\nNarrated Aisha:\n \n\nQuraish used to fast on the day of 'Ashura' in the Pre-Islamic period, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) too, used to \nfast on that day. When he came to Medina, he fasted on that day and ordered others to fast, too. Later \nwhen the fasting of the month of Ramadan was prescribed, he gave up fasting on the day of 'Ashura' \nand it became optional for one to fast on it or not.\n

\nNarrated Aisha:\n \n\nQuraish used to fast on the day of 'Ashura' in the Pre-Islamic period, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) too, used to \nfast on that day. When he came to Medina, he fasted on that day and ordered others to fast, too. Later \nwhen the fasting of the month of Ramadan was prescribed, he gave up fasting on the day of 'Ashura' \nand it became optional for one to fast on it or not.\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَوْمُ عَاشُورَاءَ تَصُومُهُ قُرَيْشٌ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصُومُهُ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ صَامَهُ، وَأَمَرَ بِصِيَامِهِ، فَلَمَّا فُرِضَ رَمَضَانُ تَرَكَ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ، فَمَنْ شَاءَ صَامَهُ، وَمَنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَهُ‏.‏