صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الصيام
The Book of Fasting
باب صَوْمِ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ:
Chapter: Fasting on the day of Ashura'
Hadith 1130
This hadith is listed as number 2656 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ ، فَوَجَدَ الْيَهُودَ يَصُومُونَ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ ، فَسُئِلُوا عَنْ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالُوا : هَذَا الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي أَظْهَرَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ مُوسَى وَبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى فِرْعَوْنَ ، فَنَحْنُ نَصُومُهُ تَعْظِيمًا لَهُ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " نَحْنُ أَوْلَى بِمُوسَى مِنْكُمْ ، فَأَمَرَ بِصَوْمِهِ " ،
Ibn Abbas (RA) (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported that when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to Madinah, he found the Jews observing the fast on the day of Ashura. They (the Jews) were asked about it and they said: It is the day on which Allah granted victory to Moses (ؑ) and (his people) Bani Isra'il over the Pharaoh and we observe fast out of gratitude to Him. Upon this the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said: We have a closer connection with Moses (ؑ) than you have, and he commanded to observe fast on this day.
