Hadith 1131

وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُمَيْسٍ ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : كَانَ يَوْمُ عَاشُورَاءَ يَوْمًا تُعَظِّمُهُ الْيَهُودُ ، وَتَتَّخِذُهُ عِيدًا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " صُومُوهُ أَنْتُمْ "
Abu Musa (RA) reported: The day of 'Ashura was one which the Jews respected and they treated it as Id. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: You also observe fast on this day.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الصيام / 1131
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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وحَدَّثَنَاه أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعُمَيْسِ ، أَخْبَرَنِي قَيْسٌ ، فَذَكَرَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ . (حديث موقوف) وَزَادَ : قَالَ وَزَادَ : قَالَ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، فَحَدَّثَنِي صَدَقَةُ بْنُ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : كَانَ أَهْلُ خَيْبَرَ يَصُومُونَ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ ، يَتَّخِذُونَهُ عِيدًا ، وَيُلْبِسُونَ نِسَاءَهُمْ فِيهِ حُلِيَّهُمْ وَشَارَتَهُمْ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فَصُومُوهُ أَنْتُمْ " .
Abu Musa reported that the people of Khaibar (most of them were Jews) observed fast on the day of 'Ashura and they treated it as 'Id and gave their women ornaments and beautiful dress to wear. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: You (only) observe fast on this day.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الصيام / 1131
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
This hadith mentions the arrival of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in Madinah.
The meaning of the chapter is derived from this.
Later, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said that any Muslim who fasts on ‘Ashura should also fast on either the ninth or the eleventh day, that is, he should fast one additional day, in order to oppose the Jews.
Now, observing this fast is Sunnah.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 3942
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:

In Musnad Ahmad, it is narrated from Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) in a marfu‘ (attributed to the Prophet) narration that: "Fast on the day of ‘Ashura, and oppose the Jews in this; fast a day before it or a day after it." That is, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Fast on the day of ‘Ashura, and to differ from the Jews, combine with it a fast on the day before or after.

Al-Qurtubi said: ‘Ashura is a term derived from ‘Ashirah for the purpose of emphasis and magnification. Originally, it is an adjective for the tenth night, because it is taken from ‘ashr, which is the name of the decade, and the day is annexed to it. So when it is said "the day of ‘Ashura," it is as if it is said "the day of the tenth night." However, when they deviated from using it as an adjective, the nominal usage became predominant, so they dispensed with the described noun and omitted "night," and thus this word became a proper noun for the tenth day. (Fath)

That is, Qurtubi said that the word ‘Ashura is for emphasis and magnification, and is derived from ‘Ashirah. Whenever the word ‘Ashura is used, it refers to the night of the tenth of Muharram.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 2005