Repentance, Correcting the Heart & Dhul-Hijjah Audios
assalaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh,
Please see this article on sincere repentace by Shaykh ibn Baaz - rahimahullaah: English Arabic (Shorter: English, Arabic).
Also, below is a list of (Arabic) Audio's on Dhul-Hijjah by different scholars. The first list is about the 10 days, the second is about the Udhiyyah & the third is about the 'Eed.
May Allaah help us correct our hearts and carry out the acts of worship in a way He is pleased with and then accept it from us.
The pieces of advice offered by al-'Allamah ash-Shaykh ibn Baaz & Shaykh 'Uthaymeen - may Allaah have mercy upon them both - can be found in #1 to #3.
Repenting & Preparing for Dhul-Hijjah
as-salaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh,
Friday Oct 4th was apparently the 28th of Dhul-Qa'dah in Saudi. Meaning that (depending on the sighting of the moon), the 1st of Dhul-Hijjah 1434 would be Sunday (Oct 6th) or Monday (Oct 7th).
Considering the great merit Allaah has placed in the first 10 days of the month, it is important that we prepare for them adequately so that, we may inshaa'Allaah, be from the successful ones. Two important steps that the people of knowledge have advised we take in preparing for such seasons of virtue are:
1. Sincerely repenting to Allaah
2. Learning about the good deeds recommended in those seasons
Therefore, some resources to help us prepare for these 10 days Dhul-Hijjah:
a. Please see this article on sincere repentace by Shaykh ibn Baaz - rahimahullaah: English version; Arabic version (Shorter article: English version, Arabic version).
b. See the posts above for links Arabic audio from the Scholars concerning the virtue and good deeds to be done in these days.
c. The links below are resources in English that explain the virtue of these days and recommended deeds to be done:
i. Virtue of 1st Days of Dhul Hijjah, by Abu Talha Dawood Burbank
ii. Ten Points for the First Ten Days of Dhi Al-Hijjah - Abi Abdirrahman Uways
iii. The Best 10 Days of the Year
iv. The first Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah are the Best and Most Virtuous Days of the Year!
v. Fasting the first Nine Days of Dhul-Hijjah