An article written by a student, from an informal talk by Shaykh Dawood Seedat حفظه الله to the ladies class.
Monday 10th October/ 8th of Muharram 1438
The authentic events that took place on the day of Aashura/10th of Muharram
1. Shaykh Moosa عليه السلام was protected by Allah from firawn and his army.
2. Shaykh Nooh عليه السلام was protected by ALLAH from drowning in the floods.
3. It is more meritorious to fast on the 9th and 10th of Muharram, than the 10th and 11th of Muharram.
4. It is makrooh to fast only on one day which is the 10th of Muharram the day of Aashura.
5. The day of Aashura is a day when Muslims are supposed to be happy. When we are happy we show gratitude to Allah by keeping fasts and making extra Ibaadah.
6. There is no specific type of food that should/needs to be prepared.
7. The husband/the father who has dependents should be more generous on the day of Aashura. For example if he gves his wife 1000 rands/pounds nafaqa, then on the day of Aashuraa, he should give her something extra and to his unmarried children.
8. Moulana mentions we are stretching expenditure on Aashura too much by giving gifts to family, friends e.t.c. One can spend something on one’s married daughters as they are one’s immediate family. However we must not make it a formal exchange of gifts. If we want to give gifts to others, give at another time. Don’t consider it compulsory to give on aashura! We must break all these customs that are creeping in.
May Allah give me and the rest of the Ummah hidayah to act upon what has been said, Aameen.
Please note: The events at Karbala have no bearing on Aashura as they took place after Nabi ﷺ. Therefore, always remain on the Sunnah as when we go off we can cause a lot of problems.