Assalamu alaykum dear brothers and sisters:

Next (Thursday) is the 10th of Muharram, which is the day of Ashura.
I would like all of you to know the importance of this day and importance of fasting this day.

I ask Allah to make it easy for all of us and accept it from us Ameen In-Shaa-Allah.

More information about it is included below.

The fast of the ninth and tenth of Muharram
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Source: www.fatwa-online.com
by Shaykh Ibn Jibreen / (Fataawa as-Siyaam, Page 94/Fatwa No.113)


QUESTION: Is the fast of the ninth and tenth of Muharram recommended?

RESPONSE: The fast of the day of 'Aashooraa. (tenth day of Muharram) is recommended, as its excellence has been mentioned in (a number of) ahaadeeth.

From them, is the saying of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam), "Certainly the fast of the day of 'Aashooraa is regarded by Allaah as an expiation for the sins of the previous year".

Also, when the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) arrived in Madeenah he saw the Jews fasting (on this day), so when he asked them (about this), they said, "Certainly, this is the day when Allaah made Moosaa victorious and destroyed Fir'awn". So the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "We have more of a right to Moosaa than you". So he fasted (that day) and ordered it to be fasted.

As for the ninth, then it has not been confirmed that the Prophet
(sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) fasted it, however, it has been narrated by Ibn 'Abbaas and others that the explanation (tafseer) of the day of 'Aashooraa is that it is the ninth.

And it has been narrated that he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "If I am (still) here next year, then certainly I will fast the ninth (day of Muharram)" and in (another) narration, "along with the tenth (day of Muharram)".

And he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Differ from the Jews; fast the day before it (the ninth) or the day after it (the eleventh)".

So, this indicates that the fast of the ninth is legislated just as the tenth and it is recommended for the Muslims to increase in fasting during this month as in the saheeh hadeeth.

The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "The best of fasts after (the month of) Ramadhaan is the month of Allaah which they refer to as Muharram".

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Please don't forget and place your Niyah from now may Allah reward you for the Niyan if you forgot ;)

Your sister in Islam,
Ayah

welcoming you Ayah to the sabla and i thank you for this topic..as most of us know that we should fast it but maybe didnt konw the reason behind it and now thanks to you we do..

FIRST, WELCOME TO THE SABLA Ayah. HOPE U'LL ENJOY EACH POST IN HERE. AND THANK U FOR REMINDING US ABOUT THAT DAY WHICH I HAVE COMPLETELY FOGOTTEN ABOUT.

Thanks 4-ever-young and sadlad for welcoming me.. I appreciate that from you :)

Hope more and more people will benefit from this topic

intresting topic Ayah!

Hope many members will beneft from this as I did :)

Thank you!!! We were just talking about it today and didn know when it was going to be exactly. Thank you again!

In the Name of Allah

Salamon Alikum

Dear sister Ayah

Is that the Only Importance of the Day Of Ashoura?

i find it very strange that the prophet of Islam would Ask the Jews about the Tenth Of Ashoura even after the Koran accused them of being deviant and corrupt.

the other strange thing is that the Jewish people right now they don't know what are you talking about and don't celebrate the 10th of Mouharam (ashoura).

the Jewish and Christian people have different months. so where did that Ashoura Day come from?


and how would the prophet P.B.U.H.A.H.F. celebrate the day of ashoura after Gibrael told him that the muslim will Kill His Grand Son Hussein.?


you want people to celebrate Jewish Holiday and forget about the Tragedy that descended on the muslim on the 10th of Muharam?

it is really Shameful to see that.

I am sure Ayah did not mean anything .. she brought the llink where she got the fatwa from.

Its a sunna of fasting that day and its not a cebration in a mean of celebrating.

Nasser Hssien, welcome to the sabla ..

Nasser Hussein

did u mean that u r against fasting in 3ashorah?!!

really i did not get ur piont

and what do u mean with this :
and how would the prophet P.B.U.H.A.H.F. celebrate the day of ashoura after Gibrael told him that the muslim will Kill His Grand Son Hussein.?

fasting doesnt mean that ppl r celebrating!!!

Nasser Hussein --> sorry but we all seem didnt get ur point..
coz Ayah didnt mean to celebrate in that day but she meant to fast coz its good and it has lots of thawaab.. and that what i understood from what Ayah meant ..

Thanks to Arab Princess, silver_ring, and Miss Naughty for explaining that we are not talking about “celebrating” Ashura, but rather encouraging “Fasting it”

As all of us know is that MUHARRAM is the first month of the Islamic, Hijrah calendar. It is one of the four sanctified months about which Allah Ta'ala says, “The number of the months according to Allah is twelve months (mentioned) in the Book of Allah on the day in which He created heavens and the earth. Among these (twelve months) there are four sanctified". (Surah Taubah).

The four months, according to authentic Ahaadith, are the months of Zul-Qa`dah, Zul Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab.
But as you know, Muharram and all the months were actually there even before the Islamic Hijri Calendar. Arabs (and Jews living with them) used the lunar calendar with these same months that we know now) even before Islam. Only the years that are adjusted and we started to use the Hijri. Therefore, the sanctity of the four months was observed in the Shari'ah of ALL the prophets “Ambiyaa“ (Salawatu Allah ‘alihum).
If you are still not sure.. just think of it.. Why the day of hijrah is not the 1st day of Muharram? Why dint they started the Hijri calendar from the first day of the first month of the first hijri year? Well its simply because the months were already there.
Maybe the Jews NOW are not using the lunar calendar but they used to in those days.

So this is the Answer for your question: (the other strange thing is that the Jewish people right now they don't know what are you talking about and don't celebrate the 10th of Mouharam (ashoura).
the Jewish and Christian people have different months. so where did that Ashoura Day come from?)

Now to the next point..

The Noble Prophet (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) has said: 'The best fasts after the fasts of Ramadhan are those of the month of Muharram."

This is Our Prophet’s (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) words.. and because we worship ALLAH .The fact that the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Hussain (Radhia Allahu ‘Anh) occurred on the Day of Aashura has absolutely no bearing on the significance of this day nor is the sanctity of this day derived from this event. On the contrary, it is one of the merits of Sayyidina Hussain (Radhia Allahu ‘Anh) that he was martyred on the Day of Aashura.
Although the fasts of the month of Muharram are not obligatory, the one who fasts in these days out of his own will and choice is entitled to a great reward by Allah Almighty. The Hadith cited above signifies that the fasts of the month of Muharram are most rewardable ones among the Nafla fasts i.e. the fasts one observes out of his own choice without being obligatory on him.
If Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’alla) Honored these four months can’t we at least Respect what Allah has honored? Can’t we at least fast (and again I don’t say Celebrate) but fast and we all know that Allah says that all the deeds that we do are for ourselves except the fasting.

And we didn’t forget about the tragedy but as the Prophet Mohammed (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) taught us is not to act as ignorant people used to do.

The Prophet stopped the Muslims from doing all this and directed them to observe patience by saying "Innaa lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji'oon". A number of authentic Ahaadith are available on the subject. To quote only one of them:
"He is not from our group who slaps his checks, tears his clothes and cries in the manner of the people of jahiliyyah". (Sahih Bukhari)

Even Sayyidna Husain (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) at shortly before his demise, had advised his beloved sister Sayyidah Zainab (Radhiallaahu Ánha) at not to mourn over his death in this manner. He said, "My dear sister, I swear upon you that you, in case I die, shall not tear your clothes, nor scratch your face, nor curse anyone for me or pray for your death". (Al-Kamil, ibn Kathir vol. 4 pg. 24)

WaAllahu a’a lam ..

This is the answer for your second part: ((and how would the prophet P.B.U.H.A.H.F. celebrate the day of ashoura after Gibrael told him that the muslim will Kill His Grand Son Hussein.?
you want people to celebrate Jewish Holiday and forget about the Tragedy that descended on the muslim on the 10th of Muharam?))

These are from different sources but I don’t really remember the rest I only remember this http://www.jamiat.org.za/isinfo/mmuharram.html

Assalamu alikum brothers and sisters..

I would just like to remind you.. whoever coudn't fast the 9th of Muharram for any reason then you still have the 10th and the 11th ..

May Allah grand us for all the good deeds we do..Ameen

i want ask only one question:)



ayah then you still have the 10th and the 11th according to wich math hab in islam was that????!!

According to the Hadith, it is more advisable that the fast of 'Ashura' should either be prefixed or suffixed by another fast. It means that one should fast two days: the 9th and 10th of Muharram or the 10th and 11th of it. The reason of this additional fast as mentioned by the Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) is that the Jews used to fast on the day of 'Ashura alone, and the Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) wanted to distinguish the Muslim way of fasting from that of Jews. Therefore, he advised the Muslims to add another fast to that of 'Ashura'.

(wa Allahu A3lam)

resources:
http://www.jamiat.org.za/isinfo/mmuharram.html

I would like to share this site with all muslim to know more about Ashuraa, and its importance (it is in arabic)

http://www.saaid.net/mktarat/mohram/6.htm

thanks Equality thats a good site.. i have mentioned most of it here but its good to have an arabic version for who wants to understand it more..