✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following verses and narrations:

✅ إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَقَاتِلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَافَّةً كَمَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ كَافَّةً وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ

Indeed, the number of months with God, from the day He created the heavens and the earth, is twelve months in the Book of God; of these, four are sacred months. This is the firm religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them, and fight the polytheists collectively, just as they fight you collectively, and know that God is with the righteous.

📚 Surah At-Tawbah, verse 36

✅ يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ قِتَالٍ فِيهِ قُلْ قِتَالٌ فِيهِ كَبِيرٌ وَ صَدٌّ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ كُفْرٌ بِهِ وَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَإِخْرَاجُ أَهْلِهِ مِنْهُ أَكْبَرُ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَالْفِتْنَةُ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ

They ask you about fighting in the sacred month. Say: 'Fighting in it is a great sin, but preventing people from the way of God and disbelieving in Him, and preventing access to the Sacred Mosque, and expelling its people from it is a greater sin with God, and discord is greater than killing.'

📚 Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 217

1 عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْوَاسِطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ فِي حَدِيثٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمَّا ثَقُلَ فِي مَرَضِهِ قَالَ إِنَّ السَّنَةَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْراً مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ بِيَدِهِ فَذَاكَ رَجَبٌ مُفْرَدٌ وَ ذُو الْقَعْدَةِ وَ ذُو الْحِجَّةِ وَ الْمُحَرَّمُ ثَلَاثَةٌ مُتَوَالِيَاتٌ...

📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 4, p. 161

Imam Baqir (prayers of God be upon him) narrated from his father, from Imam Ali (peace be upon him) in a hadith that the Messenger of God (prayers of God be upon him and his family) when his illness became severe, said: 'Every year has twelve months, four of which are sacred months.' Then he counted them with his hand and said: 'The month of Rajab by itself, and the months of Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram consecutively (are the sacred months)!'

2 عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ أَ هُوَ أَفْضَلُ أَمْ أَنْتُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ- فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ صُهَيْبٍ كَمْ شُهُورُ السَّنَةِ فَقُلْتُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْراً فَقَالَ وَ كَمِ الْحُرُمُ مِنْهَا قُلْتُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ قَالَ فَشَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ مِنْهَا قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَشَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ أَفْضَلُ أَمِ الْأَشْهُرُ الْحُرُمُ- فَقُلْتُ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ فَكَذَلِكَ نَحْنُ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ لَا يُقَاسُ بِنَا أَحَدٌ الْحَدِيثَ.

📚 Ilal al-Shara'i, p. 177

Abbad ibn Suhayb said: 'I said to Imam Sadiq (prayers of God be upon him): 'Inform me about Abu Dharr, is he more virtuous or are you, the Ahl al-Bayt?''

The Imam said: 'O son of Suhayb! How many months are in the year?' I said: 'Twelve months!' He said: 'How many of them are sacred months?' I said: 'Four!' He said: 'Is the month of Ramadan among them?' I said: 'No!' He said: 'Is the month of Ramadan more virtuous or the sacred months?' I said: 'The month of Ramadan!' He said: 'We, the Ahl al-Bayt, are like this too, no one can be compared to us!'

3 عَنْ كُلَيْبٍ الْأَسَدِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُقْتَلُ فِي الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ مَا دِيَتُهُ قَالَ دِيَةٌ وَ ثُلُثٌ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 7, p. 281

Kulayb al-Asadi said: 'I asked Imam Sadiq (prayers of God be upon him) about a person who is killed in a sacred month, what is his blood money?' He said: 'One blood money and one-third of a blood money!'

4 عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ رَجُلٌ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا فِي الْحُرُمِ- قَالَ عَلَيْهِ دِيَةٌ وَ ثُلُثٌ وَ يَصُومُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ مِنْ أَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِ وَ يُعْتِقُ رَقَبَةً وَ يُطْعِمُ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِيناً...

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 140

Zurarah said: 'I said to Imam Baqir (prayers of God be upon him): 'A person kills a man in a sacred month (what is his duty)?' He said: 'One and one-third of the blood money is on him, and he must fast for two consecutive sacred months and free a slave and feed 60 needy people...' '

5 زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَر قال: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا خَطَأً فِي الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ قَالَ تُغَلَّظُ عَلَيْهِ الدِّيَةُ وَ عَلَيْهِ عِتْقُ رَقَبَةٍ أَوْ صِيَامُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ مِنْ أَشْهُرِ الْحُرُم

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 139

Zurarah said: 'I asked Imam Baqir (prayers of God be upon him) about a man who accidentally kills a man in a sacred month.' He said: 'The blood money on him is increased (as mentioned in narration 3 and others), and it is his duty to free a slave or fast for two consecutive sacred months!'

6 إِبْرَاهِیم بن أَبی محمود قال قال الرِّضَا علیه السلام: إِنَّ الْمُحَرَّمَ شَهْرٌ کَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِیَّةِ یُحَرِّمُونَ فِیهِ الْقِتَالَ فَاسْتُحِلَّتْ فِیهِ دِمَاؤُنَا و هُتِکَتْ فِیهِ حُرْمَتُنَا وَ سُبِیَ فِیهِ ذَرَارِیُّنَا و نِسَاؤُنَا وَ أُضْرِمَتِ النِّیرَانُ فِی مَضَارِبِنَا و انْتُهِبَ مَا فِیهَا مِنْ ثِقْلِنَا وَ لَمْ تُرْعَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ حُرْمَةٌ فِی أَمْرِنَا إِنَّ یَوْمَ الْحُسَیْنِ أَقْرَحَ جُفُونَنَا و أَسْبَلَ دُمُوعَنَا و أَذَلَّ عَزِیزَنَا بِأَرْضِ کَرْبٍ وَ بَلَاءٍ أَوْرَثَتْنَا الْکَرْبَ وَ الْبَلَاءَ إِلَی یَوْمِ الِانْقِضَاءِ فَعَلَی مِثْلِ الْحُسَیْنِ فَلْیَبْکِ الْبَاکُونَ فَإِنَّ الْبُکَاءَ عَلَیْهِ یَحُطُّ الذُّنُوبَ الْعِظَامَ. ثُمَّ قَالَ علیه السلام کان أَبِی إِذَا دَخَلَ شَهْرُ الْمُحَرَّمِ لَا یُرَی ضَاحِکاً و کَانَتِ الْکَآبَةُ تَغْلِبُ عَلَیْهِ حَتَّی یَمْضِیَ مِنْهُ عَشَرَةُ أَیَّامٍ فَإِذَا کَانَ یَوْمُ الْعَاشِرِ کَانَ ذَلِکَ الْیَوْمُ یَوْمَ مُصِیبَتِهِ وَ حُزْنِهِ و بُکَائِهِ و یَقُولُ هُوَ الْیَوْمُ الَّذِی قُتِلَ فِیهِ الْحُسَیْنُ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَیْه

📚 Amali al-Saduq, session 27

Imam Reza (prayers of God be upon him) said: 'Muharram was a month in which the people of ignorance considered fighting forbidden, but our blood was made permissible in this month, and our sanctity was violated in it, and our children and women were taken captive in it, and fire was set to our tents, and what was of our baggage and provisions was plundered, and no sanctity of the Messenger of God (prayers of God be upon him and his family) was respected regarding our affair!'

Indeed, the day of Hussein (prayers of God be upon him) wounded our eyelids (from the intensity of weeping) and caused our tears to flow and humbled our dear one in the land of Karb and Bala (grief and affliction) and bequeathed to us grief and affliction until the Day of Judgment!

So, let the weepers weep for someone like Hussein (peace be upon him), for weeping for him wipes away great sins!'

Then he said: 'When the month of Muharram would begin, my father would no longer be seen smiling, and sadness would overcome him until ten days of Muharram had passed. Then, when the tenth day arrived, that day was a day of his tragedy, sadness, and weeping, and he would say: 'This is the day on which Hussein (prayers of God be upon him) was killed!''

7 Ibrahim al-Makharqi said: 'I heard Imam Sadiq (prayers of God be upon him) say: 'Whoever takes a step to fulfill the need of his believing brother, seeking what is with God of reward, until he fulfills his need, God will write for him the reward of an accepted Hajj and Umrah and fasting and seclusion for two months of the sacred months in the Sacred Mosque!'

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 194

✅ From the above verses and narrations, it is clear that the sacred months are: the month of Rajab, the month of Dhu al-Qa'dah, the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, and the month of Muharram, in which fighting and combat are forbidden. Committing murder in them necessitates a heightened blood money of one and one-third of the regular blood money, and as expiation, one must fast for two consecutive sacred months. Although these four months are superior to other months, they are not comparable to the month of Ramadan, and the month of Ramadan is more virtuous than these four months.

Refraining from war and combat in the sacred months was customary even among the people of ignorance, but the evil Banu Umayyah (may God's curse be upon them) did not respect the sanctity of the Master of the youth of Paradise in this month and committed an unprecedented crime in a sacred month!

Although we were not there to answer the call of our Master Hussein (prayers of God be upon him): 'Is there any defender to defend the sanctuary of the Messenger of God?' we hope to soon answer the call:

«إِنَّا نَشْهَدُ وَ کُلُّ مُسْلِمٍ الْیَوْمَ أَنَّا قَدْ ظُلِمْنَا وَ طُرِدْنَا وَ بُغِیَ عَلَیْنَا وَ أُخْرِجْنَا مِنْ دِیَارِنَا وَ أَمْوَالِنَا وَ أَهَالِینَا وَ قُهِرْنَا إِلَّا أَنَّا نَسْتَنْصِرُ اللَّهَ الْیَوْمَ وَ کُلَّ مُسْلِمٍ»

which our Master Imam Mahdi (prayers of God be upon him) will make, and to reach this day as soon as possible, we say constantly and humbly:

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ