The Virtue of Fasting the Month of Muharram
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Question:
Regarding fasting the entire month of Allah, Muharram, O Shaykh Salih, and is there a hadith reported regarding its fasting?
Answer:
Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1163a Ramadan. So whoever fasts it in its entirety, that is better, and whoever fasts the ninth and the tenth, he has also attained much good, by the permission of Allah. Yes.
Regarding fasting the entire month of Allah, Muharram, O Shaykh Salih, and is there a hadith reported regarding its fasting?
Answer:
Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The most excellent fast after Ramadan is God's month. al-Muharram, and
أفضل الصيام بعد رمضان شهر الله المحرم، فهو أفضل الصيام بعد
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (21:32)
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