Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf)
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 242:
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:
Allah's Apostle used to practise Itikaf in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 243:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) The Prophet used to practice Itikaf in the last ten days of
Ramadan till he died and then his wives used to practice Itikaf after him.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 244:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle used to practice Itikaf in the middle ten days of Ramadan and once he
stayed in Itikaf till the night of the twenty-first and it was the night in the morning of
which he used to come out of his Itikaf. The Prophet said, "Whoever was in Itikaf
with me should stay in Itikaf for the last ten days, for I was informed (of the date) of
the Night (of Qadr) but I have been caused to forget it. (In the dream) I saw myself
prostrating in mud and water in the morning of that night. So, look for it in the last ten
nights and in the odd ones of them." It rained that night and the roof of the mosque
dribbled as it was made of leaf stalks of date-palms. I saw with my own eyes the mark of
mud and water on the forehead of the Prophet (i.e. in the morning of the twenty-first).
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 245:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to (put) bend his head (out) to me while he was in Itikaf in the
mosque during my monthly periods and I would comb and oil his hair.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 246:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle used to let his head in (the house) while he
was in the mosque and I would comb and oil his hair. When in Itikaf he used not to enter
the house except for a need.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 247:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to embrace me during my menses. He also used to put his head out of
the mosque while he was in Itikaf, and I would wash it during my menses.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 248:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Umar asked the Prophet "I vowed in the Pre-lslamic period of ignorance to stay in
Itikaf for one night in Al-Masjid al-Haram." The Prophet said to him, "Fulfill
your vow."
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 249:
Narrated 'Amra:
Aisha said, "the Prophet used to practice Itikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan
and I used to pitch a tent for him, and after offering the morning prayer, he used to
enter the tent." Hafsa asked the permission of 'Aisha to pitch a tent for her and she
allowed her and she pitched her tent. When Zainab bint Jahsh saw it, she pitched another
tent. In the morning the Prophet noticed the tents. He said, 'What is this?" He was
told of the whole situation. Then the Prophet said, "Do you think that they intended
to do righteousness by doing this?" He therefore abandoned the Itikaf in that month
and practiced Itikaf for ten days in the month of Shawwal."
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 250:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet intended to practice Itikaf and when he reached the place where he intended
to perform Itikaf, he saw some tents, the tents of 'Aisha, Hafsa and Zainab. So, he said,
"Do you consider that they intended to do righteousness by doing this?" And then
he went away and did not perform Itikaf (in Ramadan) but performed it in the month of
Shawwal for ten days.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 251:
Narrated Ali bin Al-Husain:
Safiya, the wife of the Prophet told me that she went to Allah's Apostle to visit him
in the mosque while he was in Itikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. She had a talk with
him for a while, then she got up in order to return home. The Prophet accompanied her.
When they reached the gate of the mosque, opposite the door of Um-Salama, two Ansari men
were passing by and they greeted Allah's Apostle . He told them: Do not run away! And
said, "She is (my wife) Safiya bint Huyai." Both of them said, "Subhan
Allah, (How dare we think of any evil) O Allah's Apostle!" And they felt it. The
Prophet said (to them), "Satan reaches everywhere in the human body as blood reaches
in it, (everywhere in one's body). I was afraid lest Satan might insert an evil thought in
your minds."
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 252:
Narrated Abu Salama bin 'Abdur-Rahman:
I asked Abu Said Al-Khudri, "Did you hear Allah's Apostle talking about the Night
of Qadr?" He replied in the affirmative and said, "Once we were in Itikaf with
Allah's Apostle in the middle ten days of (Ramadan) and we came out of it in the morning
of the twentieth, and Allah's Apostle- delivered a sermon on the 20th (of Ramadan) and
said, 'I was informed (of the date) of the Night of Qadr (in my dream) but had forgotten
it. So, look for it in the odd nights of the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan. I
saw myself prostrating in mud and water on that night (as a sign of the Night of Qadr).
So, whoever had been in Itikaf with Allah's Apostle should return for it.' The people
returned to the mosque (for Itikaf). There was no trace of clouds in the sky. But all of a
sudden a cloud came and it rained. Then the prayer was established (they stood for the
prayer) and Allah's Apostle prostrated in mud and water and I saw mud over the forehead
and the nose of the Prophet.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 253:
Narrated 'Aisha:
One of the wives of Allah's Apostle practiced Itikaf with him while she ad bleeding in
between her periods and she would see red (blood) or yellowish traces, and sometimes we
put a tray beneath her when she offered the prayer.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 254:
Narrated 'Ali bin Al-Husain (from Safiya, the Prophet's wife):
The wives of the Prophet were with him in the mosque (while he was in Itikaf) and then
they departed and the Prophet said to Safiya bint Huyai, "Don't hurry up, for I shall
accompany you," (and her dwelling was in the house of Usama). The Prophet went out
and in the meantime two Ansari men met him and they looked at the Prophet and passed by.
The Prophet said to them, "Come here. She is (my wife) Safiya bint Huyai." They
replied, "Subhan Allah, (How dare we think of evil) O Allah's Apostle! (we never
expect anything bad from you)." The Prophet replied, "Satan circulates in the
human being as blood circulates in the body, and I was afraid lest Satan might insert an
evil thought in your minds."
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 255:
Narrated 'Ali bin Al-Husain from Safiya:
Safiya went to the Prophet while he was in Itikaf. When she returned, the Prophet
accompanied her walking. An Ansari man saw him. When the Prophet noticed him, he called
him and said, "Come here. She is Safiya. (Sufyan a sub-narrator perhaps said that the
Prophet had said, "This is Safiya"). And Satan circulates in the body of Adam's
offspring as his blood circulates in it."
(A sub-narrator asked Sufyan, "Did Safiya visit him at night?" He said,
"Of course, at night.")
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 256:
Narrated Abu Said:
We practiced Itikaf with Allah's Apostle in the middle ten days (of Ramadan). In the
morning of the twentieth (of Ramadan) we shifted our baggage, but Allah's Apostle came to
us and said, "Whoever was m Itikaf should return to his place of Itikaf, for I saw
(i.e. was informed about the date of) this Night (of Qadr) and saw myself prostrating in
mud and water." When I returned to my place the sky was overcast with clouds and it
rained. By Him Who sent Muhammad with the Truth, the sky was covered with clouds from the
end of that day, and the mosque which was roofed with leaf-stalks of date palm trees
(leaked with rain) and I saw the trace of mud and water over the nose of the Prophet and
its tip.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 257:
Narrated 'Amra bint 'Abdur-Rahman from 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to practice Itikaf every year in the month of Ramadan. And after
offering the morning prayer, he used to enter the place of his Itikaf. 'Aisha asked his
permission to let her practice Itikaf and he allowed her, and so she pitched a tent in the
mosque. When Hafsa heard of that, she also pitched a tent (for herself), and when Zainab
heard of that, she too pitched another tent. When, in the morning, Allah's Apostle had
finished the morning prayer, he saw four tents and asked, "What is this?" He was
informed about it. He then said, "What made them do this? Is it righteousness? Remove
the tents, for I do not want to see them." So, the tents were removed. The Prophet
did not perform Itikaf that year in the month of Ramadan, but did it in the last ten days
of Shawwal.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 258:
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:
'Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "O Allah's Apostle! I vowed in the Pre-lslamic period
to perform Itikaf in Al-Masjid-al-Haram for one night." The Prophet said,
"Fulfill your vow." So, he performed Itikaf for one night.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 259:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
that 'Umar had vowed in the Pre-lslamic period to perform Itikaf in Al-Masjid-al-Haram.
(A sub-narrator thinks that 'Umar vowed to perform Itikaf for one night.) Allah's Apostle
said to 'Umar, "Fulfill your vow."
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 260:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet used to perform Itikaf every year in the month of Ramadan for ten days, and
when it was the year of his death, he stayed in Itikaf for twenty days.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 261:
Narrated 'Amra bint 'AbdurRahman from 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle mentioned that he would
practice Itikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. 'Aisha asked his permission to perform
Itikaf and he permitted her. Hafsa asked 'Aisha to take his permission for
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 262:
Narrated 'Urwa:
Aisha during her menses used to comb and oil the hair of the Prophet while he used to
be in Itikaf in the mosque. He would stretch out his head towards her while she was in her
chamber.
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