Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Tenth Of Muharram Fasting

 

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته


عَنْ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: حِينَ صَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ وَأَمَرَ بِصِيَامِهِ، قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّهُ يَوْمٌ تُعَظِّمُهُ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم : فَإِذَا كَانَ الْعَامُ الْمُقْبِلُ، إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ، صُمْنَا الْيَوْمَ التَّاسِعَ. قَالَ: فَلَمْ يَأْتِ الْعَامُ الْمُقْبِلُ، حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . ( صحيح مسلم، 1134(133) ).

قال الشافعي وأصحابه وأحمد وإسحاق وآخرون: يستحب صوم التاسع والعاشر جميعا; لأن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم صام العاشر, ونوى صيام التاسع ... قال بعض العلماء: ولعل السبب في صوم التاسع مع العاشر ألا يتشبه باليهود في إفراد العاشر. وفي الحديث إشارة إلى هذا. ( شرح صحيح مسلم: (4/267-268) ).


Muslims fast on this day of Ashura based on narrations attributed to Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). The fasting is to commemorate the day when Moses and his followers were saved from Pharaoh by Allah by creating a path in the Red Sea. The Jews used to fast on the 10th day. So Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) recommended to be different from the Jews and recommended fasting two days instead of one.9th and 10th

A companion of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), Ibn Abas reports Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) went to Medina and found the Jews fasting on the tenth of Muharram. Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) inquired of them, "What is the significance of this day on which you fast?" They replied, "This is a good day, the day on which God rescued the children of Israel from their enemy. So, Moses fasted this day." Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said, "We have more claim over Moses than you." Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) then fasted on that day and ordered Muslims too…


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