You missed the first few days.

The guilt is real.

You watched others post their goals, share Hadiths, rewrite their schedules.

You wanted to do something.

You had the niyyāh.

But life pulled you in like a riptide.

And now you’re here.

Four days down.

Only a few left.

The question is

Will you bow out, or will you come back harder?

Because Dhul Hijjah isn’t just “the best ten days.”

It’s the reset built into the operating system of time itself.

These days are entry points, windows where Allāh multiplies every act of goodness like compound interest on steroids.

He opens the doors of mercy, power, and change so wide, that only those asleep could miss them.

You missed four days?

Okay.

But what you do from this moment forward can rewrite your record completely.

Allāh asks for a real return.

What This Guide Is

This is a comeback plan.

Made for the one who

• Feels like they’ve wasted time

• Got overwhelmed by life

• Knows they’re meant for more

• Wants to be spiritually sharp

• Craves connection with Allāh

• Wants to feel alive again, in worship, in life, in identity

This is your Catch the Barakāh plan.

A 5-day strategic path to turn the rest of Dhul Hijjah into a launchpad.

Because Barakāh is math.

Barakāh is the outcome of intentionality + alignment + obedience.

And these days?

They are filled with it like the sky is filled with stars you can’t even see during the day.

Why Now?

You know how in tech, there's a default factory reset button?

Dhul Hijjah is that.

But spiritual.

Every single major Prophetic event you can think of happened in this season.

Not just the Hajj.

• Ibrāhīm عليه السلام and his test of sacrifice

• Hājar عليها السلام and the birth of Zamzam

• The building of the Ka’bah

• The final sermon of Prophet ﷺ

• The delivery of revelation near its conclusion

This is legacy-level territory.

It’s a time to decide what kind of believer you are becoming.

And if you’ve ever whispered, “Allāh , I want to be better,” then these days are your moment.

Your Brain and Heart Are Ripe Right Now

Your brain craves high-stakes windows like this.

It looks for turning points “emotional anchors”, to mark new beginnings.

Just like New Year’s resolutions feel significant (even when you don’t follow through), your neurology is begging for a moment to snap into identity mode.

And Dhul Hijjah is the ultimate identity anchor.

Because every single second you spend now, praying, giving, even just making a silent duā is being recorded with full premium reward value.

When your brain sees impact, it creates habit loops.

So the micro habits you do this week?

They’re planting subconscious roots for your next 3–6 months.

That’s why Shayṭān tries to dull your urgency.

He wants you to scroll.

Nap.

Say “tomorrow.”

Delay duā.

He doesn’t need you to disobey.

He just wants you to wait.

But the Barakāh is in moving now.

5 Days to Rewrite Your Script

The Prophet ﷺ said, “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allāh than these ten days.”

Think about that.

Not even Ramadān nights get this honor.

But what if you missed 4 already?

You double down.

You get strategic.

You align every moment from now till Eid.

The last 5 days still contain

The Day of ‘Arafah (fasting = 2 years of sins erased)
The Day of Nahr (sacrifice day, Eid)
Days of Tashreeq (dhikr-heavy, celebration, intentional joy)

You’ve simply been given the perfect underdog arc.

And if there’s one thing Allāh loves, it’s the heart that runs back to Him fast after falling behind.

What to Expect From This 5-Day Guide

In the next sections, you’ll get

• Real prophetic stories

• Identity-based action steps to lock in habits

• Intention frameworks (to multiply reward + reduce guilt)

• Systemized micro-habits to stack reward without burnout

• Daily themes (for entrepreneurs, mothers, students, etc.)

• Eid mindset prep

• Duā writing prompts and Qurān reflection tools

Just real transformation, fueled by

• The Qurān

• The life of Prophet ﷺ

• The eternal Barakāh science Allāh has written into the rhythm of time

One More Thing

Don’t let Shayṭān sell you the lie that “you’re too late.”

The doors of repentance, reward, forgiveness, and Barakāh, they’re still wide open.

The angels are watching your comeback finish.

You didn’t come to this guide by accident.

Your رب brought you here for a reason.

So stand up.

Take a breath.

And say

“Allāh , I’m ready now.”

This guide is your start.

Your steps begin today.

Let’s catch the Barakāh.

Part 2: The Legacy We Inherit

Prophetic Stories That Built Dhul Hijjah

Before we plan your comeback, let’s remind your heart why this season matters.

These days are built on the back of giants.

Each of them walked this earth with nothing but their love for Allāh and their legacy still fuels your spiritual operating system.

Let’s walk through three core stories that shaped Dhul Hijjah.

These are battle cries.

You are inheriting a spiritual DNA that was forged through blood, sweat, sacrifice, and ridiculous levels of trust in Allāh .

1. Ibrāhīm عليه السلام: The Father of Tawakkul

The man who redefined surrender.

You’ve heard it before.

He saw a dream to slaughter his son.
He went through with it.
Allāh  replaced it with a ram.

But let’s go deeper.

This wasn’t just one test.

It was a lifetime of compounding sacrifices.

• Left his homeland for the sake of belief

• Was catapulted into a fire by his own father’s people

• Left his newborn son and wife in the desert

• Built the Ka’bah with his son

• Then was told to slaughter that same son

Imagine building your life piece by piece with Allāh ’s help, then being told to give the very thing you love back to Him.

Would you still say “yes”?

That’s Ibrāhīm عليه السلام.

A man whose submission was immediate.

“When his Lord said to him, ‘Submit,’ he said, ‘I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds.’” —Surah Al-Baqarah (2:131)

That’s what made him Khalīlullāh, the close, intimate friend of Allāh .

So when we sacrifice in these 10 days, our sleep, our comfort, our ego, we are imitating the father of surrender.

2. Ismāīl عليه السلام: The Son Who Trusted His Father and His Lord

This is the part that stuns me every time.

This young boy, raised in the middle of a desert.

When his father said “I saw in a dream I must slaughter you.”

He replied: “O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allāh wills, of the steadfast.”

—Surah As-Saffāt (37:102)

No panic and no flinching.

Just pure trust.

Ismāīl عليه السلام teaches us that sometimes, your trial isn’t your test.

Your obedience in that trial is the test.

And that’s what these days are about.

Not being in perfect conditions, but choosing perfect submission anyway.

3. Hājar عليها السلام: The Woman Who Ran Until the Barakāh Came

We don’t talk about this story enough.

This was a woman left in a barren desert, no water, no community, no husband.

She didn’t get a revelation.

She didn’t hear an angel speak.

All she had was her fitrāh and her duā.

And what did she do?

She ran.

Back and forth between Safā and Marwah.

Seven times.

Alone.

Scared.

With a baby crying.

And because of her hustle, Zamzam came.

Because of her struggle, Makkan civilization exists.

Because of her desperation, the Ka’bah had meaning again.

Hājar’s legacy is that you don’t need a perfect situation to birth Barakāh.

You just need to move for the sake of Allāh .

These next 5 days?

Run like Hājar.

Even if your heart is dry.

Because the well always comes.

Allāh never leaves His servant thirsty.

4. The Prophet ﷺ: Who Completed the Story With Blood and Barakāh

Most people forget this.

The Prophet ﷺ gave his final sermon during Dhul Hijjah.

On the plains of ‘Arafāt.

The place where your sins are erased and your duās are heard.

In that sermon, he declared: “Today I have perfected for you your religion, and completed My favor upon you, and have approved for you Islām as your religion.”

—Surah Al-Mā’idah (5:3)

Do you realize what that means?

All of Islāmic civilization, its rituals, laws, ethics, Barakāh systems were sealed and finalized during these days.

Dhul Hijjah is a time of global legacy sealing.

You’re part of a chain of believers who carried this faith from the deserts of Makkāh to the streets of your city today.

And the Prophet ﷺ made Duā for you.

Yes, you, on ‘Arafāt.

He wept for you.

He saw you in his duās.

He begged Allāh for your forgiveness.

You’re walking the path of legacies my friend.

What These Stories Teach You

You’re not just a modern Muslim trying to be “productive” in Dhul Hijjah.

You are the spiritual child of

• A man who walked into a fire for truth (Ibrāhīm عليه السلام)

• A boy who laid down his neck for submission (Ismāīl عليه السلام)

• A woman who ran till the angels came (Hājar عليها السلام)

• A Prophet who bled so you could say Lā ilāha illAllāh with ease (Muḥammad ﷺ)

This season is yours to carry forward.

BUT

If you scroll past this guide,
If you “like” the reminders but don’t shift your habits,
If you let the clock run out while calling it “being busy,”

You’re ignoring your inheritance.

Barakāh is built into every movement of the believer who walks like the Prophets did

• With conviction in what they can’t see

• With sacrifice for what they believe

• With action when it hurts

• With trust even when lost

You don’t have to do it all.

But you do have to do it real.

Pick up the pieces.

Reconnect with your roots.

Own the story you inherited.

Because the Barakāh isn’t in being early.

It’s in being willing.

Dhul Hijjah 5: The Barakāh Audit

“You can’t build a sacred life on a broken soul.”

Welcome to your Dhul Hijjah comeback.

You’re right on time.

Because this is about being intentional.

Your Theme for Today → Clean the Lens

Before you do dhikr.

Before you fast.

Before you give sadaqāh.

You need to clean your lens.

You can’t see Allāh ’s mercy clearly, if your heart is fogged by guilt, comparison, or confusion.

Day 1 is a soul diagnostic.

We’re cutting the noise and realigning.

This is your internal migration.

From scattered energy → to sacred direction.

1. Start With a Barakāh Audit

Open your journal or Notes app.

Answer these brutally, like you're in a boardroom.

Life Audit Questions

• What have I prioritized over Allāh in the past 3 months?

• What is currently stealing my focus from worship?

• What area of my life is over-fed (comfort, content, ego)?

• What area is under-fed (Qurān, dhikr, tawbah)?

• Where does my money go before it reaches the needy?

• Where does my time go before it reaches the Qurān?

Be honest.

It’s your reset.

2. Define Your Barakāh Identity

You’re not just “doing good deeds” for 5 days.

You’re becoming someone who lives like Barakāh is the standard.

Pick one identity statement for the next 5 days

• I am a seeker of Allāh ’s pleasure.

• I am building a legacy like Ibrāhīm عليه السلام.

• I am a disciplined, grateful, and spiritual entrepreneur.

• I am a mother who builds jannāh through every chore and duā.

• I am a student who chases knowledge and protects worship.

Write it down.

Post it somewhere visible.

Repeat it daily.

Why?

Because identity drives action.

You act in line with who you believe you are.

3. Set Your Spiritual Operating Hours

Your phone has Do Not Disturb.

You need one too.

Choose one sacred time slot today where

• No phone

• No talking

• No distractions

Just you + Allāh.

Examples

• 30 minutes after Fajr

• 15 minutes before Maghrib

• 10 quiet minutes before every salāh

Design the space where you can breathe.

4. Your Worship Stack for Today

Today’s goal: Small, clean, consistent.

You’re planting high-quality seeds.

Minimum Worship Stack

• 2 rak‘ah of tawbah after any prayer

• 100x Istighfār with presence

• Read 1 page, but reflect for 3 minutes

• Give any amount in sadaqāh (yes, even ₹10)

• Make Duā for someone secretly

Say SubḥānAllāh wa biḥamdihi, SubḥānAllāh al-‘Aẓīm 100x while walking or waiting.

They are power moves in the unseen.

5. Choose One Focused Sunnāh

Pick ONE Sunnāh you’ll revive for the day.

• Siwāk before salāh

• Entering with right foot, exiting with left

• Smiling at someone

• Eating while seated and saying “Bismillāh”

• Praying Duḥa (after sunrise)

This is how you start rebuilding your personal Sunnāh system.

One by one.

6. Your Duā Power Prompts

Duā is your energy generator.

But generic Duā leads to generic connection.

Let’s change that.

Write one answer for each:

• “Yā Allāh, if I had no fear, I would ask You for ________.”

• “Yā Rabb, I’m secretly ashamed of ________.”

• “Yā Raḥmān, help me let go of ________.”

• “Yā Qadīr, please move ________ in my favor even when I can’t.”

Make these your private powerlines.

Read them in sujūd.

Read them at suḥūr.

Read them before sleep.

Watch how the connection deepens.

7. Micro-Habits for Barakāh Flow

These are neural rewires.

They rewire your dopamine loops to find reward in worship.

Try 1-3 of these today

• Delay social media by 1 hour after waking

• Pray 1 salāh without your phone in the same room

• Remind someone of Dhul Hijjah

• Write “Allāh” on a sticky note and place it on your laptop

• Breathe deeply during every wudū

They train your brain to make dhikr your baseline.

If You're a Busy Entrepreneur/Mother/Student

Let’s customize the comeback.

If You’re a Mother

• Turn kids time into dhikr time

• Pray aloud so your kids hear and absorb

• Share your duā list with your child: “Let’s ask Allāh together”

If You’re an Entrepreneur

• Block 10 mins per work sprint to make dhikr with breath

• Link every sale or lead to niyyāh,“I build to serve the Ummāh for the sake of Allāh .”

• Automate sadaqāh for every income day

If You’re a Student

• Switch one study break into Qurān listening

• Start each study session with a Duā: “Allāh , make this sacred knowledge”

• Reward yourself after memorizing 1 ayāh

Your routines can carry Barakāh, if you wire your intentions into them.

Reminder: Barakāh Comes to the One Who Moves

You will be tempted today to “wait till tomorrow.”

You’ll feel like you’re not doing enough.

Like it's already too late.

Like Allāh is far away.

Ignore that voice.

Because Allāh says,

“I am as My servant thinks of Me.”
—Hadith Qudsi

If you think He’s waiting for you to return,
you’re right.

If you think He’ll open the gates even if you’re a little late,
you’re right.

He is always near.

You just have to show up.

Come back tomorrow for Dhul Hijjah 6.

You will see the updated guide here.

Dhul Hijjah 6 : The Barakāh Flow System

“The soul thrives when the hours submit.”

Yesterday, you realigned your heart.

Today, we realign your hours.

Because even if your intentions are golden and your day is chaotic, your worship will suffocate.

Dhul Hijjah is not just about doing more ibādah.

It’s about reordering your time so Allāh comes first and everything else finds its place.

This is your Barakāh Flow System.

A system that protects you from the distractions and returns you to Allāh again and again.

Theme for Today: Flow Over Force

You need to flow toward taqwa.

Like water bending around rock.

Like Ibrāhīm عليه السلام trusting in the middle of fire.

You move, with full heart, full belief.

This day is about designing your day to support your soul instead of draining it.

We don’t want frantic ibādah. NO.

We want structured serenity.

Let’s go.

1. The Sacred Day Design - Your 5 Anchor Points

Today, design your schedule around 5 spiritual anchors.

1. Fajr Anchor

   • 2 nafl after Fajr

   • Read 1 page and sit in silence for sometime.

   • Duā: “Yā Allāh, make today a day of sacred discipline.”

2. Duḥa Anchor (after sunrise)

   • 2 rak‘ah of Duha

   • Walk while doing dhikr (even inside your home)

   • Affirm: “My Rizq is already written. My job is to show up in excellence.”

3. Dhuhr Anchor.

   • Pray slowly. Pause before rukū‘. Pause before sujūd.

   • Make one deep Duā after tashahhud.

   • Sit 2 minutes after the prayer. Read after salāh adhkar.

4. Maghrib Anchor.

   • Make wudū. Reset.

   • Turn off devices for 30 mins.

   • Recite Qurān (even if 1 page)

   • Make dhikr with full breath: “SubḥānAllāh , walḥamdulillāh, wa lā ilāha illā Allāh , wAllāh u akbar.”

5. Ishā Anchor.

   • End with 2 rak‘ah of repentance

   • Whisper your 3 rawest Duās in sajdah

   • Sleep early with the intention: “Allāh, I sleep for You so I can rise for You.”

This is your Barakāh Circuit.

Even if you do nothing else,
These 5 points will shield your soul from collapse and create real flow in your day.

2. Block the Barakāh Leaks

You cannot receive if you are leaking.

Today, take inventory of what is silently draining you.

Hidden Leaks

• Passive scrolling

• Unspoken resentment

• Endless multitasking

• Overconsumption of Islāmic reminders without application

• Talking more than you remember Allāh

• Saying yes to people but no to ibadāh

Pick ONE to eliminate today.

Write this statement down.
“I’m not lazy. I’m leaking. I choose to plug this leak today, for the sake of Allāh.”

Example,

I will not check Instagram until I’ve done my Qurān recitation.

This is spiritual discipline.

It trains your system to receive.

3. Worship That Builds Flow

Let’s build a minimum viable ibādah flow.

Your Worship Playlist (choose 3-5)

• Listen to Surah Fajr and repeat the line “Yā ayyatuhā al-nafsu al-muṭma’innah…”

• Send 10x salawāt on the Prophet ﷺ before meals

• Choose 1 name of Allāh today → Al-Ḥalīm → say it 33x, reflect 3 minutes

• Read the story of Ibrāhīm عليه السلام sacrificing Ismāil from your Qurān

• Give ₹100 without telling anyone

• Whisper a Duā while doing housework or business tasks

Keep it simple. Keep it quiet. Keep it consistent.

Flow is built by quality + repetition.

4. Build Your “Return to Allāh” Triggers

A powerful system has built-in return rituals.

Moments that trigger you to turn back to Allāh.

Let’s build yours

These are neural rewires + spiritual resets.

They snap your heart back into Barakāh Awareness.

5. Customize for Your Life Mode

You’re not in a cave.

You have a job.

A family.

A business.

A brain.

So this guide meets you where you are.

If You’re a Mother

• Teach your child one new dhikr every day

• Use feeding time as Qurān listening time

• Make 2-minute Duās for your child’s ākhirah during chores

If You’re a Business Owner

• Start your work block with a Duā: “Make this work a sadaqāh, Yā Allāh.”

• Dedicate a % of today’s earnings to Udhiyyah or Dhul Hijjah sadaqāh

• Share a Dhul Hijjah reminder with your audience for reward

If You’re a Student

• Use salāh breaks to recalibrate focus

• Memorize 1 ayah instead of mindlessly memorizing other stuff

• Dedicate your study to someone who passed away

Barakāh requires presence + purpose.

6. Ask Like Ibrāhīm عليه السلام

Today, make Duā like a Prophet who was promised fire and still walked in.

Write and whisper one Duā that feels impossible.

“Allāh, I know this may look impossible, but I ask You because You are capable of all things.”

End with, “And make this Duā better than I imagined, Yā Raḥmān.”

Duā is quantum trust.

You don’t beg based on your worth.

You ask based on His mercy.

7. Final Spiritual System

Before you sleep tonight, ask yourself

“Did I live today like I was building a meeting with Allāh?”

If yes → say Alḥamdulillāh.
If not → say Astaghfirullāh and start again.

Every reset is a reward.

Every time you return, the gates open again.

Come back tomorrow for Dhul Hijjah 7

Dhul Hijjah 7: The Surrender Blueprint

“If you don’t sacrifice for Allāh, you’ll end up sacrificing Allāh for everything else.”

We’ve aligned your heart.
We’ve realigned your time.

Now it’s time for the deepest shift.

You surrender.

The real, raw, invisible-to-everyone-but-Allāh kind.

You know what I’m talking about?

The things you say “I can’t let go of.”

The identity, the job, the person, the image, the safety net, the illusion.

Today, we walk with Ibrāhīm عليه السلام.

Step by step.

To the mountain.

Where you lay down what you’ve been clinging to and say, “Allāh, it was never mine. It was always Yours.”

Theme for Today: Surrender = Power

You think surrender makes you weak?

No.

surrender is system upgrade.

Because when you drop the dunyā from your grip, Allāh fills it with something better than dunyā.

But not like a monk.

This is about becoming a Muslim.

1. The Ibrāhīm Blueprint — The 4 Levels of Sacrifice

Level 1: The Land

Ibrāhīm عليه السلام left his home, his tribe, his people.

Check - What physical environment is keeping you distracted?

• The desk that’s cluttered with dunyā?

• The phone that’s the first and last thing you touch?

• The friends who soften your sin instead of reminding you of hell?

Choose one environment you’ll clean, change, or leave today.

“Allāh, I walk away from what blocks me from You.”

Level 2: The Self

Ibrāhīm عليه السلام left comfort.

Left routine.

Left the old version of himself.

Check - What identity are you too attached to?

• “I’m just not consistent.”

• “I don’t have time for this.”

• “That’s just who I am.”

These are idols you’ve built inside your self-talk.

Break them.

Speak new identity into being.

• “I am someone who returns to Allāh every day.”
  “I protect my salāh like my oxygen.”
  “I am rewriting my life story for Jannāh.”

Level 3: The Beloved

Ibrāhīm عليه السلام placed his son Ismāīl on the altar.

The thing he loved.

Prayed for.

Dreamed of.

Was told to give up.

Check - What is the “Ismāīl” you’re terrified to let go of?

• The harām relationship you can’t seem to leave.

• The business that’s taking your salāh hostage.

• The addiction you keep excusing.

Today’s question, “If Allāh asked me to give it up, would I?”

Because surrender is about priority.

Level 4: The Ego

Even more powerful than surrendering what you love,
Is surrendering the idea that you know better than Allāh.

Ibrāhīm عليه السلام didn’t understand the test.

But he still obeyed.

Check - What do you still argue with Allāh about in your heart?

• Why your life isn’t easier

• Why your duās haven’t been answered

• Why obedience feels so costly

Write the real thought.

Then write this beneath it

“Allāh, I don’t need to understand. I need to submit.”

2. The Sacrifice Audit: 3 Raw Questions

Ask yourself.

1. What am I still unwilling to let go of, even if it costs my ākhirah?

2. What do I constantly say I’ll stop, but secretly protect?

3. What would my life look like if I trusted Allāh with everything?

Sit in silence.
Journal it.
Don’t rush this.

This is your salvation.

3. Build a Daily Surrender Ritual

You’re not going to sacrifice once, but going to make surrender a system.

Your Surrender Ritual.

• 1-minute check-in after every salāh.

  “What did I chase more than Allāh this hour?”

• Nighttime whisper.
  “Allāh, take away what harms me, even if I call it love.”

• Write down 1 thing daily you’re letting go of.
  Control, judgment, resentment, comparison, attachment

• Give one thing daily for the sake of Allāh.
  A duā for someone who hurt you
  A quiet donation

This is what rewires the nūrah of Islām into your nervous system.

4. Turn Your Emotions into Worship

Feel guilty?
Use it to fuel your duā.

Feel ashamed?
Use it to deepen your istighfār.

Feel angry at life?
Use it to cry in sajdah with, “Yā Rabb, I don't understand but I choose You.”

Your emotions are raw data to route back to Allāh.

5. Qurān Anchor of the Day

“O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think.” Surah Saffāt (37:102)

Ismāīl عليه السلام replies, “O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allāh wills, of the patient.”

They both surrendered.

Because of their love for Allāh.

6. Bonus Flow: The Micro-Mujāhidah List

If you want real barakāh, stop romanticizing big moments.

Start doing micro-mujāhidah (small battles for the sake of Allāh)

• Lower your gaze in 1-second hard moments

• Think before saying what you want to vent

• Delay your snack for 2 mins and make duā first

• Sit on the prayer mat 1 minute longer than usual

• Say “Astaghfirullāh” instead of defending yourself

These tiny wins → build eternal muscle.

7. Duā of the Day — For Letting Go

“Allāh, rip from me what You hate, even if I’ve built my life around it.
Remove my idols, visible or hidden.
So that when I meet You,
I am holding only love, only light, only You.”

8. Before You Sleep Tonight

Tonight, lie on your right side and ask, “If Allāh asked me to sacrifice the thing I love most, would I flinch… or would I obey?”

And whisper, “Allāh, do not test me beyond what I can bear.
But if You do, make me like Ibrāhīm عليه السلام.
Let me walk to the mountain…
With a heart full of You.”

Come back tomorrow for Dhul Hijjah 8.

Until then,

with love and purpose,

Seerath ‪‪❤︎‬