Chapter 210: About the Desirability of the Voluntary Fast on the Day of Arafa, and the 9th and 10th Days of Moharram

Translation: 684. Narrated Abu-Qatada Al-Ansari: ' Allah's Messenger was asked about fasting on the day of Arafa, whereupon he said: " It expiates the sins of the past year and the future year. " And he was asked about fasting on the day of Ashoora ', whereupon he said: " It expiates the sins of the past year. " He was then asked About fasting on Monday, whereupon he said: " That is the day on which I was borm, on which I was commissioned with Prophethood and on it (the Koran) was revealed to me. " (Muslim)

Narrated Abu-Ayoob Al-Ansari: ' Allah's Messenger said: " He who fasts Ramadhan and six days of Shawwal, it will be (in terms of rewards) as if he has observed the fast for a whole year. " (Muslim)

Translation: 685. Narrated Ibn Abbas: " The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered the day of Ashora ' to be fasted on the tenth day (of Moharram). ' (At-Termizi)

Translation: Abu-Issa said: " The Hadith of Ibn Abbas is Hasan Saheeh but the people of knowledge differed over which day is the day of Ashora. Some said: ' It is the ninth day ' and some others said: ' It is the tenth day. ' And it was narrated from Ibn Abbas that he said: ' Observe fasting on the ninth and the tenth contradicting the Jews. 335 "

Translation: 686. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' The Prophet said: " There are no days other than those ten days of Zol-Hijjah during which Allah loves people to serve Him. Observing fasting on one day of them is equal to observing fasting for a whole year and the standing by night therein for a night (in prayer) is equal to the standing in the prayer by night on Laylatol Qadr 27 999