Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 220 – Volume 3, Book 31

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Volume 3, Book 31, Number 220:
Narrated Aisha:
Quraish used to fast on the day of 'Ashura' in the Pre-lslamic period, and Allah's Apostle too, used
to fast on that day. When he came to Medina, he fasted on that day and ordered others to fast, too.
Later when the fasting of the month of Ramadan was prescribed, he gave up fasting on the day of
'Ashura' and it became optional for one to fast on it or not.