645. The BEST Adhkaar For The First Ten Days Of Dhul Hijjah

By Asma bint Shameem 

1. One of the best adhkaar in the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah is dhikr in general and the *Takbeeraat* specifically. 

Allaah says:

“and *MENTION the Name of Allaah on APPOINTED days”*

[al-Hajj 22:28]

That’s what the Sahaabah would do. 

 “Ibn ‘Umar and Abu Hurayrah 

radhi Allaahu anhumaa used to go out to the market-place on first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, reciting Takbeer, and the people used to recite Takbeer because of their Takbeer.” 

(al-Bukhaari) 

Maymoon ibn Mihran (from amongst the Successors [Tabi’een]) said: 

“I remember a time when the people would perform their Takbeeraat so much during the ten days that I would compare it (the sound of their voices) to waves.”

2. And from the best dhikr is to say *Subhaan Allaah, Alhamdulillaah, Allaahu Akbar and laa ilaaha illallaah* a lot in the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah.

The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam said: 

"There are no days on which good deeds are greater or more beloved to Allaah than on these ten days, so recite much Tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah), Takbeer (saying Allaahu akbar) and Tahmeed (saying al-hamdu Lillaah)." 

(Ahmad 7/224; Saheeh by Ahmad Shaakir)

3. The best dhikr *specifically on the Day of Arafah* is:

‎لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ، وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، وهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

“The best of du’aa’ is du’aa’ on the day of ‘Arafah, and the best that I and the Prophets before me said is 

‎لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ، وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، وهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

‘Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer”

“There is no god but Allaah alone, with no partner or associate; His is the dominion, to Him be praise, and He has power over all things.” 

(al-Tirmidhi-hasan by al-Albaani) 

Of course also do a lot of *Istighfaar*, other adhkaar and send salutations on the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam. 

And Allaah knows best