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(Book 19, Hadith 4) #35751
The Necessity of Fasting for Itikaf

SUMMARY: It is not permissible to do itikaf (a form of worship) unless one is fasting, as Allah has mentioned itikaf and fasting together in the Quran.

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad and Nafi, the mawla of Abdullah ibn Umar said, "You cannot do itikaf unless you are fasting, because of what Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, says in His Book, 'And eat and drink until the white thread becomes clear to you from the black thread of dawn, then complete the fast until night-time, and do not have intercourse with them while you are doing itikaf in mosques,' (Sura 2 ayat 187). Allah only mentions itikaf together with fasting". Malik said, "That is what we go by here".
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَنَافِعًا، مَوْلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالاَ لاَ اعْتِكَافَ إِلاَّ بِصِيَامٍ بِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فِي كِتَابِهِ ‏{‏وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ وَلاَ تُبَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنْتُمْ عَاكِفُونَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ‏}‏ فَإِنَّمَا ذَكَرَ اللَّهُ الاِعْتِكَافَ مَعَ الصِّيَامِ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَعَلَى ذَلِكَ الأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا أَنَّهُ لاَ اعْتِكَافَ إِلاَّ بِصِيَامٍ

TOPICS
fasting  *  worship  *  itikaf  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow what Allah has commanded us in the Qur'an , Strive to fulfill our religious obligations with sincerity and dedication .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that it is necessary to fast when doing itikaf. Itikaf is a form of worship where a person secludes themselves in a mosque for a certain period of time and dedicates their time solely to worshipping Allah. This hadith states that this practice must be done while fasting because Allah mentions both together in the Quran. Therefore, this hadith teaches us that we should always follow what Allah has commanded us in the Quran and strive to fulfill our religious obligations with sincerity and dedication.

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