{"id":7673,"date":"2023-07-23T09:35:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T16:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/askamuslim\/?p=7673"},"modified":"2023-07-25T05:54:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T12:54:34","slug":"fact-check-on-hadith-about-fasting-on-ashura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/askamuslim\/2023\/07\/fact-check-on-hadith-about-fasting-on-ashura\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Check on Hadith About Fasting on Ashura"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/a>Yesterday\u2019s Jumah khutba (sermon) was once again a reminder of how some of the inventions have crept into Muslim minds. The Imam quoted a hadith from Prophet Muhammad, spending nearly all of the khutba on the importance of fasting on Ashura- the 10th of Muharram, and didn\u2019t mention the tragic events of Karbala in 61 AH, when the beloved grandson of Prophet Muhammad, Imam Hussain, was brutally butchered, and marks a turning point in Islamic history. (OK, he actually spent a few seconds at the end that he will speak more about Ashura on the eve of Ashura next week).<\/p>\n

I posted three years ago why the hadith (that this and so many other Imams have quoted) that calls for fasting on Ashura is forged.<\/p>\n

Once again, I apologize to anyone whose feelings may get hurt. But one of the lessons learned from Karbala is to uphold the truth and the truth must be spoken as this hadith is being propagated like a forest fire.<\/p>\n

Growing up some 5 decades ago, we never saw anyone fasting on Ashura in the country (Pakistan) I grew up. Even when I migrated to USA about 39 years ago, I don\u2019t recall Imams talking about it, or people fasting on Ashura. This hadith has taken hold in the last 15-20 years.<\/p>\n

There are a number of reasons why I know this hadith is forged as it has more holes than Swiss cheese.<\/p>\n

1. \nLook at the chain of narration: The Hadith is typically narrated by four people. These four were either not present in Medina at the time of Hijra or were very young (Ibn Abbas was 4 years old, Abu Musa Al Ashri was in Yemen at the orders of Prophet Muhammad, Abu Herrera didn\u2019t enter Medina until Hijra 7-8 at the time of the battle of Khyber, and Ma\u2019awiyah bin Abu Safyan(the father of Yazid) who did not convert until 8th<\/sup>\u00a0of Hijra or after the conquer of Mecca some 8 years after Hijra). If they were not present at the time of the Hijra, how were they able to quote what they heard Prophet Muhammad say at the time? It is also of note that the 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Caliph, Umar Ibn Khattab, stripped Abu Herrera of his governorship for making money of narrating Hadith and accused him of fabrication.<\/li>\nThe hadith says, people told Prophet Muhammad that Jews are fasting because that day Moses and the Israelites were saved from drowning. But the Jews actually fast on Yom Kippur- the 10th<\/sup> of Tisheri in the Hebrew calendar. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement and commemorates God atoning for the sin of Golden Calf and the 2nd<\/sup> revelation of the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0Commandment at Mount Sinai, not the drowning of Pharaoh.<\/li>\nThe math also does not work- even if the Jews of Medina were fasting on the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0of Tisheri, the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0of Tisheri and 10th<\/sup>\u00a0of Muharram corresponded, and fell on the same day was only in the year 28 AH- 28 year after Hijra. Prophet Muhammad passed away in\u00a0 the year 11 AH!<\/li>\nProphet Muhammad did not migrate to Medina in Muharram\u2026it was the month of Rabi Al Awwal.<\/li>\n

2. According to Ibn Al Athir, the great Islamic historian and author of\u00a0Al Kamil Fil al Tarikh<\/em>\u00a0(The Complete History), Ashura has an old usage and the new usage. Ashura means the tenth. At the time of the Prophet, it was used for the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0of\u00a0any\u00a0<\/em>month. After Karbala, Ashura was used exclusively for 10th<\/sup> of Muharram. Therefore the hadith could not have meant the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0of\u00a0Muharram<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
   
   Here is a link to my article from three years ago, outlining the reasons why this hadith has to be a forged one and the reasons behind forging the hadith.<\/p>\n

   Ashura and the Fake Hadith About Fasting | Ejaz Naqvi MD (patheos.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

   So please think deeply before accepting a hadith. Explore on your own. My pledge to the Imams is the same- if you are doing i t unintentionally, explore the facts before preaching. Your words mean a lot to the community, so please choose your words and preaching wisely.<\/p>\n

   Yes, Muharram was one of the holy months even before the tragedy of Karbala in the year 61 AH (680 CE). It is said that Adam met Eve on Earth on Ashura. Noah\u2019s boat settled on this date and much more. But after the family of the Prophet was brutally murdered in the desert heat of Karbala, it became the focal point of Ashura.<\/p>\n

   That should be the focal point of Muharram and Ashura. One of the hadith says \u201cAnyone who loves Al-Hasan and\u00a0Al-Hussain<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b> has indeed loved me, and anyone who hates them has indeed hated me.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

   Ignoring, or putting on the back burner the sacrifice of Imam Hussain is disrespecting the legacy of Imam Hussain, and therefore disrespecting the Prophet\u2019s wishes.\u00a0 To remember and honor Imam Hussain and his family and companions\u2019 great sacrifice to save Islam is the best way to show our love to our Prophet.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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