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Sahih Muslim 1134b

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had said: If I live till the next (year), I would definitely observe fast on the 9th, and the narration transmitted by Abu Bakr is: “ He meant the day of Ashura.”

Ibn Abbasnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
8names in the chain
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وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، لَعَلَّهُ قَالَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

رضى الله عنهما قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَئِنْ بَقِيتُ إِلَى قَابِلٍ لأَصُومَنَّ التَّاسِعَ». وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَ يَعْنِي يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had said: If I live till the next (year), I would definitely observe fast on the 9th, and the narration transmitted by Abu Bakr is: “ He meant the day of Ashura.”

ইয়াকুব ইবনু ইবরাহীম আদ দাওরাকী (রহঃ) ..... সাহল ইবনু সা’দ আস্ সাইদী (রাযিঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম এর সালাতের স্থান এবং (তার সামনের) দেয়ালের মাঝখান একটি ছাগল চলাচল করার পরিমাণ প্রশস্ত ছিল। (অর্থাৎ- তিনি সুতরাহ এর খুব কাছাকাছি দাঁড়াতেন)।

حضرت سہل بن سعد ساعدی ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ سے روایت ہے ، انہوں نے کہا : رسول اللہﷺ کے سجدے کی جگہ اور دیوار کی درمیان بکری گزرنے کے برابر فاصلہ تھا ۔

Telah menceritakan kepadaku [Ya'qub bin Ibrahim ad-Dauraqi] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ibnu Abi Hazim] telah menceritakan kepadaku [Bapakku] dari [Sahal bin Sa'd as-Sa'idi] dia berkata, "Jarak antara tempat Rasulullah Shallallahu'alaihiwasallam melaksanakan shalat dengan dinding ialah selebar jalan lewatnya kambing

Bana Yâkub b. İbrahim Ed-Devrakî rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize ibn-i Ebî Hâzim rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bana babam, Sehl b. Sa'd Es-Sâidi'den rivayet etti. Demiş ki: Resulullâh (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'in namaz kıldığı yerle duvar arasında bir koyun geçecek kadar yer vardı

Sahih Muslim 1134b, Book 13, The Book of Fasting, Hadith 173. 1 min read

What it means

As related in the Hadīth, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) resolved to fast the ninth day of Muharram along with the tenth day (‘Ashūrā') if he would live till the following year. Thereby, he aimed to contradict the Jews. However, he died before next Muharram. So it is Sunnah to fast the ninth day, even though the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) could not fast it.

Indeed, whatever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) determined to do is regarded as Sunnah. By fasting the ninth day along with the tenth, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) aimed at contradicting the Jews, who fast the tenth day only.

It is also said that fasting the ninth day is a way of caution ensuring that ‘Ashūrā' is not missed. The first opinion is stronger, however, because it is based on an explicit text. And Allah knows best.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Abu Bakr ibn Abi ShaybahTold us, Fourth generation, died 235 AH
  3. 3Abu Kurayb Muhammad ibn al-AlaWith, Fourth generation, died 248 AH
  4. 4Waki ibn al-JarrahTold us, Third generation, died 196 AH
  5. 5Ibn Abi DhibFrom, Third generation, died 158 AH
  6. 6Al-Qasim ibn al-AbbasFrom, Successor, died 131 AH
  7. 7عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ لَعَلَّهُFrom
  8. 8Ibn AbbasFrom, Companion, died 65 AH

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