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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الصومFrom the Book of Fasting
باب في صِيَامِ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ:Chapter: Fasting on Ashura
Hadith 1800
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْلَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "هَذَا يَوْمُ عَاشُورَاءَ، وَكَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تَصُومُهُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَصُومَهُ، فَلْيَصُمْهُ، فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَتْرُكَهُ فَلْيَتْرُكْهُ" . وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ لَا يَصُومُهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُوَافِقَ صِيَامَهُ.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is the day of Ashura, and the Quraysh used to fast on it during the days of ignorance. So whoever among you wishes may fast on Ashura, and whoever wishes to leave it may leave it." And Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) did not specifically fast on Ashura, except that if Ashura came during the days he was fasting, he would complete his fasts.
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadiths 1796 to 1800)
In the early period of Islam, the fasting of ‘Ashura was prescribed. Then, when the fasting of Ramadan was made obligatory, the fasting of ‘Ashura as an obligation was abrogated, and people were given the choice: whoever wished could fast, and whoever wished could leave it, as is mentioned in al-Bukhari. This narration is coming ahead, but this fast also holds great virtue, as has been mentioned previously.
In the early period of Islam, the fasting of ‘Ashura was prescribed. Then, when the fasting of Ramadan was made obligatory, the fasting of ‘Ashura as an obligation was abrogated, and people were given the choice: whoever wished could fast, and whoever wished could leave it, as is mentioned in al-Bukhari. This narration is coming ahead, but this fast also holds great virtue, as has been mentioned previously.
