ßÊÇÈ ÇáÕæã : Hadeeth No:1779 : 'Aisha:
(The tribe of) Quraish used to fast on the day of Ashura' in the
Pre-lslamic period, and then Allah's Apostle ordered (Muslims) to fast
on it till the fasting in the month of Ramadan was prescribed;
whereupon the Prophet said, "He who wants to fast (on 'Ashura') may
fast, ...