Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 33

Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf)

كتاب الاعتكاف
22 hadiths
Sahih al-Bukhari 2025
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to practice I'tikaf in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan
عنهما ـ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعْتَكِفُ الْعَشْرَ الأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ‏.‏
Sahih al-Bukhari 2026
(the wife of the Prophet) The Prophet (ﷺ) used to practice I'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan till he died and then his wives used to practice I'tikaf after him
عنها ـ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَعْتَكِفُ الْعَشْرَ الأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2027
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to practice I'tikaf in the middle ten days of Ramadan and once he stayed in I'tikaf till the night of the twenty-first and it was the night in the morning of which he used to come out of his …
"‏ مَنْ كَانَ اعْتَكَفَ مَعِي فَلْيَعْتَكِفِ الْعَشْرَ الأَوَاخِرَ، وَقَدْ أُرِيتُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ ثُمَّ أُنْسِيتُهَا، وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أَسْجُدُ …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2028
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to (put) bend his head (out) to me while he was in I'tikaf in the mosque during my monthly periods and I would comb and oil his hair
عنها ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصْغِي إِلَىَّ رَأْسَهُ وَهْوَ مُجَاوِرٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَأُرَجِّلُهُ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ‏.‏
Sahih al-Bukhari 2029
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to let his head in (the house) while he was in the mosque and I would comb and oil his hair. When in I'tikaf he used not to enter the house except for a need
عنها ـ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ وَإِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيُدْخِلُ عَلَىَّ رَأْسَهُ وَهْوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2030
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to embrace me during my menses. He also used to put his head out of the mosque while he was in I'tikaf, and I would wash it during my menses
عنها ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُبَاشِرُنِي وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ‏.‏ وَكَانَ يُخْرِجُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَهْوَ مُعْتَكِفٌ …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2031
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to embrace me during my menses. He also used to put his head out of the mosque while he was in I'tikaf, and I would wash it during my menses
عنها ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُبَاشِرُنِي وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ‏.‏ وَكَانَ يُخْرِجُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَهْوَ مُعْتَكِفٌ …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2032
'Umar asked the Prophet (ﷺ) "I vowed in the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance to stay in I'tikaf for one night in Al-Masjid al-Haram." The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Fulfill your vow
"‏ فَأَوْفِ بِنَذْرِكَ ‏"‏‏.‏
Sahih al-Bukhari 2033
Aisha said, "the Prophet (ﷺ) used to practice I'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan and I used to pitch a tent for him, and after offering the morning prayer, he used to enter the tent." Hafsa asked the permission of …
"‏ مَا هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأُخْبِرَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ آلْبِرُّ تُرَوْنَ بِهِنَّ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَتَرَكَ الاِعْتِكَافَ ذَلِكَ الشَّهْرَ، …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2034
The Prophet (ﷺ) intended to practice I'tikaf and when he reached the place where he intended to perform I'tikaf, he saw some tents, the tents of 'Aisha, Hafsa and Zainab. So, he said, "Do you consider that they intended …
"‏ آلْبِرَّ تَقُولُونَ بِهِنَّ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ، فَلَمْ يَعْتَكِفْ، حَتَّى اعْتَكَفَ عَشْرًا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ‏.‏
Sahih al-Bukhari 2035
Safiya, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) told me that she went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to visit him in the mosque while he was in I'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. She had a talk with him for a while, then she got up …
"‏ عَلَى رِسْلِكُمَا إِنَّمَا هِيَ صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ حُيَىٍّ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالاَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ وَكَبُرَ عَلَيْهِمَا‏.‏ فَقَالَ …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2036
I asked Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri, "Did you hear Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) talking about the Night of Qadr?" He replied in the affirmative and said, "Once we were in I'tikaf with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the middle ten days of …
"‏ إِنِّي أُرِيتُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ، وَإِنِّي نُسِّيتُهَا، فَالْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ فِي وِتْرٍ، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَنِّي أَسْجُدُ …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2037
One of the wives of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) practiced I'tikaf with him while she ad bleeding in between her periods and she would see red (blood) or yellowish traces, and sometimes we put a tray beneath her when she …
عنها ـ قَالَتِ اعْتَكَفَتْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِهِ مُسْتَحَاضَةٌ، فَكَانَتْ تَرَى الْحُمْرَةَ …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2038
The wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) were with him in the mosque (while he was in I'tikaf) and then they departed and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to Safiya bint Huyai, "Don't hurry up, for I shall accompany you," (and her dwelling was …
"‏ لاَ تَعْجَلِي حَتَّى أَنْصَرِفَ مَعَكِ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَكَانَ بَيْتُهَا فِي دَارِ أُسَامَةَ، فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَعَهَا، فَلَقِيَهُ …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2039
Safiya went to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was in I'tikaf. When she returned, the Prophet (ﷺ) accompanied her walking. An Ansari man saw him. When the Prophet (ﷺ) noticed him, he called him and said, "Come here. She is …
"‏ تَعَالَ هِيَ صَفِيَّةُ ـ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ سُفْيَانُ هَذِهِ صَفِيَّةُ ـ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَجْرِي مِنَ ابْنِ آدَمَ مَجْرَى الدَّمِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2040
We practiced I'tikaf with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the middle ten days (of Ramadan). In the morning of the twentieth (of Ramadan) we shifted our baggage, but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to us and said, "Whoever was m …
"‏ مَنْ كَانَ اعْتَكَفَ فَلْيَرْجِعْ إِلَى مُعْتَكَفِهِ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ، وَرَأَيْتُنِي أَسْجُدُ فِي مَاءٍ وَطِينٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2041
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to practice I'tikaf every year in the month of Ramadan. And after offering the morning prayer, he used to enter the place of his I'tikaf. 'Aisha asked his permission to let her practice I'tikaf …
"‏ مَا هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأُخْبِرَ خَبَرَهُنَّ، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا حَمَلَهُنَّ عَلَى هَذَا آلْبِرُّ انْزِعُوهَا فَلاَ أَرَاهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَنُزِعَتْ، فَلَمْ …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2042
'Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I vowed in the Pre-Islamic period to perform I'tikaf in Al-Masjid-al-Haram for one night." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Fulfill your vow." So, he performed I'tikaf for one …
"‏ أَوْفِ نَذْرَكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَاعْتَكَفَ لَيْلَةً‏.‏
Sahih al-Bukhari 2043
that 'Umar had vowed in the Pre-Islamic period to perform I'tikaf in Al-Masjid-al-Haram. (A subnarrator thinks that 'Umar vowed to perform I'tikaf for one night.) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to 'Umar, "Fulfill your vow
"‏ أَوْفِ بِنَذْرِكَ ‏"‏‏.‏
Sahih al-Bukhari 2044
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to perform I'tikaf every year in the month of Ramadan for ten days, and when it was the year of his death, he stayed in I'tikaf for twenty days
عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعْتَكِفُ فِي كُلِّ رَمَضَانَ عَشْرَةَ أَيَّامٍ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَامُ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2045
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned that he would practice I'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. 'Aisha asked his permission to perform I'tikaf and he permitted her. Hafsa asked 'Aisha to take his permission for her, and …
"‏ مَا هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالُوا بِنَاءُ عَائِشَةَ وَحَفْصَةَ وَزَيْنَبَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ آلْبِرَّ أَرَدْنَ بِهَذَا مَا …
Sahih al-Bukhari 2046
Aisha during her menses used to comb and oil the hair of the Prophet (ﷺ) while he used to be in I'tikaf in the mosque. He would stretch out his head towards her while she was in her chamber
عنها ـ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُرَجِّلُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ وَهْوَ مُعْتَكِفٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَهْىَ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا، يُنَاوِلُهَا …