Fasting on 'Ashura and the Confirmation of the Entry of the Month of Muharram

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, has the confirmation of the entry of the month of Muharram reached you? And for one who wishes to fast on 'Ashura, on which day should he fast?

The Shaykh:
Fast tonight, the night of Tuesday, and the night of Wednesday. Fast on Tuesday and Wednesday, because this corresponds to either the ninth and tenth, if the month that has passed was a full month. If the month that ended was full, then tomorrow will be the ninth and the day after tomorrow will be the tenth. But if the month that ended was short, then tomorrow will be the tenth and the day after tomorrow will be the eleventh. So the result is that he fasts tomorrow, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and it is hoped, if Allah wills, that it will coincide with the time, either this or that. Yes.

The questioner:
Long.

The Shaykh:
The sighting of the entry of the month of Muharram has not reached me. Yes.