33/1. Chapter:
The I'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan.
وَالاِعْتِكَافِ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ كُلِّهَا، لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {وَلاَ تُبَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنْتُمْ عَاكِفُونَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّهِ فَلاَ تَقْرَبُوهَا كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ آيَاتِهِ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَAnd I‘tikaf may be practised in any mosque, as is evident in the Statement of Allah تعالى: “... And do not have sexual relations with them (your wives); while you are in I‘tikaf [i.e., confining oneself in a mosque for Salat (prayers) and invocations leaving the worldly activities for a limited number of days] in the mosques. These are the limits (set) by Allah; so approach them not. Thus does Allah make clear His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, laws, legal and illegal things, Allah’s set limits, orders), to mankind that they may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious).” (V.2:187)
Sahih Bukhari : 2026
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 2026
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَعْتَكِفُ الْعَشْرَ الأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى تَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ اعْتَكَفَ أَزْوَاجُهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ.
Narrated `Aisha: (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.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 2026In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 2USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 33, Hadith 243
