The month of Muharram is not like every other month, it has its peculiarities and benefits:
1. The Best Fasting After Ramadan
It is authentically reported that the Prophet said:
“The best fasting after Ramadan is in the Month of Allah Al-Muharram.” And that does not mean you must fast the entire month, but rather increase in fasting as much as you are able.
2. Allah attached this month to Himself “The Month of Allah.”
This is honor and elevation for this month among all the lunar months, this is the only one attributed directly to Allah and that alone tells you its greatness.
3. From the Sacred Months (Al-Ashhur Al-Hurum)
This is one of the months Allah has made sacred months in which oppression, sin, wrongdoing is prohibited and punishment for these crimes are even more severe.
Allah says in the Qur’an:
“Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve… of which four are sacred.”
So your acts of worship should increase, and your sins should decrease even more.
4. The Day of Ashura falls in this month and that’s on the 10th of Muharram, a day of immense reward.
The Prophet was asked about fasting on this day, and he said:
“It expiates the sins of the previous year.”
And here is the refinement of the Sunnah:
Do not fast it alone.
Fast a day before it (Tasu’a) or a day after to differ from the People of the Book.
So now, this is a period of rewarding worship and an opened door of forgiveness, why would you walk past it like every other month or you will maximize this opportunity for we don’t know which one will be the last.
May Allah make it easy for us and grant us the reward, Ameen.
Today is 1st of Muharram 1448A.H.