Make sure to fast!
By Hisham Abu Yusuf | 2026-10-07T17:57:38.945895+00:00 | Topic: Khutbah | Masjid: Hisham Abu Yusuf
Make Sure to Fast — The Day of Ashura
One day in this very month, the month of Muharram, 1400 years ago, the most beautiful and beloved man on this earth, the Prophet ﷺ, he looks at his companions and he says to them, fast the 10th day of Muharram because this is one of the days of Allah.
What does that mean — one of the days of Allah? This is one of the days in which the course of history completely changed.
What happened on that day? Why does he fast on this day? What does he remember this day and commemorate this day? What's so special about it? It's coming up in a few days.
The Day Allah Saved Musa
This is the day in which Allah saved Musa from the tyrant Firaun. This is the day when a man with a stick was able to split the sea and cross.
This is the day when hundreds and thousands of oppressed people waited for centuries under enslavement. When their women were raped, their children were slaughtered — they waited and waited for this day.
There Is Always Hope
This is the day that reminds us that there is always hope. This is the day that reminds us — because as we watch the news and as we lose hope — there's always hope to come.