8/40. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 740 — Muharram Fasting
What Has Been Related About Fasting For Al-Muharram
Best Fasting After Ramadan: Muharram Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 740
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 740
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ صِيَامِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Said: "The Most Virtuous Fasting After The Month Of Ramadan Is Allah'S Month Al-Muharram."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 740In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 59English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 740
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 740
This Muharram fasting hadith gives a direct virtue: the most virtuous fasting after the month of Ramadan is in Allah’s month, al-Muharram. The wording itself allows the phrase “best fasting after Ramadan,” because that is what the hadith states. It does not say that fasting Muharram replaces Ramadan, nor does it specify in this text which days must be fasted. It simply raises the value of fasting in this sacred month after the obligatory Ramadan fast. The teaching is easy to apply in a balanced way: after Ramadan, voluntary fasting still has a high place, and Muharram is singled out with honor. The hadith invites the believer to look at Muharram as a strong season for fasting.
What we learn from this hadith
- Muharram is called Allah’s month in this hadith.
- The text states that fasting in Muharram is the most virtuous fasting after Ramadan.
- The hadith speaks about voluntary fasting after the obligatory month.
- The report does not specify every date of Muharram, so the explanation should stay general.
