When the Prophet ﷺ came to Medina, he found the Jews fasting on ‘Ashura’. He asked them about it, and they said: “This is a day on which Allah saved Moses and his people from Pharaoh.”
He ﷺ said: “We are more entitled to Moses than you,” so he fasted it and ordered that it be fasted.
And the best thing is to differ from the Jews by adding a day with it.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“If I remain until the next year, I will surely fast the ninth.”
Meaning: fasting the ninth along with ‘Ashura’. Therefore, it is recommended that you fast:
• 9th and 10th of Muharram
• or 10th and 11th if you miss the ninth
Thus, fasting ‘Ashura’ is done according to his most complete guidance: the 10th together with the 9th, or the 11th for one who missed the 9th.
We ask Allah not to deprive us of the reward of ‘Ashura’, and to write for us forgiveness for what has preceded.
He ﷺ said: “We are more entitled to Moses than you,” so he fasted it and ordered that it be fasted.
And the best thing is to differ from the Jews by adding a day with it.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“If I remain until the next year, I will surely fast the ninth.”
Meaning: fasting the ninth along with ‘Ashura’. Therefore, it is recommended that you fast:
• 9th and 10th of Muharram
• or 10th and 11th if you miss the ninth
Thus, fasting ‘Ashura’ is done according to his most complete guidance: the 10th together with the 9th, or the 11th for one who missed the 9th.
We ask Allah not to deprive us of the reward of ‘Ashura’, and to write for us forgiveness for what has preceded.