Regarding the saying of Allaah, The Most High:
﴿وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَاتٍ﴾
«And they mention the name of Allaah on known days» [Al-Hajj: 28]
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Al-Haafidh Ibn Katheer mentioned that Ibn ‘Abbaas [رضي الله عنه] said:
❝The known days – they are the ten days.❞
[Tafseer Al-Qur’aan Al-‘Adheem, (3/205) | Imaam An-Nawawee Stated This As being The Statement Of Ibn ‘Abbaas And Ash-Shaafi’ee And The Majority [Of The Scholars], Al-Adhkaar, (Page: 209) | Translated By Abū Haatim M. Farooq]
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Al-Baghawee [رحمه الله] said:
❝Meaning: the ten of Dhil-Hijjah in the saying of the majority of the Mufassireen. They are referred to as ‘known’ due to the eagerness of knowing them by way of their calculation due to the time of the Hajj occurring at the end of them.❞
[Ma’aalim At-Tanzeel, (3/284) | Translated By Abū Haatim M. Farooq]
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Ibn Rajab said:
❝The majority of the scholars hold that these ‘known days’ are the ten of Dhil-Hijjah, from them are: Ibn ‘Umar and Ibn ‘Abbaas and Al-Hasan [Al-Basree] and ‘Ataa and Mujaahid and ‘Ikrimah and Qataadah and An-Nakha’ee. It is also the saying of Abee Haneefah and Ash-Shaafi’ee and Ahmad [Bin Hanbal] in that which is well known from them.❞
[Lataa-If Al-Ma’aarif, (Page: 361) | Translated By Abū Haatim M. Farooq]
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Ibn Rajab said:
❝Imaam Al-Bukhaaree reports in his Saheeh¹ from the Hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas that the Prophet [ﷺ] said: 'There are no days wherein the righteous action is more beloved to Allaah than these ten' Meaning the ten days. They said: 'O Messenger of Allaah, not even Jihaad in the path of Allaah?' so he said: 'Not even Jihaad in the path of Allaah, except for a man who goes out with his person and his wealth, and then he did not return with anything from that.'
This Hadeeth proves that actions carried out during its days are more beloved to Allaah than the carrying out of actions during the other days of the world without there being any exception from them. Therefore if they are the most beloved to Allaah; then they are also the best with Him.❞
¹[As Hadeeth, (No. 969) | The Hadeeth As Is Found In Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree Has A Slight Variation In Wording From That Which Is Mentioned Above]
[Lataa-If Al-Ma’aarif, (Page: 351) | Translated By Abū Haatim M. Farooq]
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Al-Haafidh Ibn Hajar [رحمه الله] said:
❝That which is apparent is that the reason for the distinguished nature of the ten days of Dhil-Hijjah is due to the fact that it is the place where the main forms of worship come together; and they are: the prayer and the fasting and the giving of charity and the Hajj – and that does not appear in other than them.❞
[Fathul Baaree, (2/534) | Translated By Abū Haatim M. Farooq]
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From Jaabir Bin ‘Abdillaah [رضي الله عنه] who said that the Prophet [ﷺ] said:
❝The best days of the world are the ten days.❞
[Reported By Al-Haithamee As Is Found In Kashf Al-Astaar, (2/28, No. 1128) | Declared Saheeh By Shaykh Al-Albaanee In Saheeh Al-Jaami’ As-Sagheer, (No. 1133) | Al-Manaawee Mentioned That The Ten Days Are The Ten of Dhil-Hijjah, Faidhul-Qadeer, (2/51) | Translated By Abū Haatim M. Farooq]
