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the right of Moses than you." Thereafter the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
recommended his followers to fast on that day. This fast was obligatory until the
command came to fast the month of Ramadan, thereafter the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) said the fast of Ashura was voluntary. To distinguish the Islamic fast of
Ashura from that of the Jews, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) would fast either
the day before Ashura or the day after.

The Prophet’s Recitation of the Holy Koran

Lady Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "He recited every word
separately and distinctly." She also said, "He recited: 'Praise be to Allah, Lord of
the
worlds' and paused, then recited, 'the Merciful, the Most Mercifu’l and paused. He
paused again after 'Owner of the Day of Recompense.'"

When Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, was asked whether the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) recited softly or audibly, she replied that he recited both
ways. One day Umm Hani who lived in Mecca, said she heard the recitation of the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) from the roof-top of her house. Scholars say this