07/26/2023
🍃Virtue of Voluntary Fasting in Muharram
Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wassallam) said; “The best of fasts besides the month of Ramadan is the fast during Allah’s month of Muharram and the best of prayer besides the obligatory prayers is the Tahajjud prayer.”
Ashura' is the tenth day of Muharram and Tasu'a' is the ninth day.
Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to Madinah and saw the Jews fasting on the day of 'Ashura'. He said, 'What is this?' They said, 'This is a righteous day, it is the day when Allah saved the Children of Israel from their enemies, so Musa fasted on this day.' He said, 'We have more right to Musa than you,' so he fasted on that day and commanded [the Muslims] to fast on that day." [Reported by
[al-Bukhari, 1865]
“Ashura” is a very significant day in the Islamic calendar. Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wassallam), has exhorted the Muslim Ummah to fast on this day. He is reported to have said, “Fasting the day of `Ashura’, I hope that Allah will accept it as expiation for the previous year.” (Muslim)
Ibn `Abbas says, ‘I did not see the Prophet anxiously awaiting the fast of any day, which he gave preference to over other days, but this day (of `Ashura’) and the month of Ramadan.’