The Virtue of Fasting the Month of Muharram and the Day of 'Ashura
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Question:
This person is also asking, Honorable Shaykh, about fasting in Muharram, and what has been reported regarding it?
Answer:
Yes, in the hadithSahih Muslim 1163a and it emphasized the tenth and the ninth, meaning you fast the day before the tenth, which is the Day of 'Ashura, and you fast the day before it because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that in order to differ from the Jews, yes.
This person is also asking, Honorable Shaykh, about fasting in Muharram, and what has been reported regarding it?
Answer:
Yes, in the hadith
The most excellent fast after Ramadan is God's month. al-Muharram
الصحيح أفضل الصيام بعد رمضان شهر الله المحرم،
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/250 — archive.org (12:51)
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