Fasting on the 9th and 11th of Muharram: The Best Way to Gain Allah's Reward

The Importance of Fasting on the 9th and 11th of Muharram

𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟗𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟏𝟏𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐔𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐌

Along with fasting on the 10th of Muḥarram, we should try to fast on the 9th and 11th as well due to the following narrations:

ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās (radiy Allāhu ʿanhumā) said, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ‘If I live to see the next year, if Allah wills, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼 (alongside the 10th Muḥarram).’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away before the next year came.” (Muslim 1134)

He ﷺ also said, “Fast the Day of ʿĀshūrā’, and 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀 by fasting a day before it or a day after it.” (Aḥmad 2155, Ibn Khuzaymah 2095)

On this basis it may be said that there are varying degrees of fasting ʿĀshūrā’, the least of which is to fast only on the 10th and the best of which is to fast the 9th, 10th and 11th. The more one fasts in Muḥarram, the better it is.

𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭: (and this is the best option): Fast the 9th, 10th and 11th

𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮: Fast the 9th and 10th

𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟯: Fast the 10th and 11th

𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟰: Fast only the 10th

There are three levels of fasting on ‘Āshūrā’:

𝟭). Fasting on the 9th, 10th and 11th which is the most complete.

𝟮). Fasting on the 9th and 10th

𝟯). Fasting only on the 10th.

[Ibn Hajar & Ibn al-Qayyim]

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