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Virtues of the Month of Muharram

Allah’s sacred month of Muharram is a blessed and important month. It is the first month of the hijri calendar and is one of the four sacred months concerning which Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

 
{Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months (in a year), so was ...
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Eating ‘Ashoora’ food

Is eating ‘ashoura at the day of ‘ashoura (tenth of Muharram) considered bid’a? Is it permissible to eat this sweet a day before or after the tenth of Muharram?

 

Praise be to Allaah.

 

If this food is some of the Shi’ah food that they make on ‘Ashoora’ along with the cheek-slapping ...

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Fasting in Sha’baan

Is eating ‘ashoura at the day of ‘ashoura (tenth of Muharram) considered bid’a? Is it permissible to eat this sweet a day before or after the tenth of Muharram? ... more

The Virtue of Fasting the Day of ‘Ashûrâ’

The Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, was asked about observing fast on the day of ‘Ashûrâ’, upon which he replied, “It expiates the sins committed in the preceding year.” [Reported by Muslim] ... more

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