{"id":16652,"date":"2020-09-23T10:21:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T10:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=16652"},"modified":"2020-09-23T10:21:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T10:21:37","slug":"fasting-only-on-the-10th-of-muharram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/fasting-only-on-the-10th-of-muharram\/","title":{"rendered":"Fasting Only on the 10th of Muharram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 04096<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Answered by:&nbsp;Maulana&nbsp;Naieem Mohammad<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><u>Question<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Any material on fasting solely on the 10th?<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span dir=\"RTL\">\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The fast of Ashura is definitely a Sunnat of the Prophet (s.a.w.).The following are only a few narrations which speak about it:<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Abdull\u0101h ibn Abb\u0101s (r.a.) reports that when the Messenger of&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Allah (s.a.w.) was informed that the Jews and Christians revere and honour&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">the 10th of Mu\u1e25arram he (s.a.w.) said, &ldquo;Next year, we will fast on&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">the ninth as well if Allah wills.&rdquo;<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\" title=\"\">[1]<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Abdull\u0101h ibn \u02bfAbb\u0101s(r.a.) reports that the Messenger of Allah&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">(s.a.w.) said, &ldquo;If I am alive next year, I will fast on the ninth as well.&rdquo;<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\" title=\"\">[2]<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Abdull\u0101h ibn \u02bfAbb\u0101s (r.a.) reports that the Messenger of Allah&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">(s.a.w.) said, &ldquo;Fast on the day of \u0100sh\u016br\u0101\u02be (10th of Mu\u1e25arram) and oppose the&nbsp;Jews. Fast one day before it or one day after it.&rdquo;<a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\" title=\"\">[3]<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">In light of the above, it is virtuous to fast on the 9th and 10th or the 10th&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">and 11th of Mu\u1e25arram. In fact, \u1e24\u0101fi\u1e93 Ibn \u1e24ajar states, &ldquo;Fasting on the&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">9th, 10th and 11th of Mu\u1e25arram is on the highest level of preference.&rdquo;<a href=\"#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\" title=\"\">[4]<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">In following his Sunnah (s.a.w.) we have been advised to add one day of fast before it or after it, the reason for this has been clearly given in the Hadith # 3.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">If a person fasts only on the 10<sup>th <\/sup>due to stubbornness or negligence, then this cannot be called &ldquo;following the Sunnah&rdquo; but rather it will be resembling the fasting of the Jews and Christians which is highly undesirable in our deen, but if he fails to fast due to fear of risking one&rsquo;s health or some other valid excuse then it will be allowed.<a href=\"#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\" title=\"\">[5]<\/a> The Prophet (s.a.w.) himself did fast only on the 10<sup>th<\/sup> but indicated the desire for fasting on the 9<sup>th<\/sup> if he were to live to see the next year.<a href=\"#_ftn6\" name=\"_ftnref6\" title=\"\">[6]<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Imam Ibn Hajar states that the fasting of Ashura may be any of 3 scenarios and the following is the order of merit from the least preferable to the most preferable:<a href=\"#_ftn7\" name=\"_ftnref7\" title=\"\">[7]<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Fasting on the 10<sup>th<\/sup> only<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Fasting on the 9<sup>th<\/sup> and 10<sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Fasting on the 9<sup>th<\/sup>,10<sup>th<\/sup> and 11<sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">All of the above will be permissible according to the capability of the person, so if a person is a bit weak but wants to get the virtue of Ashura then he will be allowed to fast on the 10<sup>th<\/sup> only and the other options will depend on their willingness to earn reward and the state of their health.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Written by Maulana Naieem Mohammad<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&nbsp;\n\t<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<div id=\"ftn1\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\" title=\"\">[1]<\/a>Muslim #2661<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn2\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\" title=\"\">[2]<\/a>Muslim # 2662<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn3\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\" title=\"\">[3]<\/a>Musnad Ahmad 1:241<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn4\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\" title=\"\">[4]<\/a>FathulBaari under hadith # 2000<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn5\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref5\" name=\"_ftn5\" title=\"\">[5]<\/a>QawaaidFiqhiyyapg 28 Qaida #3<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn6\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref6\" name=\"_ftn6\" title=\"\">[6]<\/a>FathulBaari,Hadith # 2000,pg 310\/311 vol 4 Darus Salaam 2000 print<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn7\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref7\" name=\"_ftn7\" title=\"\">[7]<\/a>Same as above<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 04096 Answered by:&nbsp;Maulana&nbsp;Naieem Mohammad &nbsp; Question &nbsp; Any material on fasting solely on the 10th? &nbsp; \u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645 In the name&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16652"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16652"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16660,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16652\/revisions\/16660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}