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Day of Ashura (10th Day)

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Ashura

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The Day of ʿAshura is the tenth of Muharram. Authentic hadith connect the day with Allah saving Musa (Moses) and the Children of Israel, and the Prophet ﷺ fasted it.

Fasting ʿAshura

Fasting ʿAshura is voluntary. Before Ramadan fasting became obligatory, the Prophet ﷺ instructed Muslims to fast ʿAshura; afterwards it was no longer obligatory.

The Prophet ﷺ said that fasting the Day of ʿAshura expiates the sins of the preceding year.

Sources: Sahih al-Bukhari 1892 · Sahih Muslim 1162b.

Adding the ninth of Muharram

When told that Jews and Christians held the day in high regard, the Prophet ﷺ said that if he lived until the following year he would also fast the ninth. He passed away before the next year came.

Sunan Abi Dawud 2445 — Sahih
Source focus: This guide limits specific ʿAshura virtues to claims supported by the stronger cited sources, while leaving general good deeds as general good deeds rather than attaching unverified guaranteed rewards to the day.

The main lesson

ʿAshura is a day of gratitude to Allah and a recommended voluntary fast. The strongest practical guidance on this page is therefore fasting and remembering the deliverance of Musa, peace be upon him.