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8 Dhu al-Hijjah

The eighth of Dhลซ al-แธคijjah is called the Tarwiyah Day. To observe fasting on this day brings about a great reward. According to a narration, it erases the sins of sixty years. Shaykh al-Shahid (the martyr) has said that it is recommended to bathe oneself on this day.

8th Dhลซ al-แธคijjah is also the day of martyrdom of the companion of Imam Husayn (as), Muslim b. โ€˜Aqeel.

Amaal for the 1st 10 nights of Dhu al-Hijjah

In the blessed month of Dhuโ€™l-Hijjah, the pious companions of the Holy Prophet and their followers used to do acts of worship extraordinarily. The first ten days of this month are called al-ayyam al-maโ€™lumat (The Stated Days) by the Holy Qurโ€™an.

About these highly honorable days, the Holy Prophet (ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุนู„ู‰ ุขู„ู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…) is reported to have said that nothing is more preferable to Almighty Allah than practicing acts of worship on these ten stated days.

Fasting
It is recommended to observe fasting on the first nine days of Dhuโ€™l-Hijjah, for it is equal to the fasting of oneโ€™s whole lifetime.
2 rakaat prayer
At each of these ten nights, it is recommended to offer a two unit prayer between the Maghrib and Ishaโ€™ obligatory prayers and to recite at each unit Surah al-Fฤtiแธฅah once, Surah al-Tawแธฅฤซd once, and the following verse (7/142):
ูˆูŽ ูˆูŽุงุนูŽุฏู’ู†ูŽุง ู…ููˆุณูŽู‰ ุซูŽู„ุงุซููŠู†ูŽ ู„ูŽูŠู’ู„ูŽุฉู‹ ูˆูŽ ุงูŽุชู’ู…ูŽู…ู’ู†ูŽุงู‡ูŽุง ุจูุนูŽุดู’ุฑู ููŽุชูŽู…ู‘ูŽ ู…ููŠู‚ูŽุงุชู ุฑูŽุจู‘ูู‡ู ุงูŽุฑู’ุจูŽุนููŠู†ูŽ ู„ูŽูŠู’ู„ูŽุฉู‹ ูˆูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู…ููˆุณูŽู‰ ู„ูุงูŽุฎููŠู‡ู ู‡ูŽุงุฑููˆู†ูŽ ุงุฎู’ู„ููู’ู†ููŠ ูููŠ ู‚ูŽูˆู’ู…ููŠ ูˆูŽ ุงูŽุตู’ู„ูุญู’ ูˆูŽ ู„ุง ุชูŽุชู‘ูŽุจูุนู’ ุณูŽุจููŠู„ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ููู’ุณูุฏููŠู†ูŽ.
The reward of offering this prayer is to participate in the rewards of those who go on Hajj.
Supplication
It is recommended to say the following supplication, which is reported by Shaykh al-Tusi and Sayyid Ibn Tawus from Imam Jaโ€™far al-Sadiq(ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…), after the obligatory Fajr and Maghrib Prayers since the first day of Dhuโ€™l-Hijjah and up to the eve of the โ€˜Arafat Night, the ninth of Dhuโ€™l-Hijjah:
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ู‡ูŽุฐูู‡ู ุงู„ู’ุงูŽูŠู‘ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ู‘ูŽุชููŠ ููŽุถู‘ูŽู„ู’ุชูŽู‡ูŽุง ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู’ุงูŽูŠู‘ูŽุงู…ู ูˆูŽ ุดูŽุฑู‘ูŽูู’ุชูŽู‡ูŽุง ู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุจูŽู„ู‘ูŽุบู’ุชูŽู†ููŠู‡ูŽุง ุจูู…ูŽู†ู‘ููƒูŽ ูˆูŽ ุฑูŽุญู’ู…ูŽุชููƒูŽ ููŽุงูŽู†ู’ุฒูู„ู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽุง ู…ูู†ู’ ุจูŽุฑูŽูƒูŽุงุชููƒูŽ ูˆูŽ ุงูŽูˆู’ุณูุนู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽุง ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ู…ูู†ู’ ู†ูŽุนู’ู…ูŽุงุฆููƒูŽ ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุงูู†ู‘ููŠ ุงูŽุณู’ุงูŽู„ููƒูŽ ุงูŽู†ู’ ุชูุตูŽู„ู‘ููŠูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽ ุขู„ู ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽ ุงูŽู†ู’ ุชูŽู‡ู’ุฏููŠูŽู†ูŽุง ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ู„ูุณูŽุจููŠู„ู ุงู„ู’ู‡ูุฏูŽู‰ ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽููŽุงูู ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ุบูู†ูŽู‰ ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽู…ูŽู„ู ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ุจูู…ูŽุง ุชูุญูุจู‘ู ูˆูŽ ุชูŽุฑู’ุถูŽู‰ ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุงูู†ู‘ููŠ ุงูŽุณู’ุงูŽู„ููƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ู…ูŽูˆู’ุถูุนูŽ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุดูŽูƒู’ูˆูŽู‰ ูˆูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุณูŽุงู…ูุนูŽ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ู†ูŽุฌู’ูˆูŽู‰ ูˆูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุดูŽุงู‡ูุฏูŽ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ู…ูŽู„ูŽุฅู ูˆูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุนูŽุงู„ูู…ูŽ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุฎูŽูููŠู‘ูŽุฉู ุงูŽู†ู’ ุชูุตูŽู„ู‘ููŠูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽ ุขู„ู ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽ ุงูŽู†ู’ ุชูŽูƒู’ุดูููŽ ุนูŽู†ู‘ูŽุง ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ุงู„ู’ุจูŽู„ุงุกูŽ ูˆูŽ ุชูŽุณู’ุชูŽุฌููŠุจูŽ ู„ูŽู†ูŽุง ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ุงู„ุฏู‘ูุนูŽุงุกูŽ ูˆูŽ ุชูู‚ูŽูˆู‘ููŠูŽู†ูŽุง ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽ ุชูุนููŠู†ูŽู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽ ุชููˆูŽูู‘ูู‚ูŽู†ูŽุง ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ู„ูู…ูŽุง ุชูุญูุจู‘ู ุฑูŽุจู‘ูŽู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽ ุชูŽุฑู’ุถูŽู‰ ูˆูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ู…ูŽุง ุงูู’ุชูŽุฑูŽุถู’ุชูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽุง ู…ูู†ู’ ุทูŽุงุนูŽุชููƒูŽ ูˆูŽ ุทูŽุงุนูŽุฉู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ููƒูŽ ูˆูŽ ุงูŽู‡ู’ู„ู ูˆูู„ุงูŠูŽุชููƒูŽ ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุงูู†ู‘ููŠ ุงูŽุณู’ุงูŽู„ููƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุงูŽุฑู’ุญูŽู…ูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุงุญูู…ููŠู†ูŽ ุงูŽู†ู’ ุชูุตูŽู„ู‘ููŠูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽ ุขู„ู ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏูุŒ ูˆูŽ ุงูŽู†ู’ ุชูŽู‡ูŽุจูŽ ู„ูŽู†ูŽุง ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ุงู„ุฑู‘ูุถูŽุง ุงูู†ู‘ูŽูƒูŽ ุณูŽู…ููŠุนู ุงู„ุฏู‘ูุนูŽุงุกู ูˆูŽ ู„ุง ุชูŽุญู’ุฑูู…ู’ู†ูŽุง ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑูŽ ู…ูŽุง ุชูู†ู’ุฒูู„ู ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู…ูŽุงุกู ูˆูŽ ุทูŽู‡ู‘ูุฑู’ู†ูŽุง ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฐู‘ูู†ููˆุจู ูŠูŽุง ุนูŽู„ุงู…ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุบููŠููˆุจู ูˆูŽ ุงูŽูˆู’ุฌูุจู’ ู„ูŽู†ูŽุง ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ุฏูŽุงุฑูŽ ุงู„ู’ุฎูู„ููˆุฏู ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุตูŽู„ู‘ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽ ุขู„ู ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽ ู„ุง ุชูŽุชู’ุฑููƒู’ ู„ูŽู†ูŽุง ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ุฐูŽู†ู’ุจุง ุงูู„ุง ุบูŽููŽุฑู’ุชูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽ ู„ุง ู‡ูŽู…ู‘ุง ุงูู„ุง ููŽุฑู‘ูŽุฌู’ุชูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽ ู„ุง ุฏูŽูŠู’ู†ุง ุงูู„ุง ู‚ูŽุถูŽูŠู’ุชูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽ ู„ุง ุบูŽุงุฆูุจุง ุงูู„ุง ุงูŽุฏู‘ูŽูŠู’ุชูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽ ู„ุง ุญูŽุงุฌูŽุฉู‹ ู…ูู†ู’ ุญูŽูˆูŽุงุฆูุฌู ุงู„ุฏู‘ูู†ู’ูŠูŽุง ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ุขุฎูุฑูŽุฉู ุงูู„ุง ุณูŽู‡ู‘ูŽู„ู’ุชูŽู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽ ูŠูŽุณู‘ูŽุฑู’ุชูŽู‡ูŽุง ุงูู†ู‘ูŽูƒูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุดูŽูŠู’โ€ุกู ู‚ูŽุฏููŠุฑูŒ ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุนูŽุงู„ูู…ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุฎูŽูููŠู‘ูŽุงุชู ูŠูŽุง ุฑูŽุงุญูู…ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุจูŽุฑูŽุงุชู ูŠูŽุง ู…ูุฌููŠุจูŽ ุงู„ุฏู‘ูŽุนูŽูˆูŽุงุชู ูŠูŽุง ุฑูŽุจู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุงูŽุฑูŽุถููŠู†ูŽ ูˆูŽ ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู…ูŽุงูˆูŽุงุชู ูŠูŽุง ู…ูŽู†ู’ ู„ุง ุชูŽุชูŽุดูŽุงุจูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ุงู„ู’ุงูŽุตู’ูˆูŽุงุชู ุตูŽู„ู‘ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽ ุขู„ู ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽ ุงุฌู’ุนูŽู„ู’ู†ูŽุง ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ู…ูู†ู’ ุนูุชูŽู‚ูŽุงุฆููƒูŽ ูˆูŽ ุทูู„ูŽู‚ูŽุงุฆููƒูŽ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุฑู ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ููŽุงุฆูุฒููŠู†ูŽ ุจูุฌูŽู†ู‘ูŽุชููƒูŽ ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุฌููŠู†ูŽ ุจูุฑูŽุญู’ู…ูŽุชููƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุงูŽุฑู’ุญูŽู…ูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุงุญูู…ููŠู†ูŽ ูˆูŽ ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุณูŽูŠู‘ูุฏูู†ูŽุง ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽ ุขู„ูู‡ู ุงูŽุฌู’ู…ูŽุนููŠู†ูŽ.
Testimony
It is recommended to say the following five testaments on the first ten days of Dhuโ€™l-Hijjah:
(1) ุงูŽุดู’ู‡ูŽุฏู ุงูŽู†ู’ ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ูˆูŽุญู’ุฏูŽู‡ู ู„ุง ุดูŽุฑููŠูƒูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ู„ูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูู„ู’ูƒู ูˆูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู’ุญูŽู…ู’ุฏู ุจููŠูŽุฏูู‡ู ุงู„ู’ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑู ูˆูŽ ู‡ููˆูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุดูŽูŠู’โ€ุกู ู‚ูŽุฏููŠุฑูŒ (2) ุงูŽุดู’ู‡ูŽุฏู ุงูŽู†ู’ ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ูˆูŽุญู’ุฏูŽู‡ู ู„ุง ุดูŽุฑููŠูƒูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุงูŽุญูŽุฏุง ุตูŽู…ูŽุฏุง ู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูŽุชู‘ูŽุฎูุฐู’ ุตูŽุงุญูุจูŽุฉู‹ ูˆูŽ ู„ุง ูˆูŽู„ูŽุฏุง (3) ุงูŽุดู’ู‡ูŽุฏู ุงูŽู†ู’ ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ูˆูŽุญู’ุฏูŽู‡ู ู„ุง ุดูŽุฑููŠูƒูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุงูŽุญูŽุฏุง ุตูŽู…ูŽุฏุง ู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูŽู„ูุฏู’ ูˆูŽ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠููˆู„ูŽุฏู’ ูˆูŽ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูŽูƒูู†ู’ ู„ูŽู‡ู ูƒููููˆุง ุงูŽุญูŽุฏูŒ (4) ุงูŽุดู’ู‡ูŽุฏู ุงูŽู†ู’ ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ูˆูŽุญู’ุฏูŽู‡ู ู„ุง ุดูŽุฑููŠูƒูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ู„ูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูู„ู’ูƒู ูˆูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู’ุญูŽู…ู’ุฏู ูŠูุญู’ูŠููŠ ูˆูŽ ูŠูู…ููŠุชู ูˆูŽ ู‡ููˆูŽ ุญูŽูŠู‘ูŒ ู„ุง ูŠูŽู…ููˆุชู ุจููŠูŽุฏูู‡ู ุงู„ู’ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑู ูˆูŽ ู‡ููˆูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุดูŽูŠู’โ€ุกู ู‚ูŽุฏููŠุฑูŒ (5) ุญูŽุณู’ุจููŠูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ูˆูŽ ูƒูŽููŽู‰ ุณูŽู…ูุนูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ู„ูู…ูŽู†ู’ ุฏูŽุนูŽุง ู„ูŽูŠู’ุณูŽ ูˆูŽุฑูŽุงุกูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ู…ูู†ู’ุชูŽู‡ูŽู‰ ุงูŽุดู’ู‡ูŽุฏู ู„ูู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุจูู…ูŽุง ุฏูŽุนูŽุง ูˆูŽ ุงูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุจูŽุฑููŠโ€ุกูŒ ู…ูู…ู‘ูŽู†ู’ ุชูŽุจูŽุฑู‘ูŽุงูŽ ูˆูŽ ุงูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ู„ูู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู’ุขุฎูุฑูŽุฉูŽ ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ุงููˆู„ูŽู‰.
Archangel Gabriel has conveyed these five testaments as gift of Almighty Allah to Prophet Jesus (ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…) and instructed him to say them on the first ten days of Dhuโ€™l-Hijjah. An excellent reward has been mentioned to be for whoever repeats these five statements one hundred times each day. However, โ€˜Allamah al-Majlisi says that it is not improbable that each of these five testaments is repeated ten times each day. Yet, to repeat them one hundred times is better.
Invocation
It is recommended to say the following invocation, which is reported from Imam Ali Ameer al-Momineen (ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…), on the first ten days of Dhuโ€™l-Hijjah. An excellent reward has been reported for those saying this invocation, which should preferably be repeated ten times a day:
ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุนูŽุฏูŽุฏูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽูŠูŽุงู„ููŠ ูˆูŽ ุงู„ุฏู‘ูู‡ููˆุฑู ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุนูŽุฏูŽุฏูŽ ุงูŽู…ู’ูˆูŽุงุฌู ุงู„ู’ุจูุญููˆุฑู ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุฑูŽุญู’ู…ูŽุชูู‡ู ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑูŒ ู…ูู…ู‘ูŽุง ูŠูŽุฌู’ู…ูŽุนููˆู†ูŽ ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุนูŽุฏูŽุฏูŽ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูˆู’ูƒู ูˆูŽ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุฌูŽุฑู ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุนูŽุฏูŽุฏูŽ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุนู’ุฑู ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ูˆูŽุจูŽุฑู ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุนูŽุฏูŽุฏูŽ ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุฌูŽุฑู ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุฏูŽุฑู ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุนูŽุฏูŽุฏูŽ ู„ูŽู…ู’ุญู ุงู„ู’ุนููŠููˆู†ู ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ูููŠ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽูŠู’ู„ู ุงูุฐูŽุง ุนูŽุณู’ุนูŽุณูŽ ูˆูŽ [ูููŠโ€] ุงู„ุตู‘ูุจู’ุญู ุงูุฐูŽุง ุชูŽู†ูŽูู‘ูŽุณูŽ ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุนูŽุฏูŽุฏูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ููŠูŽุงุญู ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุจูŽุฑูŽุงุฑููŠ ูˆูŽ ุงู„ุตู‘ูุฎููˆุฑู ู„ุง ุงูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ู ุงูู„ูŽู‰ ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ู ูŠูู†ู’ููŽุฎู ูููŠ ุงู„ุตู‘ููˆุฑู.