'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Quraish used to fast on the day of Ashura during the pre-Islamic days. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then commanded to fast on that day till (fasting) in Ramadan became obligatory. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
He who wishes to fast should do so, and he who wishes to break it may do so.
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، - قَالَ ابْنُ رُمْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، - عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، أَنَّ عِرَاكًا، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عُرْوَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا كَانَتْ تَصُومُ عَاشُورَاءَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِصِيَامِهِ حَتَّى فُرِضَ رَمَضَانُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
مَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُفْطِرْهُ
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Isnad
9 transmitters- 1Qutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilBulkh,Bakhalan, Baghdad · d. ~240 AH
- 2Muhammad bin Rmh bin al-MhajrEgypt · d. 242 AH
- 3al-Laith bin Sa'dAsbahan,Egypt · d. 175 AH
- 4Muhammad bin Rmh bin al-MhajrEgypt · d. 242 AH
- 5al-Laith bin Sa'dAsbahan,Egypt · d. 175 AH
- 6Yazid bin Abi HabibEgypt · d. 128 AH
- 7'Arak bin MalikMedina · d. after 100 AH
- 8'Urwa ibn al-ZubayrMedina · d. 93 AH/713 CE
- 9'Aisha bint Abi BakrMakkah/Medina · d. 57 AH/678 CE (17 Ramadan)
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 13, Hadith 147
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 6, Hadith 2503 (deprecated numbering scheme)