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Regarding the Law of Fasting Asyura and Tasu'a

Regarding the Law of Fasting Asyura and Tasu'a By: Ahmad Syahrin Thoriq Ashura fasting ( عاشوراء) is one type of sunnah fasting prescribed in Islam. The word Ashura' itself refers to the 10th day of the month of Muharram.  The arguments for the Asyura fasting system and also its fadhilah include the words of the Prophet ﷺ: Amen "Ashura fast, I hope with it Allah will erase the sins of the previous year." (HR. Muslim) The tasu'a fast (تاسوعاء) is a sunnah fast which is carried out on the ninth day of the month of Muharram (the day before the fall of Ashura).  Even this fasting has been agreed upon according to a hadith: "Really, if I am still alive in the next year, I will definitely fast on the ninth day." (HR. Muslim) 𝗦𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗯 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆𝗮 Mentioned in a hadith from Ibn Abbas radhiyallahu'anhu, he said, when Rasulullah ﷺ arrived in the city of Medina and saw the Jews carrying out the ashura fast, he also asked about t