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bukhari:4680 – Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Ghundar > Shuʿbah > Abū Bishr > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

When the Prophet ﷺ arrived at Medina, the Jews were observing the fast on 'Ashura' (10th of Muharram) and they said, "This is the day when Moses became victorious over Pharaoh," On that, the Prophet ﷺ said to his companions, "You (Muslims) have more right to celebrate Moses' victory than they have, so observe the fast on this day."  

البخاري:٤٦٨٠ – حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَالْيَهُودُ تَصُومُ عَاشُورَاءَ فَقَالُوا هَذَا يَوْمٌ ظَهَرَ فِيهِ مُوسَى عَلَى فِرْعَوْنَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لأَصْحَابِهِ أَنْتُمْ أَحَقُّ بِمُوسَى مِنْهُمْ فَصُومُوا  

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bukhari:4737 – Yaʿqūb b. Ibrāhīm > Rawḥ > Shuʿbah > Abū Bishr > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

When Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived at Medina, he found the Jews observing the fast on the day of 'Ashura' (10th of Muharram). The Prophet ﷺ asked them (about it) and they replied, "This is the day when Moses became victorious over Pharaoh." The Prophet ﷺ said (to the Muslims), "We are nearer to Moses than they, so fast on this day."  

البخاري:٤٧٣٧ – حَدَّثَنِي يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ قَالَ

لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَالْيَهُودُ تَصُومُ عَاشُورَاءَ فَسَأَلَهُمْ فَقَالُوا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي ظَهَرَ فِيهِ مُوسَى عَلَى فِرْعَوْنَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ نَحْنُ أَوْلَى بِمُوسَى مِنْهُمْ فَصُومُوهُ  

ahmad:3164 – Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Abū Bishr > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived in Medina and found that the Jews were fasting on the day of Ashura. He asked them about it and they replied, "This is the day when Moses fasted in the face of Pharaoh." The Prophet ﷺ said to his companions, "You have more right to follow Moses than them, so fast on this day."  

أحمد:٣١٦٤ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ فَإِذَا الْيَهُودُ قَدْ صَامُوا يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالُوا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي ظَهَرَ فِيهِ مُوسَى عَلَى فِرْعَوْنَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِأَصْحَابِهِ أَنْتُمْ أَوْلَى بِمُوسَى مِنْهُمْ فَصُومُوهُ  

darimi:1800 – Sahl b. Ḥammād > Shuʿbah > Abū Bishr > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived in Medina and found the Jews fasting on the day of Ashura. He asked them, 'What is the significance of this day?' They replied, 'This is the day on which Musa (Moses) and his people were saved from Pharaoh.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'We have more right to Musa than you, so fast on this day.'"  

الدارمي:١٨٠٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَالْيَهُودُ يَصُومُونَ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ فَسَأَلَهُمْ فَقَالُوا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي ظَهَرَ فِيهِ مُوسَى عَلَى فِرْعَوْنَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنْتُمْ أَوْلَى بِمُوسَى فَصُومُوهُ»