Ashura

These are some of the practices and duwaas for the night and day of Ashura according to Sunni Islam( Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama’ah)

The virtues of fasting on the day of Ashura are indeed immense. Abu Qatadah r.a narrated:

صِيامُ يومِ عاشُوراءَ، إِنِّي أحْتَسِبُ على اللهِ أنْ يُكَفِّرَ السنَةَ التِي قَبْلَهُ

"Fasting on the day of Ashura, I hope, will expiate for the sins of the previous year"

(Sahih Muslim)

Intention for fasting in Ashura

نَوَيْتُ صَوْم عشرسُنَّة لله تَعَالى
Nawaitu Sauma Asyura Sunnatal Lillahita’ala.

Or

Nawaitu Sawma Ghadin ‘An Ada’i Sunnati Asyura Lillahi Taala

I intend to fast the fast of Ashura tomorrow for the sake of Allah Taala

Ref: Nahdatul Ulama ( https://islam.nu.or.id/puasa/lafal-niat-puasa-tasua-9-muharram-dan-asyura-10-muharam-p0Irz)

Shaykhul Islam Imam al-Nawawi states in his al-Adhkar:

And he whom anything from the virtues of deeds reaches him should perform them, even though only once (in his lifetime) and even if the narration is weak.

Shaykh Ilyas Attar Qadri of DawateIslami

Virtues of Ashura day

Islamic scholars have written 10 things to be Mustahab on Ashura day: (1) Keeping fast

(2) giving Sadaqa

(3) offering Nafl Salah

(4) reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas (قُلْ ھُوَ اللّٰەُ اَحَدٌ) one thousand times

(5) visiting Islamic scholars

(6) stroking the head of an orphan

(7) to spend generously on family

(8) performing Ghusl

(9) Applying kohl

(10) clipping nails

(11) paying a visit to sick people

(12) reconciling with enemies. (Jannati Zaywar, pp. 158, summarised)

These are some duwaas for Ashura

Nahdatul Ulama Indonesia:

Syekh Sulaiman Al-Jamal, Hasyiyatul Jamal 'ala Syarhil Manhaj , Volume II, page 348:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مِلْءَ الْمِيْزَانِ وَمُنْتَهَى الْعِلْمِ وَمَبْلَغَ الرِّضَا وَعَدَدَ النِّعَمِ وَزِنَةَ الْعَرْشِ

Subḫânallâhi mil-al mîzani wa muntahal ‘ilmi wa mablaghar ridlâ wa adadan ni’ami wa zinatal ‘arsyi

وَالْحَمْدُ ِللّٰهِ مِلْءَ الْمِيْزَانِ وَمُنْتَهَى الْعِلْمِ وَمَبْلَغَ الرِّضَا وَعَدَدَ النِّعَمِ وَزِنَةَ الْعَرْشِ

Walḫamdulillâhi mil-al mizani wa muntahal ‘ilmi wa mablaghar ridlâ wa adadan ni’ami wa zinatal ’arsyi

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ مِلْءَ الْمِيْزَانِ وَمُنْتَهَى الْعِلْمِ وَمَبْلَغَ الرِّضَا وَعَدَدَ النِّعَمِ وَزِنَةَ الْعَرْشِ

Lailahaillallâhu mil-al mizani wa muntahal ‘ilmi wa mablaghar ridlâ wa adadan ni’ami wa zinatal ’arsyi

اَللهُ أَكْبَرُ مِلْءَ الْمِيْزَانِ وَمُنْتَهَى الْعِلْمِ وَمَبْلَغَ الرِّضَا وَعَدَدَ النِّعَمِ وَزِنَةَ الْعَرْشِ

Allâhu Akbaru mil-al mizani wa muntahal ‘ilmi wa mablaghar ridha wa adadan ni‘ami wa zinatal ’arsyi

لَاحَوْلَ وَلَاقُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ مِلْءَ الْمِيْزَانِ وَمُنْتَهَى الْعِلْمِ وَمَبْلَغَ الرِّضَا وَعَدَدَ النِّعَمِ وَزِنَةَ الْعَرْشِ

Lâ haula wa lâ quwwata illâ billâhi mil-al mîzâni wa muntahal ‘ilmi wa mablaghar ridlâ wa ‘adadan ni‘ami wa zinatal ’arsyi

لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنَ اللهِ إِلَّا إِلَيْهِ

Lâ malja-a wa lâ manjâ minallâhi illâ ilaih

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ عَدَدَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ وَعَدَدَ كَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ

Subḫanallâhi ‘adadasy syaf’i wal watri wa ‘adada kalimatillâhit tâmmâti

اَلْحَمْدُ ِللّٰهِ عَدَدَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ وَعَدَدَ كَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ

Alḫamdulillâhi ‘adadasy syaf’i wal watri wa ‘adada kalimatillâhit tâmmâti

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ عَدَدَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ وَعَدَدَ كَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ

Lâ ilâha illallâh ‘adadasy syaf’i wal watri wa ‘adada kalimatillâhit tâmmâti

اَللهُ أَكْبَرُ عَدَدَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ وَعَدَدَ كَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ

Allâhu akbar ‘adadasy syaf‘i wal watri wa ‘adada kalimâtillâhit tâmmâti

لَاحَوْلَ وَلَاقُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ عَدَدَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ وَعَدَدَ كَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ

Lâ haula wa lâ quwwata illâ billâhi ‘adadasy syaf’i wal watri wa ‘adada kalimatillâhit tâmmâti

حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ اْلوَكِيْلُ نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيْرُ

Hasbunallâhu wa ni’mal wakîl ni’mal maulâ wa ni’man nashîr

وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى اٰلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيْمًا كَثِيْرًا

Wa shallallâhu ‘alâ sayyidinâ muḫammadin wa ‘alâ âlihi wa shaḫbihi wa sallama tasliman katsira(n)

Mufti Shahbaz Deccan of Markaz Ahle Sunnat
Mufti Mehmood Akhtar Al Qadri

Dua Ashura
https://youtu.be/WCiqcGNj9oA

TRANSLITERATION:
*Bism-illaahir-rahmaanir-raheem*
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

*Yaa qaabil at-tawbati Aadama yawma 'ashooraa*
O You who accepted the repentance of Adam on this day of Ashura;

*Yaa faarija karbi Dhin-Nooni yawma 'ashooraa*;
O You who delivered Jonah from his burden on this day of Ashura;

*Yaa jaami'a shamli Ya'qooba yawma 'ashooraa*
O You who reunited Jacob (with his son) on this day of Ashura;

*Yaa saami'a daw'wati Moosaa wa Haaroona yawma 'ashooraa*
O You who heard the plea of Moses and Aaron on this day of Ashura;

*Yaa mugheetha Ibraaheema min an-naari yawma 'ashooraa*
O You who rescued Abraham from the fire on this day of Ashura;

*Yaa raafi'a Idreesa ilas-samaa-i yawma 'ashooraa*
O You who raised Idris to heaven on this day of Ashura;

*Yaa mujeeba daw'ati Saalehin fin-naaqati yawma 'ashooraa*
O You who answered the plea of Saleh with a she-camel on this day of Ashura;

*Yaa naasira sayyidinaa Muhammad (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallama) yawma 'ashooraa*
O You who helped our Master Muhammad (the grace and peace of Allah be upon him) on this day of Ashura;

*Yaa rahmaan ad-dunyaa wal-aakhirati wa raheemahumaa*
O Merciful One in this lowly world and in the hereafter; O Compassionate One of the two abodes;

*Salli 'alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin wa 'alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin wa salli 'alaa jamee'il-ambiyaa-i wal-mursaleen*
Bestow your grace upon our Master Muhammad and upon the people of Muhammad, and upon all the prophets and all the messengers!

*Waqdi haajatinaa fid-dunyaa wal-aakhirati wa atil 'umranaa fee taa'atika wa mahabbatika wa ridaak*
And grant us our need in this life and in the hereafter, and grant us many years in Your obedience and Your love and Your pleasure!

*Wa ahyinaa hayaatan tayyibatan wa tawaffanaa 'alal-eemaani wal-islaami bi rahmatika yaa arham ar-raahimeen*
And return us to a life of purity and take us not (in death) except upon faith and submission by Your mercy, O You who is the most compassionate of all those who show compassion.

*Allaahumma bi 'izzil-hasani wa akhi wa ummihi wa abeehi wa jaddihi wa baneehi*

O Allah! By the honour of Hasan and of his brother, and that of his mother and that of his father, and by the honour of his Grandfather(Peace be upon him) and that of his children;

*Farrij 'annaa maa nahnu feehi*

[Here you may describe to your lord the difficulties that you may be facing and need relief from]. Relieve us of what has befallen us!

Recite 7 times:
*Subhaan Allaahi, mil-al-meezaani wa muntahaal-'ilmi wa mablaghal-ridaa wa zinatal-'arshi laa maljaa-a wa laa manjaa-a min Allaahi illaa ilayh*

Glorious is Allah, as much as what is in His great scale, and as far as His knowledge extends, and to such a degree as it attains His pleasure, and to whatever weight may be His Throne; there is no refuge and no safety from Allah except in Him.

*Subhaan Allaahi 'adadash-shaf'i wal watri wal Arshi, wa 'adada kalimaati-llaahit-taammati kullihaa*

Glorious is Allah, (He is declared so) as many as there be even
(numbers) and as many as there be odd, and as many as there be perfect words of His; glory be to Him for them all.

*Nas'alukas-Salaamata bi-Rahmatika yaa Arham ar-Raahimeen*
We ask of You (our Lord) for safety, by Your mercy, O You who is the most
merciful of all those who show mercy;

*Wa Huwa hasbunaa wa ni'mal-wakeel — ni'mal mawlaa wa ni'man-naseer*
And it [Your Mercy] is our sufficiency andour best protection— the very best master and the very best help!

*Wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billahil-'aliyyil-'adheem*
And there is no power and no strength except in Allah, the High, the Great!

*Wa sall-Allaahu ta'aalaa 'alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin wa 'alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa 'alaal-mumineena wal-muminaati wal-muslimeena wal-uslimaati 'adada dharraatil-wujood wa 'adada ma'loomaati-llaahi wal-hamduli-llaahi
rabbil-'aalameen*
May the grace of Allah, the Exalted, be upon our Master Muhammad and upon his family and his companions, and upon the believers men and women, and upon those who submit (in Islam), as much as there be atoms in existence and as much as there be things known to Allah; and all praise is due to Him, Lord of the Worlds.

And

Allaaamumma Yaa Mufarrija Kulli Karbin, Wa Yaa Mukhrija Zhi-Nuuni Yauma ‘Asyuuraa’, Wa Yaa Jaami’a Syamsil Ya’quuba Yauma ‘Asyuuraa’, Wa Yaa Gafiira Zhambi Daawuuda Yauma ‘Asyuuraa’, Wa Yaa Kaasyifa Dzhurri Ayyuuba Yauma ‘Asyuuraa’, Wa Yaa Saami’a Da’wati Muusaa Wa Haaruuna Yauma ‘Asyuuraa’, Wa Yaa Khaaliqa Ruuhi Muhammadin Shallallaahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallama Yauma ‘Asyuuraa’.

Yaa Rahmaanad -Dun-Yaa Wal-Aakhirah, Wa Atil ‘Umrii Fii Taa’atika Wa Mahabbatika Wa Ridhaka Ya Arhamar-Raahimiin, Wa Ahyinii Hayaatan Tayyibataw Wa Tawaffanii ‘Alal-Islaami Wal-Iimaani Yaa Arhamar-Raahimiin.

Wa Sallallaahu ‘Alaa Sayyidinaa Muhammadiw Wa ‘Alaa Aalihii Wa Sahbihii Wa Sallam, Wal-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil-‘Aalamiin.

As taught by

Mufti Hussain Ashraf Jilani of Masjid Sayyidatuna A'isha Chicago

Mufti Abu Raja' Syed Bukhari Naqshbandi

Mufti Qasim Attari of DawateIslami International

Sending 1000 prayers (Salawat/ Durood Sharif) upon the Prophet ﷺ on the day of 'Āshūrā :

Whosoever sends one thousand prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ on the day of 'Ashura' will enter the fortress of ten of the Prophets whom Allah saved on that day. The first of that is forgiveness and salvation from the Fire. He will also receive the reward of those who spend in charity in that year. It will act as a zakāt (cleansing and purification) for his works; and if he had no other works besides these one thousand prayers sent upon the Prophet ﷺ they will equal a lifetime's amount of worship.

~ Shaykh Qāsim al-Qandūsi (Qs)

These Sunni practices for Ashura are also reported in the books of

Shaykhul Islam Imam Ibn Hajar Al Asqalani author of Fath Al Bari Syarh Sahih Bukhari and
Book Kanzun Najah was Surur by Shaykh `Abd al-Hamid Quds

Check

https://nu.or.id/puasa/puasa-asyura-sejarah-peristiwa-penting-dan-dzikir-dzikir-yang-dianjurkan-PrO7u

The duwaas and special sunnah prayer for Ashura is also reported here:

http://taqwa.sg/v/articles/tag/ashura/

In a narration recorded by Al-Hafiz Abu Musa Muhammad b. Bakr b. ‘Isa al-Madani in his book al-Waza’if, on the authority of Jabir b. Abdullah:

Whoever, a deed of virtue reaches him from Allah and he acts upon it out of faith and hope in reward, Allah will bestow that upon him, even though it was not like what he thought!

Recitation of Duwaa Ashura:

https://youtu.be/WCiqcGNj9oA

This is another duwaa on doing Tawassul with the Martyrs of Karbala as taught by the Sunni Grand Mufti of Cyprus Shaykhul Islam Nazim Haqqani and the Muhaddith(Scholar of Hadith) Shaykh Muhammad Adil Rabbani

For clarifications regarding Innovations/Bid’a:

Abu Bakr al-Ajurri narrated to us that Abdullah bin Muhammad al-`Atashy narrated to him that Ibrahim ibn al-Junyad narrated to him that Harmalah ibn Yahya said: I heard Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi`i (rahmatAllah alayh) say:

البدعة بدعتان: بدعة محمودة، وبدعة مذمومة، فما وافق السنة فهو محمود، وما خالف السنة فهو مذموم. واحتج بقول عمر بن الخطاب في قيام رمضان :نعمت البدعة هي

“Innovation is two types: praiseworthy innovation (bid`atun mahmudatun), and blameworthy innovation (bid`atun mazmumatun). So whatever conforms to the Sunnah is praiseworthy (mahmudun), and whatever opposes the Sunnah is blameworthy (mazmumun). And he used as his evidence the statement of `Umar ibn al-Khattab (radiyAllahu anhu) concerning the night prayer of Ramadan: “What a good bid’ah it is!” (ni`mati al-bid`atu hiya).”

[Narrated by al-Hafidh Abu Nu`aym al-Asfahani, in Hilyat al-Awliya 9/113

Ref:

Bid’ah in Islam

https://seekersguidance.org/answers/general-counsel/the-concept-and-classification-of-bida-in-islam/

https://www.seekerspath.co.uk/question-bank/tafseer-hadith/q-id0301-what-is-correct-understanding-of-bidah-innovation-in-islam/

Darul Ifta Egypt on Bid’ah

https://youtu.be/15PFQwKoItI

Darul Ifta Uk

https://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/8514/the-concept-and-classification-of-bida-in-islam/

A google drive link to resources on practices for Ashura

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W9uhBJy6JKAchP5oicGK-WsuFJ6pXMJL

Intention for bath on the day of Ashura:
Nawaytu Ghusla Sunnati Ashura Lillahi Ta’ala

Acting on Weak Hadith

https://seekersguidance.org/answers/general-counsel/is-acting-on-weak-hadiths-an-innovation/

The majority of scholars are of the opinion that it is permissible to narrate a Ḍaʿīf Ḥadīth and practise upon it in its specific categories of Faḍā’il al-Aʿmāl and at-Tarġīb wat Tarhīb

https://ulumalhadith.com/the-usage-of-weak-narration/