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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never fasted on a day seeking its virtue over another day, except for the day of Ashura.  

الطبراني:١١٢٥٦ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ هَارُونَ الزينيُّ ثنا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

«مَا صَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا يَتَحَرَّى فَضْلَهُ عَلَى يَوْمٍ بَعْدَ رَمَضَانَ إِلَّا يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ»  

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nasai:2370 – Qutaybah > Sufyān > ʿUbaydullāh > Ibn ʿAbbās And Suʾil > Ṣiyām ʿĀshūrāʾ

he heard Ibn 'Abbas, when he was asked about the fast of 'Ashura' say: "I do not know that the Prophet fasted any day because of its virtue, except this day" meaning the month of Ramadan and the day of Ashura.'  

النسائي:٢٣٧٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَسُئِلَ عَنْ صِيَامِ عَاشُورَاءَ قَالَ

مَا عَلِمْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَامَ يَوْمًا يَتَحَرَّى فَضْلَهُ عَلَى الأَيَّامِ إِلاَّ هَذَا الْيَوْمَ يَعْنِي شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَيَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ