Performing 'Ashura Fasting Alone and Its Ranks
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding the fasting of 'Ashura, is it permissible for a Muslim to fast it alone? And what is the best in this matter?
Answer:
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that the fasting of 'Ashura is of three types. The first type is to fast the day before it and the day after it, fasting three days, because a narration was reported:. This is the most complete. The second type is to fast the ninth and tenth days, or to fast the tenth and eleventh days, a day before it or a day after it. The third type is to fast 'Ashura only, and this is sufficient and there is no harm in it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding the fasting of 'Ashura, is it permissible for a Muslim to fast it alone? And what is the best in this matter?
Answer:
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that the fasting of 'Ashura is of three types. The first type is to fast the day before it and the day after it, fasting three days, because a narration was reported:
Fast the day before it and the day after it
صوموا يوما قبله ويوما بعده
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل فمن المحبة النافعة : محبة الزوجة وما ملكت يمين الرجل — islamhouse.com (1:00:11)
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