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Sahih al-Bukhari 2004

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

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 2004

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ

قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ، فَرَأَى الْيَهُودَ تَصُومُ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالُوا هَذَا يَوْمٌ صَالِحٌ، هَذَا يَوْمٌ نَجَّى اللَّهُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِمْ، فَصَامَهُ مُوسَى‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَنَا أَحَقُّ بِمُوسَى مِنْكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَصَامَهُ وَأَمَرَ بِصِيَامِهِ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) came to Medina and saw the Jews fasting on the day of Ashura. He asked them about that. They replied, "This is a good day, the day on which Allah rescued Bani Israel from their enemy. So, Moses fasted this day." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "We have more claim over Moses than you." So, the Prophet fasted on that day and ordered (the Muslims) to fast (on that day).

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2004) and Ahmad (No. 2512, 2688).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

الْحَدِيثُ الرَّابِعُ حَدِيثُ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي سَبَبِ صِيَامِ عَاشُورَاءَ. قَوْله : ( عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه بْن سَعِيد بْن جُبَيْر عَنْ أَبِيهِ ) وَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَة اِبْن مَاجَهْ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ " عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ سَعِيد بْن جُبَيْر " وَالْمَحْفُوظُ أَنَّهُ عِنْد أَيُّوبَ بِوَاسِطَةٍ وَكَذَلِكَ أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ. قَوْله : ( قَدِمَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَة فَرَأَى الْيَهُودَ تَصُومُ ) فِي رِوَايَةِ مُسْلِمٍ " فَوَجَدَ الْيَهُودَ صِيَامًا ". قَوْله : ( فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا ) فِي رِوَايَة مُسْلِمٍ " فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَا هَذَا " وَلِلْمُصَنِّفِ فِي تَفْسِيرِ طه مِنْ طَرِيق أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيد بْن جُبَيْر فَسَأَلَهُمْ. قَوْله : ( هَذَا يَوْمٌ صَال…

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  • تهذيب الآثار للطبري (579)نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِمُوسَى مِنْكُمْ . فَصَامَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، وَأَمَرَ بِصَوْمِهِ
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (3487)فَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِمُوسَى مِنْكُمْ ، فَصَامَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَمَرَ بِصِيَامِهِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (2357)نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِمُوسَى مِنْكُمْ ، فَصَامَهُ وَأَمَرَ بِصِيَامِهِ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2541)مَا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي تَصُومُونَهُ ؟ . فَقَالُوا : هَذَا يَوْمٌ صَالِحٌ ، هَذَا يَوْمُ نَجَّى اللَّهُ فِيهِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِمْ . قَالَ : فَصَامَهُ مُوسَى ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : أَنَا أَحَقُّ بِمُوسَى مِنْكُمْ . فَصَامَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَمَرَ بِصَوْمِهِ

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