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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصيامFasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)
باب فِي صَوْمِ الْمُحَرَّمِChapter: Regarding Fasting In Muharram.
Hadith 2429
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمُ ، وَإِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْمَفْرُوضَةِ صَلَاةٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ " . لَمْ يَقُلْ قُتَيْبَةُ : شَهْرٌ ، قَالَ : رَمَضَانُ .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah's month al-Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after the prescribed prayer is the prayer during night.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
There is great virtue in observing voluntary fasts during the month of Muharram.
In addition, there is the issue of fasting on ‘Ashura (the 10th of Muharram) along with another day, the details of which are coming ahead.
There is great virtue in observing voluntary fasts during the month of Muharram.
In addition, there is the issue of fasting on ‘Ashura (the 10th of Muharram) along with another day, the details of which are coming ahead.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2429
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1614. Commentary:
➊ The attribution of Muharram al-Haram to Allah Almighty is because it is the first month of the Islamic year and is a sacred month. Some have interpreted the fasting mentioned here as referring to the fast of ‘Ashura. Others have understood it to mean fasting throughout the entire month of Muharram, and this is the correct position. The apparent wording supports this.
➋ Those who consider the Sunnah prayers associated with the obligatory (fard) prayers to be superior to the Tahajjud prayer do so because these Sunnahs are connected to the obligatory prayers and thus count them as part of the obligatory acts. However, this is not correct. The Tahajjud prayer itself is superior.
➊ The attribution of Muharram al-Haram to Allah Almighty is because it is the first month of the Islamic year and is a sacred month. Some have interpreted the fasting mentioned here as referring to the fast of ‘Ashura. Others have understood it to mean fasting throughout the entire month of Muharram, and this is the correct position. The apparent wording supports this.
➋ Those who consider the Sunnah prayers associated with the obligatory (fard) prayers to be superior to the Tahajjud prayer do so because these Sunnahs are connected to the obligatory prayers and thus count them as part of the obligatory acts. However, this is not correct. The Tahajjud prayer itself is superior.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1614
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
The attribution of this month to Allah is a sign of its honor and virtue, just as in the cases of Bayt Allah (the House of Allah) and Naqat Allah (the She-camel of Allah), etc. Muharram is one of the four sacred months. The Islamic year begins with the month of Muharram.
The attribution of this month to Allah is a sign of its honor and virtue, just as in the cases of Bayt Allah (the House of Allah) and Naqat Allah (the She-camel of Allah), etc. Muharram is one of the four sacred months. The Islamic year begins with the month of Muharram.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 740
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
The month of Muharram has been ascribed to Allah, which clearly indicates the honor and distinction of this month.
The month of Muharram has been ascribed to Allah, which clearly indicates the honor and distinction of this month.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 438
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
Referring to Muharram as the month of Allah is an indication of its honor and virtue, just as the attribution to Allah in Bayt Allah (the House of Allah), Naqat Allah (the She-camel of Allah), and Ruh Allah (the Spirit of Allah) is for the expression of honor and virtue.
(2)
Observing voluntary fasts (nafl) in Muharram is superior to doing so in other months.
(1)
Referring to Muharram as the month of Allah is an indication of its honor and virtue, just as the attribution to Allah in Bayt Allah (the House of Allah), Naqat Allah (the She-camel of Allah), and Ruh Allah (the Spirit of Allah) is for the expression of honor and virtue.
(2)
Observing voluntary fasts (nafl) in Muharram is superior to doing so in other months.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1742
