A Series of Reminders About The Month of Muḥarram

Shaykh Muḥammad Ibn Ṣāliḥ al-‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله was asked: “Is it disliked to single out 10th of Muharram for fasting?”

He replied: “Some scholars have said: It is disliked due to the saying of the Prophet (ﷺ): ❮Fast [along with it] a day before it or a day after it – differ from the Jews.❯

Other scholars have said: It is not disliked to fast just the 10th. However by doing so one loses out the reward that is attained with differing from the Jews – but what is correct is that it is not disliked to single out ‛Āshoorā’ with fasting.”

● [الشرح الممتع ج ٦، ص ٤٦٨]