{"_id":"66df51276df6cc867de7a6c1","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What is the recommended ruling for fasting on the day of 'Ashura or before the day of 'Ashura?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What is the recommended ruling for fasting on the day of 'Ashura or before the day of 'Ashura?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"It is mentioned in Bukhārī and Muslim from Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that he was asked about fasting on the Day of ‘Ashura’ (10th of Muharram). He said, \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“I did not see the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) fast a day while more avid to seek its virtue than this day,” meaning the Day of ‘Ashura’. \"},{\"insert\":\"[\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2006\"},\"insert\":\"Bukhārī (2006)\"},{\"insert\":\", \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/muslim:1132a\"},\"insert\":\"Muslim (1132)\"},{\"insert\":\"]\\n\\nThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast on this day even in Mecca, although he had not yet instructed others to do so, as mentioned in both Bukhārī and Muslim. [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2002\"},\"insert\":\"Bukhārī (2002)\"},{\"insert\":\", \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.google.com/search?q=muslim+1125&oq=muslim+1125&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgAEEUYJxg7MggIABBFGCcYOzIJCAEQABgeGKkGMgkIAhAAGB4YqQYyCQgDEAAYHhipBjIJCAQQABgeGKkGMgkIBRAAGB4YqQYyCQgGEAAYHhipBjIGCAcQRRg80gEIMjAzM2owajSoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\"},\"insert\":\"Muslim (1125)\"},{\"insert\":\"]\\n\\nWhen he migrated to Medina and found the People of the Book fasting and venerating this day, he instructed the Muslims to fast it and encouraged it so much that even the children would fast.\\n\\nIt has been reported in both Bukhārī and Muslim from Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with him), that, \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Medina, he found the Jews fasting on the Day of ‘Ashura’. He asked them, ‘What is this day you are fasting?’ They said, ‘This is a tremendous day. Allah saved Musa and his people on this day and drowned Pharaoh and his people. Musa fasted it out of gratitude, so we fast it too.’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘And we are more deserving of Musa than you are.’ So he fasted on this day and instructed the Muslims to fast as well. \"},{\"insert\":\"[\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2004\"},\"insert\":\"Bukhārī (2004)\"},{\"insert\":\", \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/muslim:1130c\"},\"insert\":\"Muslim (1130)\"},{\"insert\":\"]\\n\\nTowards the end of his life, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) resolved not to fast on this day alone but to fast another day as well, either before or after it, to be different from the People of the Book.\\n\\nIt has been reported in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim from Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with him) that, \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted the Day of ‘Ashura’ and instructed his companions to fast it, they said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! This is a day that the Jews and Christians venerate.’ So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘When next year comes, if Allah wills, we will fast the Ninth [of Muḥarram with it].’ But the next year did not come before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away. \"},{\"insert\":\"[\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/muslim:1134\"},\"insert\":\"Muslim (1134)\"},{\"insert\":\", \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/abudawud:2445\"},\"insert\":\"Abū Dāwūd (2445)\"},{\"insert\":\"]\\n\\nIt is reported in the Musnad of Imām Aḥmad from Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“Fast the Day of ‘Ashura’ and be different from the Jews by fasting a day before it or a day after it.” \"},{\"insert\":\"[Aḥmad]\\n\\nIt has been reported from ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿAṣ (may Allah be pleased with him) that, “Whoever fasts on ‘Ashura’ it is as if he has fasted the entire year. And whoever gives charity on this day, it is like the charity of an entire year.”\\n\\nI strongly encourage those who are capable of fasting to seize this wonderful blessing. In some parts of the Muslim world, it is customary to distribute candies and sweets to children on this day.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a80","tag":"Seerah: Sunnah and Hadith","count":68},{"_id":"668d9fe20b76658b4c2327f5","tag":"Fasting: Sunnah","count":32}],"createdOn":"2024-09-09T19:48:55.659Z"}