The Ruling on Fasting Ashura and the Ruling on Fasting the Day Before or After It
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Question:
The second question. The second question is: What is the ruling on fasting Ashura and fasting the day before it or the day after it? He asked about the ruling on fasting Ashura?
Answer:
Fasting Ashura is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah muakkadah), but it is not to be fasted alone; rather, one should fast the day before it. This is what is established. If one is unable to fast the day before it, or does not remember to fast the day before it, he fasts the day after it, which is the eleventh. Yes.
The second question. The second question is: What is the ruling on fasting Ashura and fasting the day before it or the day after it? He asked about the ruling on fasting Ashura?
Answer:
Fasting Ashura is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah muakkadah), but it is not to be fasted alone; rather, one should fast the day before it. This is what is established. If one is unable to fast the day before it, or does not remember to fast the day before it, he fasts the day after it, which is the eleventh. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم صيام عاشوراء وحكم صيام يوم قبله أو بعده - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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