Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) single out the month of Allah, Muharram, for frequent fasting, and is the entire month fasted?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) single out the month of Allah, Muharram, for frequent fasting, and is the entire month fasted?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Darimi 4:73 The meaning of this is that the Muslim fasts most of this month; he does not complete it, but rather fasts most of it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast frequently in Muharram and in other months, and he also used to break his fast frequently. As the Companions said, he Muwatta Malik 18:62, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I fast and I break my fast." This is the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) single out the month of Allah, Muharram, for frequent fasting, and is the entire month fasted?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The best fasting after the month of Ramadan is the month of Allah which you call Muharram
أفضل الصيام بعد شهر رمضان شهر الله الذي تدعونه المحرمmay Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to fast for so long that we thought he would never stop fasting, and he would go without fasting for so long that we thought he would never fast again
صلى الله عليه وسلم يصوم حتى نقول لا يفطر، وكان يفطر حتى نقول لا يصوم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [120 -1024] هل كان النبي ﷺ يخص شهر الله المحرم بكثرة الصيام وهل يصام كله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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