صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الصيامThe Book of Fasting
باب صَوْمِ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ:Chapter: Fasting on the day of Ashura'
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا شَيْبَانُ ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْمُرُنَا بِصِيَامِ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ ، وَيَحُثُّنَا عَلَيْهِ ، وَيَتَعَاهَدُنَا عِنْدَهُ ، فَلَمَّا فُرِضَ رَمَضَانُ ، لَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا ، وَلَمْ يَنْهَنَا ، وَلَمْ يَتَعَاهَدْنَا عِنْدَهُ " .
Jabir b. ahadeeth reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to observe fast on the day of Ashura and exhorted us to do it and was particular about it But when (fasting) in Ramadan was made obligatory, he hence forth neither commanded us nor forbade us, nor was he so particular about it.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
The extent to which the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam encouraged, motivated, emphasized, and exhorted fasting before the obligation of Ramadan was not matched by the same degree of emphasis or exhortation afterward. However, in general, encouragement and urging toward fasting continued even after its obligation; its reward and merit were mentioned, and the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam himself continued to fast.
Benefits and Issues:
The extent to which the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam encouraged, motivated, emphasized, and exhorted fasting before the obligation of Ramadan was not matched by the same degree of emphasis or exhortation afterward. However, in general, encouragement and urging toward fasting continued even after its obligation; its reward and merit were mentioned, and the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam himself continued to fast.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2652
