\nNarrated Humaid bin `Abdur Rahman:\n \n\nThat he heard Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan on the day of 'Ashura' during the year he performed the Hajj, \nsaying on the pulpit, "O the people of Medina! Where are your Religious Scholars? I heard Allah's \nApostle saying, 'This is the day of 'Ashura'. Allah has not enjoined its fasting on you but I am fasting \nit. You have the choice either to fast or not to fast (on this day).' "\n

\nNarrated Humaid bin `Abdur Rahman:\n \n\nThat he heard Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan on the day of 'Ashura' during the year he performed the Hajj, \nsaying on the pulpit, "O the people of Medina! Where are your Religious Scholars? I heard Allah's \nApostle saying, 'This is the day of 'Ashura'. Allah has not enjoined its fasting on you but I am fasting \nit. You have the choice either to fast or not to fast (on this day).' "\n

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ عَامَ حَجَّ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَقُولُ يَا أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ، أَيْنَ عُلَمَاؤُكُمْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏\n"‏ هَذَا يَوْمُ عَاشُورَاءَ، وَلَمْ يُكْتَبْ عَلَيْكُمْ صِيَامُهُ، وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ، فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَصُمْ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُفْطِرْ ‏"‏‏.‏