What is the virtue of the month of Muharram

The virtue of the month of Muharram

The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said:

 

أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمُ

 

The best fast after Ramadan is the month of Allah; al-Muharram

Therefore it is recommended to increase fasting during this month

It (Muharram) is also from the sacred months. 

Among the four, Dhul Qadah, Dhul Hijjah, Muharram, Rajjab.

It is the month the companions selected to be the first month of the Hijri year—during the Caliph of Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ. 

Thus it is a month of virtue.

From its greatest virtues is that it contains the Day of Ashura

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The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ informed us that fasting this day will expiate for the previous year💎

Musa عليه السلام fasted this day to show gratitude to Allah for drowning Pharaoh and his followers

. Therefore he fasted this day and the Jews continued to fast this day after him. 

When the Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ arrived in Madinah after migrating, he found the Jews fasting this day. He said: “What is this day you are fasting?” They said: “Indeed this is the day Allah empowered Musa and his followers and humiliated and debased Pharaoh and his followers. Musa عليه السلام fasted this day therefore we fast this day

”.

 The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said: “We have more right to Musa than you” (or…we are closer to Musa than you). Therefore the Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ fasted this day and he commanded the people to fast

Consequently, fasting this day became a confirmed Sunnah. 

But the Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ wanted for us to differ from the Jews, thus he commanded us to fast the day prior which is the ninth day. 

One narration reads ‘or fast the day after it’. But fasting the ninth day (the day prior of Ashura) is more confirmed.

Therefore the person fasts this day following the example of the Prophets of Allah; (emulating) Musa عليه السلام and (emulating) Muhammad صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ in his fast.

To be continued,

ان شاءالله♥

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