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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Some rulings pertaining to the fasting of aashuraa The prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "I hope that Allaah will wipe out the previous year of sins as a reward for fasting the day of 'aashuraa (The tenth of Muharram)". Fasting 'aashuraa has two levels: The first level is: singling it out with fasting (not fasting the day before it nor the day after it). This was what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did when the fasting of the day of 'aashuraa was obligatory and he صلى الله عليه وسلم continued singling it out after it became optional, however, in the last part of his صلى الله عليه وسلم life, he صلى الله عليه وسلم resolved to fast the ninth of muharram along with the tenth, as in the hadeeth The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "If I am alive next year I'll fast the ninth (of Muharram)". The reason for his صلى الله عليه وسلم intending to fast the ninth along with the tenth is being different from the people of the book, which is either recommended or obligatory. So fasting the tenth of muharram is recommended, however, fasting the ninth along with it is better. The second level is: Fasting another day along with the tenth of muharram, which has three scenarios: 1) fasting the ninth along with the tenth of muharram, and this is highly recommended as was mentioned before. 2) fasting the eleventh along with the tenth of muharram, this has been narrated in a weak hadeeth, however, the reason for fasting the ninth along with the tenth is achieved if someone misses out on fasting the ninth of muharram. 3) fasting the ninth and eleventh along with the tenth, this scenario also has three scenarios A) fasting the three days with the intention of it being for the 'aashuraa fasting, this was narrated in a weak hadeeth. B) fasting the three days in order to be sure that one gets to fast 'aashuraa, this is recommended if there was doubts about the beginning of the month, however, if it was clear, then it is not recommended. C) fasting it with the intention of fasting the day of 'aashuraa along with the intention of fasting three days from the month, this is recommended unanimously. So you fast the three days with the intention of fasting three days in the month, and also intending to fast 'aashuraa and a day before it. In conclusion, the best way of fasting aashuraa is to fast the ninth along with the tenth of muharram. Summarized from shaikh Saalih Al-Usaimy's khutbah by Aboo Nasamah Muhammad Al-Makky 📃pearls of knowledge 📃 https://t.me/Pearls_of_knowledge