The ruling on singling out the day of Ashura for charity and generosity toward one's family

The questioner:
Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The imam of our mosque reads to us from the book *Bustan al-Wa'izin* by Ibn al-Jawzi, and in it there is an exhortation to give charity on the day of Ashura, the virtue of zakah on that day, and standing in prayer during its night. What is the authenticity of this?

The Shaykh:
It has no basis. This has no basis. The only thing established for the day of Ashura is fasting. As for making it a festival, as some people and the ignorant do—calling it the "Festival of the Year," or adorning oneself, or applying kohl, or other things, or giving charity to the family, or being generous to the family—all of this is bid'ah (religious innovation). There is nothing in it except fasting. Yes.

The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. What is your view, Honorable Shaykh, of this book by the professor, the preacher?

The Shaykh:
The book contains... and there is a book of preaching. Books of preaching are sometimes not free from mixed content. Yes.