{"_id":"670815b067b060569eead38c","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What is the significance of fasting the days before or after ʿĀshūrāʾ?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\"},\"insert\":\"As I understand, if you fast on ʿĀshūrāʾ your sins from the past year are forgiven. What is the significance of fasting the day before or after ʿĀshūrāʾ as well? And is it permissible to fast all three days if someone would like?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Fasting on the tenth is sunna because of the ḥadīths that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to fast the tenth. Fasting on the ninth is recommended because the Prophet (ﷺ) said in the final year before his passing that if he lived another year, he would fast the ninth as well. The scholars also recommend fasting the eleventh as well, in case of a calendar mistake. \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Some scholars recommend fasting the first ten days based on the following:\"},{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\" ‘The best fast after Ramaḍān is the fast of Muḥarram.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Ḥadīth: 1163)\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Rajab (raḥimahullāh) writes: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"‘The best part of the month of Muḥarram is the first ten days.’(Laṭāiful Maʿārif, pg.79)\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe20b76658b4c2327f5","tag":"Fasting: Sunnah","count":32}],"createdOn":"2024-10-10T17:58:08.516Z"}