CORRECTION: 10th Muharram on Saturday 19th January...

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CORRECTION: 10th Muharram on Saturday 19th January...

al-Hamdu-Lillaahi Rabbil-'Aalameen was-Salaatu was-Salaamu 'alaa
Ashrafil-Anbiyaa. e wal-Mursaleen, wa ba'd:

as-Salaam 'alaykum wa-Rahmatullaahe wa-Barakaatuhu,

Fatwa-Online has just been informed of the official decision by Shaykh
Saalih al-Luhaydaan, Head of the High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia,
that since 30 (thirty) days were completed for the month of Dhul-Hijjah,
subsequently the Day of 'Aashooraa (10th of Muharram) shall be on Saturday
19th January 2008, inshaa.-Allaah.

09 muharram = friday 18 january 2008

10 muharram (day of 'aashooraa) = saturday 19 january 2008

11 muharram = sunday 20 january 2008

Therefore, please ignore our earlier posting to the group indicating
otherwise.

Subject: The Fast of 'Aashooraa

The Fast of 'Aashooraa

...unless we are otherwise informed, the day of 'aashooraa this year
1429/2008 shall fall on friday 18 january, inshaa.-Allaah.

09 muharram = thursday 17 january 2008

10 muharram (day of 'aashooraa) = friday 18 january 2008

11 muharram = saturday 19 january 2008

..........

Abu Hurayrah (radhi-yAllaahu 'anhu) said:

The Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said:

((The best of fasting after Ramadhaan is fasting Allaah's month of
Muharram)), reported by Muslim.

...

Fasting on Fridays


The noble Shaykh ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy upon him) was asked:
what is the ruling on fasting on Friday?

Fasting on a Friday is disliked, but not in the absoloute sense. So fasting
on a Friday is disliked for the one who intended to fast it and singled it
out for fasting [only] due to the saying of the prophet (salAllaahu 'alayhi
wa sallam):

"Do not single out the Friday for fasting nor its night for standing [in
prayer – i.e. Thursday night]"

As for if a person fasted coincidentally on a Friday due to it being a
habitual practice of the person to fast, then there is no objection in that
and the person is not at liberty. And likewise if he fasted the day before
or the day after it [i.e. Friday] there is no objection in that and the
person is not at liberty, and there is no dislike [Islamically, in the
matter]. An example of the first case: if it was from the habit of a person
to fast one day and leave a day [fasting alternative days] and
coincidentally fasted on a Friday, then there is no wrong/ objection in
that. Likewise, if it was the persons habit to fast the day of 'Arafah and
coincidentally the day of 'Arafah landed on a Friday, then there is no
objection to him fasting on that Friday nor any restriction upon him because
indeed he did not single out this day [to fast] merely because of it being a
Friday but rather due to it being the day of 'Arafah and likewise even if
this day coincided with the day of 'Aashooraa' and he was limited to it
[i.e. to only fasting that day], then there is no objection in that [for him
to fast] even though it would be better for him to also fast the day before
or day after the day of 'Aashooraa'.

The second example: to fast the Thursday or Saturday along with the Friday.
As for the one who fasted Friday without an eligible reason [such as it
being other than a habit, or an act of sunnah that coincides with this day],
then we say to him: if you wanted to fast Saturday [along with the Friday]
then proceed with your fasting [on the Friday] and if you did not want to
fast Saturday nor Thursday, then do not fast [on Friday] in accordance with
what the messenger of Allaah (salAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) ordered, and
Allaah is the Successful.

Question: May the blessings of Allaah be upon you, is it permissible to fast
the day of Friday on its own?

Response: The prophet (salAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam prohibited fasting the
day of Friday on its own. One of his wives entered upon him or it was him
who entered upon her and he found her fasting [on a Friday] so he asked her:

"did you fast yesterday?"

... and she replied:

"no"

...he asked her:

"are you going to fast tomorrow?"

... she replied:

"no"

...so he said:

"break your fast".

But if Friday coincided with the day of 'Arafah for example, and a person
then fasted it [i.e. only the Friday], then there is no harm or objection
[in doing so] because this man [questioner] fasted [the Friday] because of
it being the day of 'Arafah and not because it was merely a Friday [and] if
Friday coincided with the day of 'Aashooraa' and he fasted it then there is
no objection in him to singularly fast that that day since he fasted it
because it is the day of 'Aashooraa' and not because it is merely a Friday.
For this reason the prophet (salAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said:

"do not single out the day of Friday for fasting nor its night for standing
[in prayer, i.e. Thursday night]".

So the matter has been determined with regards to a person who does this,
particularly with regards to [fasting] the day of Friday and [standing in
prayer on] the night of Friday [i.e. Thursday night]

...

That which is recommended for the Muslim on the day of 'Aashooraa.


Question: What is obligatory upon the Muslim to do on the day of
'Aashooraa.. (tenth day of Muharram), and is Zakaat al-Fitr obligatory (on
that day)?

Response: It is legislated for the Muslim to fast on the day of 'Aashooraa.,
for that which has been confirmed that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) ordered fasting on (the day of) 'Aashooraa., however, when (the
fasting of) Ramadhaan was obligated, whoever preferred to fast ('Aashooraa. )
did so and whoever preferred not to (do so) did not. And there is no Zakaat
al-Fitr (to be paid) on the day of 'Aashooraa. as there is on `Eed al-Fitr
after the month of Ramadhaan.

And with Allaah lies all the success, and may Allaah send prayers and
salutations upon our Prophet Muhammad (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) and
his family and his companions.

The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa, comprising -

Head: Shaykh 'Abdul 'Azeez ibn Abdullaah ibn Baaz;

Deputy Head: Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq 'Afeefee;

Member: Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn Ghudayyaan

Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa. - Volume
10, Page 400, Fatwa No.10962

...

The permissibility of fasting on the day of 'Aashooraa. only

Question: Is it permissible to fast 'Aashooraa. just one day?

Response: It is permissible to fast the day of 'Aashooraa. (tenth day of
Muharram) just one day, however, it is better to fast the day before it or
the day after it (also) and this is the established Sunnah of the Prophet
(sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) who said:

((If I am (still) here next year, then certainly I shall fast the ninth (day
of Muharram))), [(reported by) Muslim, Ahmad, Ibn Maajah, Ibn Abee Shaybah,
at-Tahaawee, al-Bayhaqee and al-Baghawee] . Ibn 'Abbaass (radhi-yallaahu
'anhumaa) said:

((along with the tenth (day of Muharram))).

And with Allaah lies all the success, and may Allaah send prayers and
salutations upon our Prophet Muhammad (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) and
his family and his companions.

The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa, comprising -

Head: Shaykh 'Abdul 'Azeez ibn Abdullaah ibn Baaz;

Deputy Head: Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq 'Afeefee;

Member: Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn Ghudayyaan

Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa. - Volume
10, Page 401, Fatwa No.13700