Fasting the Day of Ashura Alone
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it disliked to fast the Day of Ashura alone?
Answer:
No, but it is less complete in the Sunnah. Ibn al-Qayyim says the most complete way is to fast three days: the ninth, the tenth, and the eleventh. This is the clearest. One fasts the day before it and the day after it. The second level is to fast the day before it or the day after it. The third level is to fast the tenth alone, and that is a recommended practice. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it disliked to fast the Day of Ashura alone?
Answer:
No, but it is less complete in the Sunnah. Ibn al-Qayyim says the most complete way is to fast three days: the ninth, the tenth, and the eleventh. This is the clearest. One fasts the day before it and the day after it. The second level is to fast the day before it or the day after it. The third level is to fast the tenth alone, and that is a recommended practice. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 81 من 83 / شرح مختصر زاد المعاد / هديه في أقضيته / صالح الفوزان / السيرة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:01:23)
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