Fasting the day of Arafa and the day of Ashura

صوم يوم عرفة ويوم عاشوراء

In Abu Qatada's hadith in Muslim, the fast of the day of Arafa is hoped from God to expiate the year before it and the year after, the fast of the day of Ashura to expiate the year before it, and three days of every month with Ramadan to Ramadan are the fast of all time Muslim 1162 — The fast of Arafah expiates two years. The unit here is time: a day for a year, or for two.

Depth

At a glance

Era: The Prophetic Era
Region: Global / Diaspora

Worship and the pillars Ethics and character

The long-form text for this entry has not been written yet. The facts and connections below come from the museum's data.

Connections

Explore the connections

Part of: The reckoning of good and bad deeds

People and things also explored

The good deeds (al-hasanat)· The balance (al-mizan)· Sayyi'at (evil deeds and sins)· The reckoning of good and bad deeds· Expiation (kaffara)· The Reckoning· Calling to guidance or to error: the like of the rewards and sins of those who follow· Hajj without lewdness or wrongdoing, and umra to umra

Sources

Sahih Muslim

Cite this page

islam.museum contributors. “Fasting the day of Arafa and the day of Ashura”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/hisab-sawm-arafa-wa-ashura/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.

Improve this page on GitHub · Report an error · Help complete it · JSON

Wing

Ideas

Beliefs, concepts, sciences and schools, explained in plain words. Related