14/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1171b — The Place of the Prophet's I'tikaf
I'tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan
The Place of the Prophet's I'tikaf in the Mosque
Sahih Muslim : 1171b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1171b
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، أَنَّ نَافِعًا، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، - رضى الله عنهما - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَعْتَكِفُ الْعَشْرَ الأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ . قَالَ نَافِعٌ وَقَدْ أَرَانِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ - رضى الله عنه - الْمَكَانَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَعْتَكِفُ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe i'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. Nafi' said: Abdullah (Allah be pleased with him) showed me the place in the mosque where the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe i'tikaf.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1171bIn-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 2USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2637
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1171b
This hadith repeats the report that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to observe i'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. It adds one careful detail: Nafi' said that Abdullah b. Umar showed him the place in the mosque where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to observe i'tikaf. This makes the narration helpful for understanding that i'tikaf was tied to a known place in the mosque. The report does not describe special decorations or extra routines. It simply preserves the practice and the location. For a reader looking for “Prophet i'tikaf place hadith,” the main message is steady devotion in the mosque during Ramadan's final ten days.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to observe i'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan.
- The place of his i'tikaf in the mosque was remembered and shown.
- The narration values exact preservation of practice and location.
