The Virtue of Fasting the Day of ‘Ashoora

Sheikh Muhammad ibn Hizaam حفظه الله wrote:

“Fasting ‘Ashoora

It comes in the Saheeh Muslim from Abu Qatadah (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about fasting on the day of ‘Ashoora. He said: “It expiates the sins of the past year”

An-Nawawi (رحمه الله تعالى) said in Sharh Saheeh Muslim (8/4): “The Scholars agreed that fasting ‘Ashoora is Sunnah“.

They differed regarding day of ‘Ashoora. The majority of the Scholars of the Salaf and those who came after them were of the opinion that *‘Ashoora is the tenth of Muharram.*

It was said it is the ninth day. They said: it is the opinion of Ibn Abbas (may Allaah be pleased with him) and they used as evidence what is in Saheeh Muslim:

Hakam b. al-‘Araj reported: I went to Ibn ‘Abbas (Allaah be Pleased with both of them) and he was reclining using his mantle as a pillow near the fountain of Zamzam. I said to him: Tell me about fasting on Ashura. He said: When you see the new moon of Muharram then count the (days) and observe fast on the 9th. I said to him: Is it how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed the fast? He said: Yes.

What is apparent is that Ibn Abbas (may Allaah be pleased with him) intended by fasting the ninth to oppose the Jews, not that ‘Ashoora is the ninth due to the evidence of what came in Saheeh Muslim:

– يَقُولُ 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.

That when the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) fasted on the day of ‘Ashoora and commanded that it should he observed as a fast, they (his Companions) said to him:Messenger of Allaah, it is a day which the Jews and Christians hold in high esteem. Thereupon the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: When the next year comes, God willing, we would observe fast on the ninth. But the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) died before the advent of the next year.

And what supports that is what is established from Sa’eed ibn Mansoor with a Saheeh chain as is in the book al-Iqtidaa as-Siraat al-Mustaqeem from Ibn Abbas (may Allaah be pleased with him): “Fast the ninth and tenth, oppose the Jews”

[See: Sharh Saheeh Muslim (8/11-12), Fath (no. 2008), and Tafseer al-Qurtubi (1/391)]


Combining Between the Ninth and Tenth Day

It is benefited from the Hadith from Ibn Abbas (may Allaah be pleased with him) in the previous issue that it is recommended to fast the ninth with the tenth in opposition to the Jews. The majority of the Scholars recommended it. From them is Shafi’ee and Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy upon them)

[See: Sharh Muslim (8/12-23) and Tawdeeh al-Ahkaam (3/201)]


Wisdom Behind the Command to Fast ‘Ashoora

In the Saheeh on the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that:

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَوَجَدَ الْيَهُودَ صِيَامًا يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ مَا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي تَصُومُونَهُ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا هَذَا يَوْمٌ عَظِيمٌ أَنْجَى اللَّهُ فِيهِ مُوسَى وَقَوْمَهُ وَغَرَّقَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمَهُ فَصَامَهُ مُوسَى شُكْرًا فَنَحْنُ نَصُومُهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى لله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ فَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ وَأَوْلَى بِمُوسَى مِنْكُمْ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ فَصَامَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَمَرَ بِصِيَامِهِ

That the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) arrived in Medina and found the Jews observing fast on the day of ”Ashoora. The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said to them: What is the (significance) of this day that you observe fast on it? They said: It is the day of great (significance) when Allaah سبحانه و تعالى delivered Moses and his people, and drowned the Pharaoh and his people, and Moses observed fast out of gratitude and we also observe it. Upon this the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: We have more right, and we have a closer con

nection with Moses than you have; so Allaah’s Messenger (ﷺ) observed fast (on the day of ‘Ashoora), and gave orders that it should be observed.

[See: Sharh Muslim (8/9)]

Note:

It was mentioned in the previous Hadith: “It expiates the sins of the past”. What is apparent is that fasting the day of ‘Ashoora expiates the minor and major sins. However, the majority of Scholars are of the opinion that it does not expiate the major sins. If one fasts the day of Arafah and the day of ‘Ashoora, then they are not better than fasting Ramadan nor are they better than the five obligatory prayers.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَمَضَانُ إِلَى رَمَضَانَ مُكَفِّرَاتٌ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ إِذَا اجْتَنَبَ الْكَبَائِرَ

The five (daily) prayers and from one Friday prayer to the (next) Friday prayer, and from Ramadhan to Ramadhan are expiations for the (sins) committed in between (their intervals) provided one shuns the major sins. [Reported by Muslim from the authority Abu Hurariah (may Allah be pleased with him)]

This is the statement of the majority of the Scholars and it is the more correct opinion.

[See: Sharh Muslim (6/383) and Tawdeeh al-Ahkam (3/201)]”

[Ithaaf al-Anaam (pg. 160-163)]

Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan

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⏩ Those Who Say The Dead Can Hear Us Since If They Cannot Hear And Reply To The Salaam, Then Why Do We Greet Them – Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen And Shaykh Muhammad Nasiruddin Al-Albani

We have explained in our Kitab at-Tawheed lessons that the supplication for the dead at the graveyards does not mean they hear us. Shaikh Ibn ul-’Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy upon him) explained in Qawul-Mufeed (1/295) that one of the opinions in the explanation of the Hadith is that it is a mere supplication (for the dead) and not an address to the dead (by which they hear us).

Shaikh al-Albani (may Allah have mercy upon him) said: “Just as we address the dead when we say: ‘Peace be upon you all, O inhabitants of the graves, amongst the believers and the Muslims’ until the end of the supplication, which is well-known. However, that does not mean that we are addressing one who hears. The dead do not hear according the text of the Quran and Sunnah and I have explained this with a complete explanation in the introduction of the Book ‘The Clear Signs that the Dead do not Hear According to the Leading Imams of the Hanafiyyah”. It is an extensive introduction for the one who wants from among you more on the subject, let him return to it” End quote. [Silsilatul-Huda wan-Nur no. 148]

Shaikh Ibn ul-’Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy upon him) said in response to the one who claims that the Hadith is proof that the dead hear, that the “Muslims would say the greetings to the Prophet (ﷺ) during his life time in the Tashahhud and he (ﷺ) did not necessarily hear them” End quote. [Qawl ul-Mufeed Fi Sharh Kitab at-Tawheed (1/295-296)].

So how can it be said that the Prophet (ﷺ) or the dead in the graveyards who are in the Barzakh are able to hear someone when they read this supplication near them? It is not the case.

Shaikh al-Albani (may Allah have mercy upon him) mentioned a similar argument in The Clear Signs that the Dead do not Hear According to the Leading Imams of the Hanafiyyah (pg. 26)

So this supplication is not proof that the dead hear and Allah Knows Best.

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan

Abu Sulaymaan

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That Is Purer For Your Hearts And Their Hearts

Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
May Allaah Preserve And Protect Him

(Interpretation of the meaning):

"...And when you ask (the Prophet's wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen, that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts..."

[Al-Quraan 33:53].

"Even though the ones intended by this Verse were the wives of the Prophet, the Verse is general. So the wording in the Verse is specific for the Prophet’s wives, while its meaning is universal for all women since the Prophet’s wives are the role-models for the believing women. Allaah explains this thoroughly in His next Statement, where He says:

ذَلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ

(interpretation of the meaning)

“That is purer for your hearts and their hearts.” [Al-Quraan 33:53].

Allaah ordered that the women be asked from behind a hijaab. What is meant by the word hijaab is: Anything that covers a woman whether a garment, a wall, a door or any other object that can be used to screen a woman from a man when he is talking to her or asking her about something or handing her something. All of these should be done from behind a hijaab, i.e. from behind a screen or covering.

So he should not make any contact with her while she is unscreened or lacking covering and exposed. Rather, she must be behind a screen that covers her, regardless if it is her garment, her door, a wall or so on. This is since this is “purer for your hearts and their hearts” from temptation.

If women screen themselves by way of a hijaab and the gaze of men does not fall upon them, the hearts of both the men and women will be saved from temptation and enticement. This is clearly visible in the Muslim societies that strictly adhere to the hijaab. A society that strictly adheres to the hijaab is preserved from the corruption of morals. In fact, it is the lack of hijaab that results in immorality and the temptation of men’s desires.

Therefore Allaah’s saying: (interpretation of the meaning) “...That is purer for your hearts and their hearts...” contains a basis that is universal for the whole ummah since the hijaab consists of a purification of the hearts for both men and women in an equal manner. It blocks all the pathways that lead to the corruption of morals."

[Advice To The Muslim Woman]