Articles and audio on Muharram, the sacred month of Allaah — its excellence, fasting the Day of ‘Aashooraa, and innovations to avoid. Click a topic below:
Merits & Excellence of Muharram 10th Muharram – ‘Aashooraa The New Hijri Year Innovations (Bid‘ah) & Misconceptions Related Links
Merits & Excellence of Muharram
- The Four Sacred Months – Tafseer Ibn Kathir
- The Sacred Month of Muharram & Fasting the Day of Ashoorah (10th of Muharram) – Dr. Saleh As-Saleh [Audio|En]
- The Encouragement to Fast the Day of ‘Ashura
From ‘Saheeh Targheeb wa Tarheeb’ – Shaykh Muhammad Nasur uddeen al-Albaani - The Excellence of Observing Saum (Fasting) in the months of Muharram and Sha’ban and the Sacred Months (Rajab, Dhul-Qa’dah, and Dhul-Hijjah)
- The Merits and Excellence of Months, Days and Nights in Islam – Dr. Saleh As Saleh [Audio Clip|En]
- Do not wrong ourselves especially in these Sacred Months – Abu Muhammad Al Maghribee [Short Clip|En]
10th Muharram – ‘Aashooraa
- Why is the 10th of Muharram called the Day of ‘Ashura’? – Permanent Committee
- The Story of Moosa (عليه السلام) and Yawm al-Aashooraa – Shaykh Saalih Fawzaan | Abu Muhammad al Maghribee [Audio|En]
- The Ruling regarding observing Fasting in Allah’s month Al-Muharram – Shaykh Muhammad Ali Ferkous
- Virtues of the Month of Muharram and Fasting on Aashoora – Abu Muhammad Al Maghribee [Audio|En]
- The Best way to Fast the Day of Aashoora (10th Muharram) – Explained by Shaykh Fawzan
- Which is better: Sawm on the 10th with the 9th or the 10th with the 11th of Muharram?
- If 10th Muharram falls on Friday or Saturday :
Voluntary Sawm (Fasting) on Saturdays – Imam Ibn Baz
The New Hijri Year
- Congratulating on new Gregorian year, the new Hijri (lunar) year, and the Mawlid (the Prophet’s birthday) – alifta
- Innovation Alert : Praying Close to Midnight on New Year’s–Shaykh Sālim Bāmihriz – MTWS
- Celebrating the new hijri year is from the celebrations of the deviant misguided sects
Innovations (Bid‘ah) & Misconceptions
- Innovations of Ar-Râfida and An-Nâssiba in relation to Ashura – Shaykh Muhammad Ali Ferkous
- Ashoora (10th Muharram) – Between Sunnah & Bida – Shaykh Abdullah an-Najmi [Audio|Ar-En]
- Hadiths with regard to singling out the Day of ‘Ashura’ for wearing Kuhl, bathing, dying with Henna and so on are all Fabricated
- Sacrificing an animal on the 10th of Muharram – Permanent Committee
Related Links
- Al-Muharram Fatwas – alifta