8/79. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 803 — I'tikaf in the Last Ten Nights
What Has Been Related About When One Leaves From I'tikaf
Hadith About I'tikaf in the Last Ten Nights
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 803
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 803
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعْتَكِفُ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَلَمْ يَعْتَكِفْ عَامًا فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ اعْتَكَفَ عِشْرِينَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ . وَاخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي الْمُعْتَكِفِ إِذَا قَطَعَ اعْتِكَافَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُتِمَّهُ عَلَى مَا نَوَى فَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ إِذَا نَقَضَ اعْتِكَافَهُ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَضَاءُ . وَاحْتَجُّوا بِالْحَدِيثِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ مِنِ اعْتِكَافِهِ فَاعْتَكَفَ عَشْرًا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ مَالِكٍ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ نَذْرُ اعْتِكَافٍ أَوْ شَيْءٌ أَوْجَبَهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَكَانَ مُتَطَوِّعًا فَخَرَجَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُحِبَّ ذَلِكَ اخْتِيَارًا مِنْهُ وَلاَ يَجِبُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ . قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ فَكُلُّ عَمَلٍ لَكَ أَنْ لاَ تَدْخُلَ فِيهِ فَإِذَا دَخَلْتَ فِيهِ فَخَرَجْتَ مِنْهُ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَ إِلاَّ الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Prophet Would Perform I'Tikaf During The Last Ten (Nights) Of Ramadan. One Year He Did Not Perform I'Tikaf, So He Performed I'Tikaf For Twenty (Nights) In The Following Year.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 803In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 122English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 803
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 803
This Hadith about i'tikaf in the last ten nights shows the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم regular practice in Ramadan. Anas bin Malik narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would perform i'tikaf during the last ten nights of Ramadan. One year he did not perform it, so in the following year he performed i'tikaf for twenty nights. The core message is consistency in worship and care for a missed practice. The text does not say why that year was missed, so the explanation should not add a reason. It simply shows that i'tikaf was a known Ramadan act for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, especially in the final part of the month. Abu Isa graded this report as hasan, sahih, and gharib from Anas.
What we learn from this hadith
- I'tikaf was practiced by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
- A missed act of worship may be treated with extra care later.
- The final nights of Ramadan carry special attention in this narration.
