´Al-Hakam bin Al-Arfaj said:` "I met up with Ibn Abbas while he was reclining on his Rida at the Zamzam (well). So I said: 'Inform me about the Day of Ashura. On which day is it fasted?' He said: 'When you see the crescent of Al-Muharram, then count, then fast on the morning of the ninth day.'" He said: 'I said: Is this how Muhammad fasted it?' He said: 'Yes.'"
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب الصيام عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 754