The ruling on fasting Ashura along with Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and completing the white days
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Question:
One of the brothers is asking about fasting the day of Ashura. He says he will fast from Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and then complete the white days, making it eight days. He is asking about the permissibility of this action. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. It is recommended to fast all of these, and fasting the day of Ashura, which is the tenth of the month of Muharram, is emphasized, along with fasting the day before it, which is the ninth, or the day after it, which is the eleventh. If he fasts all three, that is better. Yes.
The presenter:
All right.
One of the brothers is asking about fasting the day of Ashura. He says he will fast from Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and then complete the white days, making it eight days. He is asking about the permissibility of this action. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. It is recommended to fast all of these, and fasting the day of Ashura, which is the tenth of the month of Muharram, is emphasized, along with fasting the day before it, which is the ninth, or the day after it, which is the eleventh. If he fasts all three, that is better. Yes.
The presenter:
All right.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 02 / فتاوى على الهواء - 08 01 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (5:18)
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