IF NOT GOING FOR HAJ
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The first ten days of Thul-Hijjah are the most beloved to Allah, The Prophet Sallal-Laahu Alayhe Wasallam testified to that:
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There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days. (Bukhaari)
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WHAT ACTIVITIES IN THESE 10 DAYS WILL BRING THE REWARD OF JANNAH?
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Obviously, Hajj is one of the best deeds that one can do during these ten days. However for those of us who were not invited to His House this year, there are still many, good deeds that one can do and earn the Pleasure of Allah.
Some of these are:
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1) Fast all nine days and especially fast the Day of Arafah.
The Prophet PBUH
said:
Anyone who fasts for one day for Allahs pleasure, Allah will keep his face away from the (Hell) fire for (a distance covered by a journey of) seventy years.
(Bukhari, Muslim)
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The Prophet PBUH
used to fast on the ninth day of Thull-Hijjah and he said:

Fasting the Day of Arafah (ninth Thul-hijjah) is an expiation for (all the sins of) the previous year and an expiation for (all the sins of) the coming year. (Muslim)
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2) Do a LOT of Thikr and Takbeer
The Prophet PBUH
said:
There are no days on which good deeds are greater or more beloved to Allah than on these ten days,
so recite much
Tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha illal-Laah);
Takbeer (saying Allahu akbar); and Tahmeed (saying Alhamdu lil Laah).
(Ahmad -Saheeh)
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Ibn Umar and Abu Hurayrah ( radh used to go out in the marketplace during the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah, reciting Takbeer, and the people would recite Takbeer when they heard them.
(Bukhaari)
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Takbeer at this time is a Sunnah.
So recite it in the masjid, in your home, on the street and every place where it is permitted to remember Allah.
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Revive the Sunnah that have been virtually forgotten and earn great rewards for doing so.
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The Prophet PBUH
said:
Whoever revives an aspect of my Sunnah that is forgotten after my death, he will have a reward equivalent to that of the people who follow him, without it detracting in the least from their reward.
(Tirmidhi- a hasan hadeeth)
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Men should recite these phrases out loud, and women should recite them quietly.
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