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Sunan Ibn Majah 1771 (Book 7, Hadith 134) #31123
Seeking Righteousness Through Itikaf

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ wanted to observe Itikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan, but when he saw that his wives had also set up tents for themselves, he asked them if they were seeking righteousness and then decided to observe Itikaf during ten days of Shawwal instead.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "When the Prophet wanted to start I’tikaf, he would pray the Subh, then he would enter the place where he wanted to observe I’tikaf. He wanted to spend the last ten days of Ramadan in I’tikaf, so he ordered that a tent be set up for him". Then 'Aishah ordered that a tent be set up for her, and Hafash ordered that a tent be set up for her. When Zainab saw their two tents, she also ordered that a tent be set up for her. When the Messenger of Allah saw that, he said: "It is righteousness that you seek?" Then he did not observe I’tikaf during Ramadan, and he observed I’tikaf during ten days of Shawwal.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ـ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْمَكَانَ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ فِيهِ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ الْعَشْرَ الأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَأَمَرَ فَضُرِبَ لَهُ خِبَاءٌ فَأَمَرَتْ عَائِشَةُ بِخِبَاءٍ فَضُرِبَ لَهَا وَأَمَرَتْ حَفْصَةُ بِخِبَاءٍ فَضُرِبَ لَهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ زَيْنَبُ خِبَاءَهُمَا أَمَرَتْ بِخِبَاءٍ فَضُرِبَ لَهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ آلْبِرَّ تُرِدْنَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمْ يَعْتَكِفْ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَاعْتَكَفَ عَشْرًا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ

TOPICS
itikaf  *  ramadan  *  shawwal

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for righteousness ; Be mindful ; Be considerate towards others ; Think twice before taking any action .

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith is about the Prophet's practice of observing I'tikaaf, which is a spiritual retreat in which one secludes oneself in a mosque or other place for the purpose of worshiping Allah. In this particular instance, the Prophet wanted to observe I'tikaaf during the last ten days of Ramadan. However, when he saw that his wives had also set up tents for themselves with the same intention, he asked them if they were seeking righteousness and then decided to observe I'tikaaf during ten days of Shawwal instead. This teaches us that we should always strive to seek righteousness in our actions and be mindful not only about our own intentions but also those around us. We should be considerate towards others and think twice before taking any action so as not to cause any harm or inconvenience to anyone else.

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