Volume 3, Book 33, Number 250:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet intended to practice Itikaf and when he reached the place where he intended to per –
form 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 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.