9th and 10th of Muharram

Early Post! :D


This 15th and 16th (by my watch) are the 9th and 10th of Muharram, and you know what that means! FASTING!!! Just google 9th and 10th of Muharram, if you don't believe me. Anyway, here's some proof for fasting on the 10th (the 9th was a bit of an afterthought towards the end of Prophet Muhammad SAW's life): 




Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: When the Prophet came to Medina, he found (the Jews) fasting on the day of 'Ashura' (i.e. 10th of muharram). They used to say: "This is a great day on which Allah saved Moses and drowned the folk of Pharaoh. Moses observed the fast on this day, as a sign of gratitude to Allah." The Prophet said, "I am closer to Moses than they." So, he observed the fast (on that day) and ordered the Muslims to fast on it.  (Bukhari, Book #55, Hadith #609)


So what's in it for you? Well, how about a heaping plateful of FORGIVENESS!! 




"...He (Prophet Muhammad SAW) was asked about fasting on the day of 'Ashura (10th of muharram), whereupon be said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year. (Imam Muslim said that in this hadith there is a) narration of Imam Shu'ba that he was asked about fasting on Monday and Thursday, but we (Imam Muslim) did not mention Thursday for we found it as an error (in reporting)."  (Muslim, Book #006, Hadith #2603)


What's interesting though, is that a bunch of other stuff happened on this day. So MUCH stuff actually, over such a long period too....


(from: http://www.sunnah.org/ibadaat/fasting/ashura.htm who in turn got it from: Ghunya li-Talibi Tariq al-Haqq, Sayyidina Abdul Qadir al-Jilani)


On this day in History:


1) Allah (SWT) accepted the repentance of Prophet Adam (AS) after his exile from Paradise; 


2) Allah (SWT) saved Sayyidina Noah (AS) and his companions in the ark; 


3) Allah (SWT) extinguished the fire in which Prophet Ibrahim (AS) was thrown by Nimrod 


4) Allah (SWT) spoke directly to Prophet Musa (AS) and gave him the Commandments. 


5) Prophet Ayyub (AS) was restored to health (from leprosy); 


6) Prophet Yusuf (AS) was reunited with his father Ya’qub (AS); 


7) Prophet Yunus (AS) was taken out from the belly of the fish; 


8) The sea was divided as the nation of israel was delivered from captivity and Pharoah’s army was destroyed.


9) The kingdom of Sulaiman (AS) was restored;


10) Prophet Isa (AS) was raised to Jannah; and 


11) Al- Imam Husayn (RA) (the Holy Nabi’s, Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim, grandson) achieved the honor of Martyrdom. 


I've also read stuff about the Day of Qiyama (judgement day) starting on Ashura (no quotes though, sorry). I WAS going to say " I bet it'll be on this day that Dajjal comes too!" but if you look at all these events, they're all happy events. Saving, restoring, healing, forgiving....Dajjal's arrival doesn't fit with that....so, I'm guessing Jesus (AS) is gonna come back on this day then!


Happy Fasting! :D