Question:
Is fasting on the first day of Muharram allowed? Are there any supporting Hadith?
Fatwa:
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad
is His Slave and Messenger.
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Fasting the First day of Muharram is likeable as is fasting other days of this month. The Prophet
said: "The best fasting after Ramadan is the fasting in the Muharram month".
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Al Nawawi
said: 'Our scholars say: and among the fasting that is desirable is the fasting of the four Hurum (forbidden) months: ‘Dhul Qida, Dhul Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab and the best among them is Muharram'.
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Allah Knows best.