Dear brother! Each day in which the sun sets tells you that your lifespan is diminishing. The wise is the one who learns from his past, struggles for his present day and provides for his tomorrow. Provide for your morrow. The best provision is piety. Allah says,
“O you who believe! Fear Allah and keep your duty to Him. And let every person look to what he has sent forth for the morrow, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is All-Aware of what you do.” (Surah Al Hashr 59:18)
Fellow Muslims! The first month in Islamic calendar is Muharram. It is one of the greatest months. It has been a sacred month since time immemorial and it is one of the months that Allah has made sanctified. It was in this month that Allah gave Prophet Musa victory over Pharaoh. Among its merits is that fasting is recommended in many of its days. The Messenger of Allah said,
“The best month in which one can fast after Ramadan is the month of Muharram. And the best prayer after obligatory prayers is the night prayer.” (Muslim)
The best day in this month is the day of Ashura (the tenth day). Ibn ‘Abbas said,
“The Prophet came to Al-Madinah and he found the Jews fasting on the day of Ashura. He asked them: ‘What is this day in which you fast?’ They said: ‘This is a great day in which Allah saved Prophet Musa and his people and drowned Pharaoh and his people. Musa used to fast that day to show gratitude to Allah and we emulate him in doing so.’ The Prophet then said: ‘We have right to Musa more than you.’ So he fast the day and he used to ask people to fast on it.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Messenger of Allah was again asked of fasting on Ashura day and he replied:
“I have hope that Allah will make it erase all the sins committed in the previous year.”
The Prophet also determined to fast a day before that day in discordance to the people of the Scripture. He said in this regard:
“If I remain alive till next year, I will certainly fast the ninth day.”
It is therefore imperative for the Muslims to fast the tenth day of Muharram to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet and in order to get the reward. It is also recommended that they should fast the ninth day so as to disagree with the Jews and in order to uphold the Sunnah. Doing this is an act of showing gratitude to Allah, and by doing it we are commencing our new year with good deeds
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