7/58. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1769 — Annual I'tikaf and Qur'an Review
What was narrated concerning I`tikaf
Prophet I'tikaf Every Year Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1769
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1769
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم 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 .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) 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.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1769In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 132English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1769
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1769
This Prophet I'tikaf every year hadith shows a repeated Ramadan practice. Abu Hurairah said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم 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. The narration also says that the Qur'an would be reviewed with him once every year, but in that final year it was reviewed twice. The hadith connects I'tikaf with a strong focus on the Qur'an and worship. It does not ask every person to copy the final-year length in every situation. It reports what happened in the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم practice, showing regular devotion and a special increase in his final year.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم regularly observed I'tikaf for ten days each year.
- In his final year, his I'tikaf was extended to twenty days.
- The Qur'an review was also increased in that final year.
- The hadith highlights consistency and added worship at special times.
