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Sahih al-Bukhari 2018 (Book 32, Hadith 5) #1936
The Prophet's Practice of I'tikaf During Ramadan

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) practicing I'tikaf in the middle third of Ramadan and then staying for the last ten days of Ramadan to search for Laylat al-Qadr. He also saw himself prostrating in mud and water in a dream.

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: Allah's Messenger used to practice I'tikaf (in the mosque) in the middle third of Ramadan and after passing the twenty nights he used to go back to his house on the 21st, and the people who were in I'tikaf with him also used to go back to their houses. Once in Ramadan, in which he practiced I'tikaf, he established the night prayers at the night in which he used to return home, and then he addressed the people and ordered them whatever Allah wished him to order and said, "I used to practice I'tikaf for these ten days (ie the middle third but now I intend to stay in I'tikaf for the last ten days (of the month); so whoever was in I'tikaf with me should stay at his place of seclusion. I have verily been shown (the date of) this Night (of Qadr) but I have forgotten it. So search for it in the odd nights of the last ten days (of this month). I also saw myself (in the dream) prostrating in mud and water". On the night of the 21st, the sky was covered with clouds and it rained, and the rainwater started leaking through the roof of the mosque at the praying place of the Prophet . I saw with my own eyes the Prophet at the completion of the morning prayer leaving with his face covered with mud and water.
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، وَالدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ‏.‏ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يُجَاوِرُ فِي رَمَضَانَ الْعَشْرَ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِ الشَّهْرِ، فَإِذَا كَانَ حِينَ يُمْسِي مِنْ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً تَمْضِي، وَيَسْتَقْبِلُ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ، رَجَعَ إِلَى مَسْكَنِهِ وَرَجَعَ مَنْ كَانَ يُجَاوِرُ مَعَهُ‏.‏ وَأَنَّهُ أَقَامَ فِي شَهْرٍ جَاوَرَ فِيهِ اللَّيْلَةَ الَّتِي كَانَ يَرْجِعُ فِيهَا، فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ، فَأَمَرَهُمْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ كُنْتُ أُجَاوِرُ هَذِهِ الْعَشْرَ، ثُمَّ قَدْ بَدَا لِي أَنْ أُجَاوِرَ هَذِهِ الْعَشْرَ الأَوَاخِرَ، فَمَنْ كَانَ اعْتَكَفَ مَعِي فَلْيَثْبُتْ فِي مُعْتَكَفِهِ، وَقَدْ أُرِيتُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ ثُمَّ أُنْسِيتُهَا فَابْتَغُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ وَابْتَغُوهَا فِي كُلِّ وِتْرٍ، وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أَسْجُدُ فِي مَاءٍ وَطِينٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَاسْتَهَلَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ، فَأَمْطَرَتْ، فَوَكَفَ الْمَسْجِدُ فِي مُصَلَّى النَّبِيِّ لَيْلَةَ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ، فَبَصُرَتْ عَيْنِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ انْصَرَفَ مِنَ الصُّبْحِ، وَوَجْهُهُ مُمْتَلِئٌ طِينًا وَمَاءً‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  ramadan  *  itikaf  *  alqadr

QUICK LESSONS:
Dedicate yourself completely towards worshipping Allah ; Engage in acts such as fasting ; Pray extra prayers at night ; Recite Quran regularly .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's practice of I'tikaf during Ramadan. I'tikaf is when a person secludes themselves from worldly activities to focus on worshiping Allah and seeking His forgiveness. The Prophet used to practice it during the middle third of Ramadan but this time he decided to stay for an additional ten days so that he could search for Laylat al Qadr, which is one night during the last ten days of Ramadan where Allah's blessings are abundant and sins are forgiven if one prays on that night with sincerity. He also saw himself prostrating in mud and water in a dream which was interpreted as an indication that his prayers were accepted by Allah Almighty. This hadith teaches us how important it is to dedicate ourselves completely towards worshipping Allah during this blessed month by engaging in acts such as fasting, praying extra prayers at night, reciting Quran regularly etc., so that we can reap its rewards both here and hereafter inshaAllah!

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