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Does the hadith (The best fasting after Ramadan is in the month of Allah, Muharram) contradict the hadith: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast a complete month other than Ramadan?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
The Messenger of Allah did not fast an entire month except Ramadan.ما صام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم شهرا كاملا غير رمضان
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 768Sahih (Darussalam)
, and I did not see him fast much as he used to fast in Sha'ban, or as it was reported. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that there is no harm in fasting the entire month of Allah, Muharram. Does this not contradict the hadith?

Answer:
Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The most excellent fast after Ramadan is God's month. al-Muharramأفضل الصيام بعد رمضان شهر الله المحرم
Sahih Muslim 1163a
. This is an exception. The words of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) do not contradict one another; rather, he excepted the month of Muharram.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [794 -2802] هل حديث(أفضل الصيام بعد رمضان شهر الله المحرم) يعارض حديث:ما صام ﷺ شهرا كاملا غير رمضان؟ — youtube.com

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