226 - باب فضل الصوم وغيره في العشر الأول من ذي الحجة Chapter 226 The Excellence of As-Saum (The Fast) during the first ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah 1249 -

226 - باب فضل الصوم وغيره في العشر الأول من ذي الحجة
Chapter 226
The Excellence of As-Saum (The Fast) during the first ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah

1249 - عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ ما من أيام العمل الصالح فيها أحب إلى الله من هذه الأيام ] يعني أيام العشر . قالوا : يا رسول الله ولا الجهاد في سبيل الله ؟ قال : [ ولا الجهاد في سبيل الله إلا رجل خرج بنفسه وماله فلم يرجع من ذلك بشيء ] رواه البخاري
1249. Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "There are no days during which the righteous action is so pleasing to Allah than these days (i.e., the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah).'' He was asked: "O Messenger of Allah, not even Jihad in the Cause of Allah?'' He (PBUH) replied, "Not even Jihad in the Cause of Allah, except in case one goes forth with his life and his property and does not return with either of it.''
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary: This Hadith brings out the following two points:
1. Righteous deeds during the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah are far better and more rewarding than righteous deeds done on other days of the year, because they are Hajj days in the sacred season of pilgrimage. Because of their excellence and importance, Allah (SWT) swore by them, thus: "By the Dawn; by the ten Nights...'' (89:1,2)
2. Jihad has great eminence in Islam.

227 - باب فضل صوم يوم عرفة وعاشوراء وتاسوعاء
Chapter 227
The Excellence of Observing Saum on the Day of 'Arafah, 'Ashura' and Tasu'a (i.e., 9th of Muharram)

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