Hazrat Abu Qatada (RZ) has narrated the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him – 
) saying:
“I hope that (before Allah) the fast of the day of Ashurah will be a source of forgiveness of the previous (i.e. the previous year)”
(Tarimzi Shareef vol.1 pg.149 no.270)
Hazrat Ibn Abbas (RZ) has narrated the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him – ) saying:
“Whoever fasts during the month of Muharram on the day of Ashurah, shall receive the reward of 10, 000 Angels and whoever fasts during the month of Muharram on the day of Ashurah, he shall receive the reward of 10, 000 martyrs and he shall receive the reward of 10, 000 people performing Hajj and Ummarah. And whoever on the day of Ashurah, places his hand over the head of an orphan, in response Allah Tallah will raise his status in paradise for each hair on the orphan’s head. And whoever on the night of Ashurah opens the fast of a Momin (a true Muslim believer) would be as if he opened the fast of the whole Ummah of the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him –
The companions of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him – ) asked;
“O! The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him –
He (Peace Be Upon Him – ) replied;
“Yes, Allah (Glory be to Him) created the skies on the day of Ashurah and also the earths, and created the mountains on the day of Ashurah and created the Pen on the day of Ashurah and created the Tablet on the day of Ashurah and Hazrat Adam (may Allah be pleased with him) came into being on the day of Ashurah and entered him into paradise on the day of Ashurah and Hazrat Ibrahim (may Allah be pleased with him) was born on the day of Ashurah and pharaoh drowned on the day of Ashurah and Allah Tallah removed tribulation from Hazrat Ayub (may Allah be pleased with him) on the day of Ashurah and Allah Tallah accepted the repentance of Hazrat Adam (may Allah be pleased with him) on the day of Ashurah and Allah (Glory be to Him) forgave the slip-up of Hazrat Dawood (may Allah be pleased with him) on the day of Ashurah and Hazrat Isa (Jesus) (may Allah be pleased with him) was born on the day of Ashurah and Day of Judgement will be on the day of Ashurah.”
(Ganeeta Al-Talabeen pg.26 / 425, Tarteeb Shareef 57 / 756)
Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) has narrated the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him – ) saying:
“Any person who fasts during the month of Muharram on the day of Ashurah, Allah Tallah shall write for him sixty years of worship. During which the day spent in fast and night standing in worship.
And whoever takes a bath on the day of Ashurah shall not become ill from any illness except the illness of death and whoever on the day of Ashurah applies collyrium on the eyelids, then his eye shall not hurt during that whole year.
And whoever on the day of Ashurah visits an ill person would be as if he visited all the siblings of Hazrat Adam (may Allah be pleased with him). And whoever on the day of Ashurah gives water to drink once, thus it would be as if he has not disobeyed Allah Tallah even to the blinking of an eye.
And whoever on the day of Ashurah prays four rakahs, in each rakah prays Surah Fatiha once and Surah Ikhlas fifty times, for him Allah Tallah will forgive the sins of the previous fifty years and sins of the coming fifty years. And Allah Tallah for him will create 1000 palaces with Nur (light) in the upper class.”
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) has narrated the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him – ) saying:
“Read the four rakahs with two salaams and in each rakah read Surah Fatiha once and Surah Zalzaal once and Surah Kafiroon once and Surah Ikhlas once and once finished send 70 times darood (blessings) upon the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him –
(Ganeeta Al-Talabeen pg.27 / 426, Tarteeb Shareef 60 / 758)
Hazrat Shibly (may Allah send rahmat upon him) every day from the first of Muharram up to the tenth of Muharram, used to read 4 rakahs nafl. In every rakah Surah Fatiha once, Surah Ikhlas 15 times and after completing the prayer used to bless the reward before the sacred soul of Hazrat Imam Hussain (may Allah send His peace upon him). Thus one day Hazrat Shibly (may Allah send rahmat upon him) saw in his dream that Hazrat Imam Hussain (may Allah send His peace upon him) turned his face away from Hazrat Shibly (may Allah send rahmat upon him).
Hazrat Shibly (may Allah send rahmat upon him) requested
“Highness! what error have I done?”
Reply came:
“Not an error! Our eyes show humility due to your favour. Until We on the Day of Judgement do not return the favour until then I will not be able to look you in the eye.”
Hazrat Imam Hussain (may Allah send His peace upon him) shall intercede for the performers of this prayer on the Day of Judgement.
(Jwahray Gaybee)
