We are in Muharram, the 1st Month of the Hijri Calendar. The Prophet used to fast a lot in Muharram and especially the day of Ashurah which is the 10th day of Muharram.

This year Ashurah will fall on Tuesday 16th July 2024. It is also recommended to fast the 9th Day of Muharram which is tomorrow Monday 15th July, 2024. (Dates may vary based on local moonsighting. Please confirm the date with your local masjid)

The fasting of Ashurah is covered in details in this article from last year 👇

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ (In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful). Introduction We are in Muharram, the first month of the Hijri Calendar, 1445 A.H. It is a sacred month and the Prophet ﷺ used to fast a lot in this month. One of these days that the Prophet ﷺ used to fast […]

Fasting on Ashura (10th Of Muharram)

Hadith: Arabic Text followed by English Translation. 

عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

الزَّمَانُ قَدْ اسْتَدَارَ كَهَيْئَتِهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ السَّنَةُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ثَلاثَةٌ مُتَوَالِيَاتٌ ذُو الْقَعْدَةِ وَذُو الْحِجَّةِ وَالْمُحَرَّمُ وَرَجَبُ مُضَرَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ جُمَادَى وَشَعْبَانَ

‏رواه البخاري ٣١٩٧

Abu Bakrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

The division of time has turned to its original form which was current the day Allaah created the heavens and earth. The year consists of twelve months of which four are sacred: three consecutive months, Dhu’l-Qa’dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah and Muharram, and Rajab of Mudar which comes between Jumada and Sha’baan.

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3197 .

Hadith: Arabic Text followed by English Translation. 

عن عمر رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول

لو أنكم تتوكلون على الله حق توكله لرزقكم كما يرزق الطير ، تغدو خماصاً وتروح بطاناً‏

رواه الترمذي ،  ٢٣٤٤ وقال حديث حسن صحيح


‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying:

If you all depend on Allah with due reliance, He would certainly give you provision as He gives it to birds who go forth hungry in the morning and return with full belly at dusk

Jami` at-Tirmidhi, 2344. At-Tirmidhi said this hadith Hasan Saheeh

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Hadith: Arabic Text followed by English Translation. 

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا فَقَالَ

يَا غُلاَمُ إِنِّي أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ احْفَظِ اللَّهَ يَحْفَظْكَ احْفَظِ اللَّهَ تَجِدْهُ تُجَاهَكَ إِذَا سَأَلْتَ فَاسْأَلِ اللَّهَ وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الأُمَّةَ لَوِ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى أَنْ يَنْفَعُوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَنْفَعُوكَ إِلاَّ بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَضُرُّوكَ إِلاَّ بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ رُفِعَتِ الأَقْلاَمُ وَجَفَّتِ الصُّحُفُ

رواه الترمذي، ٢٥١٦، وقال هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

Ibn ‘Abbas narrated: “I was behind the Prophet(ﷺ) one day when he said:

‘O boy! I will teach you a statement: Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask Allah, and when you seek aid, seek Allah’s aid. Know that if the entire creation were to gather together to do something to benefit you- you would never get any benefit except that Allah had written for you. And if they were to gather to do something to harm you- you would never be harmed except that Allah had written for you. The pens are lifted and the pages are dried.'”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi, 2516. At-Tirmidhi said this hadith Hasan Saheeh.

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Sunnah Reminder

Fasting Ayyamul Beidh (White Days)*

✓ Thursday
(13th Rajab 1445 / 25th January 2024)

✓ Friday
(14th Rajab 1445 / 26th January 2023)

✓ Saturday
(15th Rajab 1445 / 27th January 2023)

*Dates may vary based on Local Moonsighting.

Hadiths on Fasting Ayyamul Beidh (White Days)

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال

أوصاني خليلي بثلاث لا أدعهن حتى أموت صوم ثلاثة أيام من كل شهر وصلاة الضحى ونوم على وتر .

رواه البخاري (١١٧٨ ) ومسلم ( ٧٢١ ) .

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

My close friend [the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)] advised me to do three things which I will not give up until I die: fasting three days of each month, praying Duha and going to sleep after Witr.

Narrated by al-Bukhari (1178); Muslim (721)

عن أبي ذر قال : قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :

” إذا صمت شيئاً من الشهر فصم ثلاث عشرة وأربع عشرة وخمس عشرة ” .

رواه النسائي ( ٢٤٢٣ ) . والحديث حسنه الألباني في صحيح النسائي

It was narrated that Abu Dharr said: The
Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me:

“If you fast any part of the month, then fast the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth.”

Narrated by al-Nasai (2423) and the Hadith is classified as Hasan by Al-Albani in Saheeh An-Nasai

عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهما

صم من الشهر ثلاثة أيام فإن الحسنة بعشر أمثالها ، وذلك مثل صيام الدهر

رواه البخاري ١٩٧٦ و مسلم ١١٥٩

Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas (may Allah be pleased with him):

Fast three days of every month, for a good deed brings a tenfold reward, and that will be like fasting for a lifetime.

Narrated by Bukhari, 1976 and Muslim, 1159

Hadith: Arabic Text followed by English Translation. 

عن أبي سفيان صخر بن حرب ، رضي الله عنه، في حديثه الطويل في قصة هرقل، قال هرقل‏:‏ فماذا يأمركم -يعنى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال أبو سفيان‏:‏ قلت ‏:‏يقول ‏:‏

اعبدوا الله وحده لا تشركوا به شيئاً، واتركوا ما يقول آباؤكم ، ويأمرنا بالصلاة، والصدق، والعفاف، والصلة‏

متفق عليه أخرجه البخاري، ٧ و مسلم، ١٧٧٣

Abu Sufyan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported, in course of his detailed narration about Heraclius when the latter questioned him about the teachings of the Prophet (ﷺ) He said that: He (ﷺ) told (us):

Worship Allah Alone and do not associate a thing with Him; and give up all that your ancestors said. “He also commands us to perform Salat (prayers), to speak the truth, to observe modesty and to strengthen the ties of kinship.

Narrated by Al-Bukhari, 7 and Muslim, 1773

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Hadith: Arabic Text followed by English Translation. 

عن أبي سعيد وأبي هريرة رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏

ما يصيب المسلم من نصب ولا وصب ولا هم ولا حزن ولا أذى ولا غم، حتى الشوكة يشاكها إلا كفر الله بها من خطاياه‏

متفق عليه أخرجه البخاري، ٥٦٤١ و مسلم، ٢٥٧٣

Abu Sa’id and Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

Never a believer is stricken with a discomfort, an illness, an anxiety, a grief or mental worry or even the pricking of a thorn but Allah will expiate his sins

Narrated by Al-Bukhari, 5641 and Muslim, 2573

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From Quran

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ تُوبُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوۡبَةٗ نَّصُوحًا عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمۡ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمۡ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمۡ وَيُدۡخِلَكُمۡ جَنَّٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ يَوۡمَ لَا يُخۡزِي ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِيَّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَعَهُۥۖ نُورُهُمۡ يَسۡعَىٰ بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَبِأَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَتۡمِمۡ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَآۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ

سورة االتحريم، ٨ .

O you who have believed, repent to Allāh with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow [on] the Day when Allāh will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will proceed before them and on their right; they will say, Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.

Surah At-Taḥrīm: 8

Hadith: Arabic Text followed by English Translation. 

عن الأغر بن يسار المزنى رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏

ياأيها الناس توبوا إلى الله واستغفروه فإنى أتوب في اليوم مائه مرة‏

رواه مسلم ٢٧٠٢

Al-Agharr bin Yasar Al-Muzani (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if you were not to commit sin, Allah would sweep you out of existence and He would replace (you by) those people who would commit sin and seek forgiveness from Allah, and He would have pardoned them.

Narrated by Muslim, 2702

Hadith: Arabic Text followed by English Translation. 

عن أمير المؤمنين أبي حفص عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه، قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول‏

إنما الأعمال بالنيات، وإنما لكل امرىء ما نوى فمن كانت هجرته إلى الله ورسوله فهجرته إلى الله ورسوله، ومن كانت هجرته لدنيا يصيبها، أو امرأة ينكحها فهجرته إلى ما هاجر إليه‏ ‏

متفق عليه أخرجه البخاري، ١ و مسلم، ١٩٠٧

‘Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him), reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said,

The deeds are considered by the intentions, and a person will get the reward according to his intention. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His Messenger, his emigration will be for Allah and His Messenger; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration would be for what he emigrated for

Narrated by Al-Bukhari, 1 and Muslim, 1907

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