حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ،
عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ الْبَطِينِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ
عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ مَا
مِنْ أَيَّامٍ الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ فِيهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ
هَذِهِ الأَيَّامِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي الْعَشْرَ ‏.‏ قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ
اللَّهِ! وَلاَ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: ‏"‏ وَلاَ
الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ. إِلاَّ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ بِنَفْسِهِ
وَمَالِهِ فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بِشَىْءٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Sayyidina Ibn Abbas, Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

“There are no days during which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these days,” meaning the [first] ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.
They said: “O Messenger of Allah! Not even Jihad in the cause of Allah?”
He said: “Not even Jihad in the cause of Allah, unless a man goes out
by himself and his wealth and does not bring anything back.”

Rabīʿ al-Awwal

The Prophet's uncle and dear friend 'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib said: “When you were born (O Muhammad), the earth shone and your light illuminated the horizon. We travel in the illumination of that light and in the paths of right guidance.” [Sharh al-Shifa', and 'al-Isti`ab].

What We Do during this month

The Prophet's uncle and dear friend 'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib said: “When you were born (O Muhammad),
the earth shone and your light illuminated the horizon. We travel in the illumination of that light and in the paths of right guidance.”
[Sharh al-Shifa', and 'al-Isti`ab].