Hadith on ‘Ashura: Fasting 9th of Muharram with ‘Ashura

Abdullah ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If I live until next year, I will certainly fast the ninth day of al-Muharram.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1134

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

Imam Ibn Hajar commented, “The fast of ‘Ashura has three levels: the lowest is to fast one day, the next is to fast the ninth day along with it, and the next is to fast the ninth, tenth, and eleventh days. Allah knows best.”

Source: Fatḥ al-Bārī 4/246

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَئِنْ بَقِيتُ إِلَى قَابِلٍ لَأَصُومَنَّ التَّاسِعَ يعنى من الْمُحَرَّمِ

1134 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصيام باب أي يوم يصام في عاشوراء

وقال ابن حجر فَصِيَامُ عَاشُورَاءَ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ مَرَاتِبَ أَدْنَاهَا أَنْ يُصَامَ وَحْدَهُ وَفَوْقَهُ أَنْ يُصَامَ التَّاسِعُ مَعَهُ وَفَوْقَهُ أَنْ يُصَامَ التَّاسِعُ وَالْحَادِي عَشَرَ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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