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Question About Fasting On Ashura
The fast of Ashura is highly virtuous, and it is especially associated with the Sunnah of two prophets. However, is it necessary to fast on the 9th of Muharram in order to fast on the 10th? I heard from Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza that, in order to differ from the Jews, one must also fast on the 9th or the 11th of Muharram. Is this correct? I have read about the fast of this day in the book Mizan by Javed Ahmed ghamdi , but I did not come across anything of this sort.
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Question About Fasting On Ashura
updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago
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@Irfan76 sir In my view, it does not seem correct that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ would have said this. If he did say it, then what was the wisdom behind being different from the Jews in this matter?
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To differ from Jews or Christians is in matters of Bidat or deviation from Deen. In good things, we do not differ from them.
It is not compulsory to fast on 9 as well.
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Thanks for your reply. However, I would like to keep it as a voluntary fast. But a person’s voluntary acts are not accepted until the obligatory duties are fulfilled. So do I need to complete my missed Ramadan fasts first, or do I have until the next Ramadan to make them up?
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Sir, tonight after sunset the 10th of Muharram begins. Please reply and tell me what intention I should make for this fast: obligatory or voluntary?
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If you look at a comprehensive study of Ahadees, it becomes clear that this 10 Muharram fasting was previously preached but later when Ramazan fasting was made compulsory then rawayaat say it’s a nafali Roza whoever want to fast and whoever do not want to fast, there was no compulsion imposed after Ramadan fasting.
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Oh, I know that this fast is voluntary (nafl), but I have some missed obligatory fasts from Ramadan. There is a hadith that says voluntary acts are not accepted when obligatory duties remain unfulfilled. So my question was: I would like to observe this fast as a voluntary fast, and then make up my missed Ramadan fasts later. That was my question. And thank you for your reply.
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Obv it’s possible. All depends on your NIYAT. May Allah Almighty accept your good deeds. Amen
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I feel the same way. Inshallah Allah will accept it. Jazakillāh for your kind words.
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The fast of Ashura on the 10th of Muharram is highly virtuous, following the Sunnah of Prophet Musa and Prophet Muhammad. Javed Ahmed Ghamidi’s Mizan focuses primarily on the foundational principles of Islam,, which is why specific jurisprudential details about combining days might not be highlighted there.
Regarding Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza’s statement, , he is correct. Prophet Muhammad expressed a desire to fast on the 9th along with the 10th to distinguish the Muslim practice from the Jewish tradition. While fasting on the 9th or 11th is highly encouraged, it is not strictly mandatory.
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it is neither obligatory (farz) nor necessary (wājib); it is a voluntary act of worship (nafl). However, Ghamidi Sahib’s book Al-Islam is actually a summary of Mizan, and it does not contain detailed discussions. In Mizan, he has covered all these matters and has also addressed jurisprudential issues.
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Nafl worship is not accepted when obligatory duties are ignored. It is not about delaying an obligatory duty for some reason. So you can keep nafal fast.
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