How is the difference in fasting on the Day of Ashura achieved, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded?
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The questioner : Shaykh, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) — meaning that he continued until the following year — if one fasted the ninth, does he fast the ninth and the tenth, or just the ninth so that he differs?
The Shaykh : No, both are necessary.
The questioner : Both days.
The Shaykh : The difference is achieved by adding the ninth to the tenth.
The questioner : That is, he fasts both, the ninth and the tenth.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The Shaykh : No, both are necessary.
The questioner : Both days.
The Shaykh : The difference is achieved by adding the ninth to the tenth.
The questioner : That is, he fasts both, the ninth and the tenth.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
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