Al-Hakam bin Al-Arfaj said: I met up with Ibn Abbas while he was reclining on his Rida at the Zamzam (well). So I said: 'Inform me about the Day of Ashura. On which day is it fasted?' He said: 'When you see the crescent of Al-Muharram, then count, then fast on the morning of the ninth day.' He said: 'I said: Is this how Muhammad fasted it?' He said: 'Yes.'
Read More..Ibn Abbas narrated: The Messenger of Allah ordered fasting the tenth day for the Day of Ashura.
Read More..Aishah narrated: I did not see the Prophet fasting at all during the ten.
Read More..Ibn Abbas narrated that : the Messenger of Allah said: There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than those ten days. They said: O Messenger of Allah! Not even Jihad in Allah Cause? The Messenger of Allah said: Not even Jihad in Allah's Cause, unless a man were to out with his self and his wealth and not return from that with anything.
Read More..Abu Hurairah narrated that : the Prophet said: There are no days more beloved to Allah that He be worshipped in them than the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, fasting every day of them is the equivalent of fasting a year, and standing every night of them (in prayer) is the equivalent of standing on the Night of Qadr.
Read More..Abu Ayub narrated that : the Messenger of Allah said: Whoever fasts Ramadan, then follows it with six from Shawwal, then that is (equal in reward) to fasting everyday.
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