Is the virtue of fasting in Muharram intended to refer to 'Ashura?
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Question:
The statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1163a Does this refer to 'Ashura or the month itself?
Answer:
The entire month. If one does not fast the whole month but fasts the tenth and ninth, or the tenth and eleventh, it is all good, if Allah wills.
The statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
The most excellent fast after Ramadan is God's month. al-Muharram
أفضل الصيام بعد رمضان شهر الله المحرمAnswer:
The entire month. If one does not fast the whole month but fasts the tenth and ninth, or the tenth and eleventh, it is all good, if Allah wills.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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