Have pure intentions while worshipping Allah ; Respectfully behave towards others ; Be selfless ; Focus on prayer & worshiping Allah .

This hadith is about the practice of I’tikaf, which is a spiritual retreat where one secludes themselves from worldly activities to focus on prayer and worshiping Allah. It is usually done during the last 10 days of Ramadan or during any other 10 day period throughout the year. In this hadith, we learn that Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) used to practice I’tikif during the last 10 days of Ramadan but when he saw Aisha, Hafsa, and Zainab bint Jahsh pitching tents for him he asked if they were doing it out of righteousness or not. When he found out they weren’t doing it out of righteousness he decided to abandon his plans for that month and practice it instead during Shawwal. This teaches us that even though we may have good intentions our actions should be done with pure intentions as well so as not to distract us from our spiritual goals or disrupt others around us who are also trying to focus on their worshiping Allah.