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 per –
mission 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 in –
tended 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 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 246:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
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(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 32, Number 241:
Narrated Aisha:
With the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, the Prophet used to tighten his waist belt (i.e. work
hard) and used to pray all the night, and used to keep his family awake for the prayers.
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brance 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).