'Ashura

After the hijrah when The Prophet (saw) came to Madinah, he found that the Jews of Madinah also used to observe this day with fasting. The Prophet (saw) asked them the reason of their fasting on this day. They said, 

“This is a blessed day. On this day Allah saved the Children of Israel from their enemy and so Prophet Musa fasted on this day giving thanks to Allah.” 

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 

“We have more claim to Musa than you.” 

He fasted on that day and commanded Muslims to fast on this day. 

[Bukhari]

`Abdullah ibn `Abbas ra said: When the Messenger of Allah (saw) fasted on the day of `Ashura’ and told the people to fast, they said, 

“O Messenger of Allah, this is a day that is venerated by the Jews and Christians.” 

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said,

“Next year, if Allah wills, we will fast on the ninth day.”

But by the time the following year came, the Messenger of Allah (saw) had passed away.

[Muslim]

Jangan keliru. Rasulullah sebenarnya dah puasa before migrating to Madinah lagi. bukannya start puasa bila dah kat madinah or bila nampak Jews puasa. Secara tak langsung, tindakan Nabi Muhammad saw ni sebenarnya nak sampaikan kpd Jews bahawa it is only one religion all along. Nabi Musa (as) pon perjuangkan benda sama as he did. Lepas tu, in order to differentiate, the Prophet intended to fast on the 9th the next year but he passed away. 

Lagi,

The Prophet SAW said,

“Fasting the day of `Ashura’, I hope that Allah will accept it as expiation for the previous year.”

[Muslim]

Kawan kawan, selamat berpuasa 9 and 10 Muharram!