When is Eid al-Adha and Dhul Hijjah?

When is Eid al-Adha 1442/2021?

Eid al-Adha will be on July 20, 2021.

When does Dhul Hijjah 1442/2021 start?

Dhul Hijjah, the month of Hajj will start on July 11, 2021 as the moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia.

What is the best day in Islam?

The day of Eid al-Adha, the day of sacrifice, the tenth day of Dhul Hijjah, the last (twelfth) month of the Hijri or Islamic calendar. It is, as the Prophet ﷺ said:

The greatest day in the sight of Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, the Day of Sacrifice.

Reported by Abu Dawud

What are the virtues of the first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah?

Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said:

There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.” The people asked, “Not even jihaad for the sake of Allah?” He said, “Not even jihaad for the sake of Allah, except in the case of a man who went out to fight giving himself and his wealth up for the cause, and came back with nothing.

Reported by al-Bukhaari

Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) also reported that the Prophet ﷺ said:

There is no deed more precious in the sight of Allah, nor greater in reward, than a good deed done during the ten days of Sacrifice.” He was asked, “Not even jihaad for the sake of Allah?” He said, “Not even jihaad for the sake of Allah, except in the case of a man who went out to fight giving himself and his wealth up for the cause, and came back with nothing.

Reported by al-Daarimi

What are the best deeds in the first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah and on Eid al-Adha?

Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar RadiAllahu ‘anhu reported that the Prophet ﷺ said:

There are no days greater in the sight of Allaah and in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Him than these ten days, so during this time recite a great deal of Tahleel (“La ilaaha ill-Allaah”), Takbeer (Allahu Akbar) and Tahmeed (Alhumdulillah).

Reported by Ahmad

To sacrifice an animal on this day is the best thing a Muslim can do. The Prophet ﷺ said:

There is no work loved more by Allah on this day than (the sacrifice of an animal for the sake of Allah). Those animals, which you will sacrifice now, will come to you on the Day of Judgement with its horns, hair and skin of the good deeds you have done in this life. Allah will accept that blood from the animal even before it touches the ground. So feel good about it.

Reported by At-Termidhi

‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar narrated that a man asked the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ: “What is the best thing in Islam?” He ﷺ said:

Feeding others…

Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim

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