Hadith #445
Arabic Text
قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي سَمِعْتُهُ وَحْدِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الل
َّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ حَيَّاتِ الْبُيُوتِ إِلَّا الْأَبْتَرَ وَذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَخْتَطِفَانِ أَوْ قَالَ يَطْمِسَانِ الْأَبْصَارَ وَيَطْرَحَانِ الْحَمْلَ مِنْ بُطُونِ النِّسَاءِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَهُمَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا
Isnad Chain
أبي سمعته وحدي
عباد بن عباد
هشام بن عروة
أبيه
عائشة
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the fast of Ashura was a day that Quraysh used to fast in the Pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast it. When he came to Madinah, he fasted it and commanded others to fast it. When Ramadan was made obligatory, Ashura was abandoned — whoever wished fasted it and whoever wished did not.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 43, Hadith 445
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 22883
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-59273