It is a day in which Allah forgave an entire people.
Tirmidhi relates that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said to a man, “If you want to fast a month after Ramadan, then fast Muharram, for it has a day in which Allah forgave an entire people, and He turns to others in repentance in.†[Tirmidhi (841)]
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Thanks for this reminder, dear Tasmiya. I had never read this hadith before. I’m wiser thanks to you
on friday i went to jummah prayer and listened to the qutbah about ashura and the imaam mentioned how the two fasts in muharram were fard, before ramadan fasts were made obligatory on muslims.
inshAllah, i will go back to fasting them next year!
Thank you for the hadith, dear Sister
Most excellent!
Ya Haqq!