Determining the Day of 'Ashura Between Monday and Tuesday
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are many questions being asked about fasting on 'Ashura: is it Monday or Tuesday?
Answer:
It is possible for either. There is no harm in fasting Sunday and Monday, and there is no harm in fasting Monday and Tuesday, and the latter is better. Fasting Monday and Tuesday is better because it is certain that one has either fasted before it or after it. Monday is 'Ashura, or Monday is 'Ashura, or Tuesday is 'Ashura; both are possible. So if one acts with the most cautious approach, it is better. Yes.
So if one fasts Monday and Tuesday, Monday becomes the ninth day, and with the completion of the month, Monday becomes the ninth and Tuesday becomes 'Ashura, or the reverse. If one fasts Sunday and Monday, this is also based on the calendar. It is all ijtihad (independent legal reasoning), and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are many questions being asked about fasting on 'Ashura: is it Monday or Tuesday?
Answer:
It is possible for either. There is no harm in fasting Sunday and Monday, and there is no harm in fasting Monday and Tuesday, and the latter is better. Fasting Monday and Tuesday is better because it is certain that one has either fasted before it or after it. Monday is 'Ashura, or Monday is 'Ashura, or Tuesday is 'Ashura; both are possible. So if one acts with the most cautious approach, it is better. Yes.
So if one fasts Monday and Tuesday, Monday becomes the ninth day, and with the completion of the month, Monday becomes the ninth and Tuesday becomes 'Ashura, or the reverse. If one fasts Sunday and Monday, this is also based on the calendar. It is all ijtihad (independent legal reasoning), and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب من أذن فهو يقيم — islamhouse.com (54:14)
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