Hadith 32119

Chapter 38

باب 38

(38) باب فَضْلِ صَوْمِ الْمُحَرَّمِ

(38) Chapter: The virtue of fasting Muharram (ES)
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حَدَّثَنِي قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمُ وَأَفْضَلُ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْفَرِيضَةِ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ " .

Abu Haraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
The most excellent fast after Ramadan is God's month. al-Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after what is prescribed is prayer during the night. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sahih Muslim 1163 a (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 13, Hadith 261 (ES)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 6, Hadith 2611 (ES)