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Fasting the Day of ʻAshura
Difficulty:Medium
Just a habit change
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The Sunnah
The Prophet ﷺ was asked about fasting the day of ʻAshura, and he said: "It expiates the sins of the previous year."
Source: Sahih Muslim 1162
The Science
Fasting the 10th of Muharram (ʻAshura) wipes away the minor sins of the past year; the Prophet ﷺ also encouraged fasting the 9th alongside it.
How to Practice
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Fast the 10th of Muharram (ʻAshura)
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Add the 9th (Tasuʻa) to differ from others, as the Prophet ﷺ intended
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Make the intention and have suhoor before dawn
4
Use the day for repentance, dhikr, and duʻa
Muslims revived this Sunnah
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