Brothers: I have to make it clear that I am not arguing with anyone for the sake of argument. I already mentioned that if anyone wants to fast on 10[SUP]th[/SUP] Muharram **based **on hadith that Jews got liberated from Pharaoh on this day under Musa (AS), as hadith mentions, than go ahead, no one stops anyone, as it would be individuals who are responsible of their own beliefs and deeds after death. [In my previous post, I highlighted ‘based’ regarding particular hadith at 3 places].
As far as I am concerned, I would be answerable of my actions and beliefs on judgment day. I believe that there is no such thing as fast on 10[SUP]th[/SUP] Muharram and hadith from Abdullah bin Abbas (RA) is fabricated hadith. I cannot consider something is from Prophet (SAW) that is flawed, regardless of who narrated it (or wrongly accused of narrating it), as I could not even imagine that Prophet (SAW) could have said anything that is flawed. I have my reasons, that I also mentioned here on this forum, that I would present on judgment day if I am questioned, so no need to argue.
Psyah: Regarding fasting on 10[SUP]th[/SUP] Muharram, you mentioned:
I have already replied to your above claims in my earlier posts that I am putting down here too.
A: Fasting on yum-kippur (10 Tishri) or fasting on 10 Nisan (both are two different months and days)… none is linked with Jews under Musa (AS) getting liberated from Pharaoh, and we are talking about hadith that links the fast with Jews under Musa (AS) liberation from Pharaoh.
B: Prophet (SAW) reached Madina on 17[SUP]th[/SUP] Rabi-ul-Awal … and it was end of June 622 AD. [Remember … Rabi-ul-Awal … and June].
Muharram comes 10 months after Rabi-ul-Awal. First month of Muharram after Prophet (SAW) arrival to Madina was in April 223 AD.
Now look at the Jewish months you mentioned, when it generally falls and when it fell in 622 AD - 623 AD.
When Prophet (SAW) reached Madina, it was Jewish month Tammuz.
Tammuz … Starts in June-July. In 622 AD, month of Tammuz started on 15[SUP]th[/SUP] June … Prophet (SAW) reached Madina end of June 622 AD.
Tishri (10 Tishri is Yum-e-Kippur) … Starts in September-October. In 622 AD it started on 11 Sept (around 2 months after Prophet reached Madina … Muharram came 10 months later, not two months later). So, 10[SUP]th[/SUP] Muharram fasting cannot be yum kippur fasting. If prophet (SAW) fasted on 10 Tishri (yum-e-Kippur) in his first year of hijra, then it would be fast on 10th Jamad-ul-Sani and not 10[SUP]th[/SUP] Muharram. Yum-e-Kippur fast is 24 hours long, and not from just during daylight, so if Prophet (SAW) was fasting yum-e-Kippur fast, it would have been 24 hours long.
Nisan (15[SUP]th[/SUP] Nisan = Passover) … Starts in March-April. First month of Nisan after Prophet (SAW) migration to Madina started on 8 March 623 AD … and it coincided with Islamic month Zil-Haj … not Muharram. So, if Prophet (SAW) fasted on 10 Nisan, it would have been 10 Zil-Haj, but 10 Zil-haj is forbidden day in Islam to fast, so Prophet (SAW) could not have fasted on 10 Nisan.
First 10[SUP]th[/SUP] Muharram Prophet (SAW) in Madina would have been 10[SUP]th[/SUP] Iyar … and I could not understand why Prophet (SAW) would have fasted on 10[SUP]th[/SUP] Iyar linking the fast with Jewish festival, as Jews do not fast on this day.
[Note: Some Jews fast on 10 Nisan as day of mourning … remembering calamity due to death of Musa (AS) elder sister, followed by death of Harum (AS) few months later … but Muslims who fast on 10[SUP]th[/SUP] of Ramadhan claim that they want to fast as it is day of happiness… how funny if one thinks that Prophet (SAW) fasted on 10 Nisan due to Jews fasting as they lost Musa (AS) sister on this day, and it was same as 10[SUP]th[/SUP] of Muharram]
Anyhow, it is impossible to claim that 10[SUP]th[/SUP] Muharram fasting happened due to Yum-Kippur fasting … or because of Passover (15[SUP]th[/SUP] Nisan) fasting.
Rest I leave on you to decide. If you think you want to fast on basis of hadith by Abdullah bin Abbas (RA), carry on. But be assured, that all human beings are responsible of their own beliefs and deeds, and would have to answer everything they believed and done in this world, on judgement day.
Note: Islamic months go backward with respect to months in Georgian calendar, by around 11 days each year. Jewish months stand still with respect to months in Georgian calendar (moving within margin of 30 days). That means it is impossible that Ramadhan coincided with month Tashri during the lifetime of Prophet (SAW) or 10[SUP]th[/SUP] Ramadhan fast coinciding with yum-e-Kippur fast during the lifetime of Prophet (SAW).