The ruling on fasting the entire month of Muharram and an explanation of the sacred months
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he asks about fasting the entire month of Muharram: Is it to be fasted? Why is it called al-Muharram? And what are the sacred months?
Answer:
The month of Muharram is a highly respected month, and it is one of the sacred months in which Allah has forbidden fighting. They are Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram—three consecutive months—and the month of Rajab, a single month. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:36] meaning that Allah has forbidden fighting in them, and these are those months, including the month of Muharram.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1163a The apparent meaning of the hadith is that there is no harm in fasting the entire month, or fasting most of it and the greater part of it. The most emphasized days are the ninth and the tenth. It contains the day of 'Ashura. The day of 'Ashura is fasted, and a day before it or a day after it is fasted, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded?
Honorable Shaykh, he asks about fasting the entire month of Muharram: Is it to be fasted? Why is it called al-Muharram? And what are the sacred months?
Answer:
The month of Muharram is a highly respected month, and it is one of the sacred months in which Allah has forbidden fighting. They are Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram—three consecutive months—and the month of Rajab, a single month. Allah the Exalted said:
Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred.
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌAnd the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The most excellent fast after Ramadan is God's month. al-Muharram
أفضل الصيام بعد رمضان شهر الله المحرم أو الذي تدعونه المحرم.
Source
صيام شهر محرم كاملا — alfawzan.live
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