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Sahih al-BukhariFasting

Sahih al-Bukhari 2000

Chapter: Observing Saum (fast) on the day of 'Ashura.

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 2000

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ ‏"‏ إِنْ شَاءَ صَامَ ‏"

Narrated Salim's father:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever wishes may fast on the day of 'Ashura'."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2000).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث اِبْن عُمَر أَوْرَدَهُ مِنْ رِوَايَة عُمَر بْن مُحَمَّد أَيْ اِبْن زَيْد بْن عَبْد اللَّه بْن عُمَر عَنْ عَمّ أَبِيهِ سَالِمِ بْن عَبْد اللَّه بْن عُمَر عَنْ أَبِيهِ , وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ عَنْ أَحْمَد بْن عُثْمَان النَّوْفَلِيّ عَنْ أَبِي عَاصِم شَيْخ الْبُخَارِيّ فِيهِ وَصَرَّحَ بِالتَّحْدِيثِ فِي جَمِيع إِسْنَاده. قَوْله : ( قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاء إِنْ شَاءَ صَامَ ) كَذَا وَقَعَ فِي جَمِيع النُّسَخِ مِنْ الْبُخَارِيّ مُخْتَصَرًا , وَعِنْد اِبْن خُزَيْمَةَ فِي صَحِيحه عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِي عَاصِم بِلَفْظِ " إِنَّ الْيَوْمَ يَوْمُ عَاشُورَاء فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُفْطِرْهُ " وَعِنْد الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ قَال…

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