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The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, also said: "Whoever fasts one day in the sacred month Allaah will grant him the reward of thirty days for every day." Is this Hadeeth authentic?
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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.
At-Tabraani
reported that Ibn 'Abbaas 
narrated that the Prophet 
said: "Whoever fasts one day during the month of Muharram will get a reward of fasting 30 days." This is a fabricated narration as Shaykh Al-Albaani classified it in the As-Silssila Ath-Tha'eefah, Hadeeth number: 413. However, what is confirmed regarding the excellence of fasting during the month of Muharram is what is reported by Imaam Muslim that the Prophet said: "The best fasting after the month of Ramadan is during the month of Muharram, and the best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the optional night prayer." There are other narrations that encourage fasting during all the sacred months(i.e. Rajab, Thul-Qi'dah, Thul-Hijjah, Muharram).
Allaah knows best.
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