How should the fast of the 10th of Muharram be kept?
Published as Muharram FAQ’s (4/7)
Question
How should the fast of the 10th of Muharram be kept?
Answer
Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam advised keeping an additional fast a day before or a day after the 10th as the Jews fasted on the 10th only.
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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