What is the best regarding fasting on the Day of 'Ashura: Is it better to fast the ninth, tenth, and eleventh?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the best regarding fasting on the Day of 'Ashura? Does one fast the ninth, tenth, and eleventh, thus fasting three days, or does one restrict oneself to fasting only the ninth and tenth?
Answer:
All of it is permissible. If he fasts all three, that is more complete. If he fasts the ninth and tenth, that is also the Sunnah. If he fasts the tenth and eleventh, that is also the Sunnah. All of it is permissible, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the best regarding fasting on the Day of 'Ashura? Does one fast the ninth, tenth, and eleventh, thus fasting three days, or does one restrict oneself to fasting only the ninth and tenth?
Answer:
All of it is permissible. If he fasts all three, that is more complete. If he fasts the ninth and tenth, that is also the Sunnah. If he fasts the tenth and eleventh, that is also the Sunnah. All of it is permissible, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [644 -954] ما الأفضل في صيام يوم عاشوراء: هل الأفضل صيام التاسع والعاشر والحادي عشر..؟ — youtube.com
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