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Sunan Ibn Majah 1769 (Book 7, Hadith 132) #31121
The Prophet's Last Year of Life

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ used to observe Itikaf for ten days every year, but in the year he passed away, he observed it for twenty days and the Quran was reviewed with him once a year, but twice in the last year.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Prophet used to observe I’tikaf for ten days every year. In the year in which he passed away, he observed I’tikaf for twenty days. And the Qur’an would be reviewed with him once every year, but in the year in which he passed away, it was reviewed with him twice".
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ـ يَعْتَكِفُ كُلَّ عَامٍ عَشْرَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَامُ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ اعْتَكَفَ عِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا وَكَانَ يُعْرَضُ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ مَرَّةً فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَامُ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ

TOPICS
reviewing  *  itikaf  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Dedicate oneself fully to worshipping Allah ; Strive for self-improvement ; Make use of one’s time wisely ; Respect religious traditions and practices .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how the Prophet Muhammad used to observe a retreat called Itikaf every year. During this retreat, he would spend time alone in prayer and meditation. He would also review the Quran with someone else during this time. In his last year of life, however, he spent an extra ten days on his retreat and reviewed the Quran twice instead of once. This shows us that even though his life was coming to an end, he still dedicated himself fully to worshipping Allah and learning more about His teachings through His holy book. We can learn from this that we should always strive to be better Muslims no matter what our circumstances are or how much time we have left on earth.

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