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Anas (RadiyAllahu anhu) reported: The Prophet (Sallellahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “No one of you becomes a true believer until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself”.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary:

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Abu Musa (RadiAllahu anhu) reported: The Prophet (Sallellahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “The honest Muslim trustee who carries out duties assigned to him (in another narration he said, “Who gives”), and he gives that in full, with his heart overflowing with cheerfulness, to whom he is ordered, he is one of the two givers of charity”.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary:

Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) delivered his last sermon (Khutbah) on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah (12th and last month of the Islamic year), 10 years after Hijrah (migration from Makkah to Madinah) in the Uranah Valley of mount Arafat. His words were quite clear and concise and were directed to the entire humanity.

After praising, and thanking Allah he said:

To zabh (slaughter) a specific animal in the days of Nahr is Qurbani.
The Qurbani is the sunnat of Sayeduna Ibrahim (Alaihis Salaam). Muslims were told to do Qurbani, Allah Tabaraka wa Ta’la says: 110:2
*”Therefore offer prayer for your Lord, and do the sacrifice.”* (Quran 110:2)

*Ahadith:*

*Hadith 1:*
Sayeduna Zaid bin Arqam (Radi Allahu anhu) narrates the Sahabae Kiram asked the Beloved Prophet (Swall Allahu alaihi wasallam), “Ya Rasool Allah, what is Qurabani?”
He (Swall Allahu alaihi wasallam) said, “This is the Sunnat of your father Ibraheem (Alahis Salaam).”

Allah swore by the day of Arafat, which points to its greatness. Allah said:
*”And [by] the promised Day. And [by] the witness and what is witnessed.”*
(The Holy Quran, Surah 85. “The Mansions Of The Stars, Constellations”, verses 2-3)

The Messenger of Allah (Sallellahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “The promised day is the Day of Resurrection, the witnessed day is the Day of Arafat, and the witnessing day is Friday.” [Narrated by al-Tirmidhi]

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*On the day of Arafat Allah frees His servants from hell and forgive them their sins*

FASTING:(In India Tommorow is 9th of Dhul Hijjah)

It is Sunnah to fast on the ninth day of Dhu’l-Hijjah, because the Prophet (Sallellahu alaihi wa sallam) urged us to do good deeds during this time, and fasting is one of the best of deeds. Allaah has chosen fasting for Himself, as is stated in the “hadeeth qudsi”: “Allaah says: ‘All the deeds of the son of Adam are for him, except for fasting, which is for Me and I am the One Who will reward him for it.’” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 1805).

Fasting on this day is an expiation for two years:

*Some Important Masail Regarding Qurbani.*

*Masala 1:* With regard to Qurbani, sahibul Nisaab is the person who
A) Owns 52 ½ taula of silver (612.4 grams, 19.75 ounces) or 7 ½ taula of gold
(87.48 grams, 2.82 ounces)
B) Or owns the equivalent of the price of these in business possessions or non-business possessions
C) Or owns equivalent of naqd [cash] or money
And the owned possessions are more than the hajate asalia [explaned in Masala 2].

Five people, including four members of a family, were gunned down in a feud over a stolen goat in Pakistan’s northwest, police said.

The exchange of firing took place between two groups in Dogdara area Wednesday, reported Online news agency.

Members of Sherbaz group proceeded to Haya Gul Gujar’s residence to inquire into the theft of their goat. But they were fired upon following which a shootout took place.

During the firing, Gujar and three members of his family were killed on the spot while Badar Munir from Sherbaz group was shot dead.

Blame modern lifestyle for it, but breast cancer has overtaken cervical cancer in India in numbers. Doctors say the only way to win this battle is through early detection.

Sitting with the case files of four women – all educated, from well-to-do families and from metros, Dr (Mrs) Ramesh Sarin, oncologist at the Apollo Hospital here, said women troop into her chambers at late stages of breast cancer.

(2.) HAJJ: TIME TO MEET THE FRIENDS OF ALLAH:

A group of merchants once traveled to Mecca for Haj by boat. Along the way the boat broke down. The time for Haj come very near. One of the merchants carried with him goods to the value of 50,000 dirhams, left all his goods on the boat and left his partners enroute to Mecca. His companions advised him against it saying that he could possibly sell some of his goods if he stayed behind but to this he replied:

Caravan travel is probably as old as civilization. Most pilgrims experienced two segments of it, the first, the journey between home and one of the three great marshaling points at Baghdad, Cairo or Damascus. From there, the second segment was the formal, annual Hajj caravan to Makkah.

More than 180,000 abortions took place in the Indian capital in the last five years, according to information provided to a RTI activist.

The maximum number of cases came to light from west Delhi followed by south Delhi.

The Delhi government provided the statistics in response to a query from Right to Information (RTI) applicant Mannish Bhatnagar.

A total of 180,301 abortions took place in the city between 2007 and 2011.

Till July this year, 1,628 abortions were conducted in northwest Delhi. Similar statistics for 2012 for other parts of the capital were not available.

Perth Scorchers defeated Auckland Aces by 16 runs in the Champions League Twenty20 here Tuesday. Both teams, however, failed to make the tournament semifinals.

Chasing 141, Auckland ended at 124 for eight in 20 overs with opener Martin Guptill (36) being the top-scorer. Left-arm spinner Michael Beer (3-13) was Perth’s best bowler on the day. Perth earlier made 140 for seven, thanks to Marcus North (37) and Paul Collingwood (38).

The Australian side could have gone to make 150-plus but for the effort of medium pacer Michael Bates (4-34).

An Italian court has convicted six scientists and a government official of manslaughter for failing to give adequate warning of a deadly earthquake in 2009, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.

The city of L’Aquila was decimated by the quake, which measured more than 6.3 on the Richter scale and killed more than 300 people.

Now the group of seven, all members of an official body called the National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks, have been found guilty of negligence and malpractice in their evaluation of the danger of an earthquake.

Ijaz-ul-Haq, son of former Pakistani military dictator Zia-ul-Haq, has joined the PML-N party of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Dawn reported Tuesday.

Ijaz was a federal minister for labour, manpower and overseas Pakistanis from 1997-1999 in Nawaz Sharif’s government.

He stepped down from the post following differences with Sharif, who was overthrown shortly afterwards by then Pakistan Army chief Gen Pervez Musharraf in 1999.(IANS)

“Dastak” fame actress Rehana Sultan, who is making a comeback after 28 years with Sudhir Mishra’s “Inkaar”, is happy with the small role and says she is open to more such offers.

“He (Mishra) didn’t say he wrote the role for me, or anything like that. He was very honest. He said it was a small role of the heroine’s mother. But an important one nevertheless. I was happy to accept,” said Rehana, who was last seen in Vijay Anand’s “Hum Rahe Na Hum” in 1984.

“At my age who will offer me central roles,” she wondered.

Expect no Lady Gaga this time! But a mix of international DJs (disc jockeys) and entertainers from the famous Cirque du Soleil club are set to rev up the action at Arjun Rampal’s official after-parties for the second Formula One Indian Grand Prix. Also, the actor-businessman is set to make his big debut behind the console.

“I will make a debut (as a DJ), but I don’t put myself anywhere near to people like Emery,” Arjun said humbly.

Hazrat Rabee bin Sulaymaan (R.al) says: “I once went for Fajr together with my brother and a group of other pilgrims. On reaching Kufa. I went into the town to buy some of the necessities required for the journey (of Hajj). On the way in a desolate spot I saw a woman dressed like one of the poor, cutting pieces of meat from a dead mule lying on the ground: having a natural death. She placed the meat in a basket.

Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (RadiAllahu anhu) reported: The Prophet (Sallellahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said: “The life of the world is sweet and green. Allah makes you generations succeeding one another so that He may try you in respect of your actions. So beware of the beguilements of the world and those of women. The first trial of Banu Israel was through women”.
[Muslim]

Commentary:

Note: This article presents a summarized version of the steps involved in Hajj

**(Continued …)**

10th of Dhu’l-Hijjah (Proceeding to Mina from Muzdalifah):

The next stage is proceeding to Mina for the stoning (ramy) of Jamarat ul Kubra; the stoning is performed according to pre-determined schedules. The stoning is followed by the sacrifice and the shaving/cutting of hair (Halq/Taqseer).

After the stoning of the devil, a Sacrifice of an animal such as a lamb is required.

Over time we have lost so many of the beautiful traditions of Islam. One of them includes the Hajj Caravans. These Caravans were groups of people who traveled long distances together and met up with larger caravans, and from there they would travel to Makkah for the Hajj. The most famous of these are from Cairo and from Damascus. There are many fascinating stories about these caravans and travels, suspense and danger, from the time of Ibn Battuta
, to the Hajj railroad, until even the steamship age of Hajj in the earlier part of the 20th century.

Shaddad bin Aus (RadiyAllahu anhu) reported: The Prophet (Sallellahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “A wise man is the one who calls himself to account (and refrains from doing evil deeds) and does noble deeds to benefit him after death; and the foolish person is the one who subdues himself to his temptations and desires and seeks from Allah the fulfillment of his vain desires”.
[At-Tirmidhi].

Commentary:

Question: How do the first ten days of the Month of Dhul Hijjah differ from other days of the year?

Praise be to Allaah Who has created Time and has made some times better than others, some months and days and nights better than others, when rewards are multiplied many times, as a mercy towards His slaves. This encourages them to do more righteous deeds and makes them more eager to worship Him, so that the Muslim renews his efforts to gain a greater share of reward, prepare himself for death and supply himself in readiness for the Day of Judgement.

This story about “Istighfar” is from the life of Imam Ahmed Bin Hanbal (R.al), who is considered as a renowned scholar of Islam and a famous theologian.

During his old age, while Imam Ahmed (R.al) was travelling he stopped by a town. After the prayers, he wanted to stay for the night in the masjid yard because he didn’t know anyone in the town. Owing to his humility, he hadn’t introduced himself to anyone thinking that if he did, he would be welcomed by many people.