By Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh al-Haq
Edited by Ibn Rashid Ahmad al-Qasmi
Foreward: A compilation of notes taken from the dars of hadith number 535 of al-Tajrid al-Sarih, the abridged Sahih al-Bukhari, by Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh al-Haq which was delivered on the 31st of March 2006. A comprehensive commentary of the hadith was presented in the dars, this article contains brief notes from the dars. The topic pertains to the virtuous days of Dhu ‘l-Hijjah.
Narrated by Muhammad bin Abu Bakr al-Thaqafi; While we were going from Mina to ‘Arafat, I asked Anas bin Malik (Allah be pleased with him), about talbiyah, “How did you use to say talbiyah in the company of the Prophet of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace)?” Anas said: “People used to say talbiyah and their saying was not objected to and they used to say takbir and that was not objected to either.” (al-Tajrid al-Sarih, hadith 535)
Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbas (Allah be pleased with him); the Messenger or Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, “No good deeds done on other days are superior to those done on these (first ten days of Dhu ‘l-Hijjah).” Then some companions of the Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, “Not even jihad?” He replied, “Not even jihad, except that of a man who does it by putting himself and his property in danger (for Allah’s sake) and does not return with any of those things.” (al-Tajrid al-Sarih, hadith 534)
Unfortunately I could not ascertain the details of how Mawlana Muhammad Qasim Nanautwi (Allah have mercy on him) spent his Ramadan and today there is no one alive who will be able to supply us with that Hajj journey of 1277 AH when he memorised the whole Qur’an. He daily memorised one juz (part), which was then recited in tarawih that evening.
Allah has taken oath of ten nights in Surah Al-Fajr. According to the majority of the commentators of Qur’an, the nights are those of the (first) ten days of Dhu ‘l-Hijjah.
