[Machine] He heard Muawiyah giving a sermon saying, "O people of the city, where are your scholars? I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'This is the day of Ashura, and its fasting is not obligatory upon us. So whoever among you wants to fast, let them fast, for indeed I am fasting.' So the people fasted."
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ يَخْطُبُ يَقُولُ يَا أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ أَيْنَ عُلَمَاؤُكُمْ؟ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «هَذَا يَوْمُ عَاشُورَاءَ وَلَمْ يُفْرَضْ عَلَيْنَا صِيَامُهُ فَمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَصُومَ فَلْيَصُمْ فَإِنِّي صَائِمٌ» فَصَامَ النَّاسُ