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Significance of Fasting the Day of Ashura

What is the significance of fasting on the Day of Ashura, and why are Muslims expected to fast on this day? Here is the answer!

Fasting

Can I Fast Ashura without Intention?

Can I Fast Ashura without Intention?

Ask the Scholar Editor, Sheikh Muhammad ibn Salih Al-`Uthaymeen
How Many Consecutive Days to Fast in Muharram?

How Many Days to Fast in Muharram

Dr. Muhammad Salama
the word Muharram in Arabic calligraphy

Missed the Day? Can I Make up Ashura Fast?

Dr. Muhammad Salama
glass of water and dried dates

Benefits of Fasting on Muharram 9 and 10

Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, Sheikh Sayyed Sabiq

Check here to learn the benefits of fasting on Muharram 9 and 10, a Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) with great spiritual reward.

Hijri calendar highlighting 10 Muharram

Did Muslims Copy Jews in Fasting Ashura?

Dr. Muhammad Salama
dries dates

Can You Combine Muharram Fasts with Missed Fasts?

Sheikh Ahmad Kutty
fasting concept

Why Muharram 9 and 10 Are Important Days

Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid
How to Maintain Fasting after Ramadan

How to Maintain Fasting after Ramadan

Dr. Sano Koutoub Moustapha
How Do I Maintain Performing Good Deeds After Ramadan?

How to Maintain Performing Good Deeds After Ramadan

`Abdullah ibn Abdulrahman ibn Jibreen
Can You Combine Shawwal Fasting and Missed Days?

Can You Combine Shawwal Fasting and Missed Days?

Sheikh Ahmad Kutty
Virtues of Fasting Six Days in Shawwal

Virtues of Fasting Six Days in Shawwal

Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi
Two Intentions for Shawwal Fasting

Two Intentions for Shawwal Fasting – What Scholars Say

Sheikh Ahmad Kutty
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Volunteerism or Family Time on Eid?

Sheikh Waleed Basyouni
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