yaqeen that Allah will answer. (making a duaa list ahead of time helps!) Beg that the day will not come to an end except that Allah has forgiven you all your sins and written you of those He has freed from the Fire.
May Allah Subhana wa Ta Allah make it easy for us to make the most of our time. Amin.
Take care of you. I'll be back in sha Allah.
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