8/80. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 804 — I'tikaf Manners and Personal Needs
What Has Been Related About: Can The One Performing I'tikaf Leave For His Needs Or Not?
Hadith About I'tikaf Manners and Personal Needs
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 804
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 804
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ، قِرَاءَةً عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، وَعَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا اعْتَكَفَ أَدْنَى إِلَىَّ رَأْسَهُ فَأُرَجِّلُهُ وَكَانَ لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْبَيْتَ إِلاَّ لِحَاجَةِ الإِنْسَانِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . هَكَذَا رَوَاهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ وَعَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ . وَرَوَاهُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ . وَالصَّحِيحُ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ وَعَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
When The Messenger Of Allah Performed I'Tikaf, He Would Bring His Head Near Me So I Could Comb It, And He Would Not Enter The House Except For Some Personal Needs.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 804In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 123English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 804
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 804
This Hadith about i'tikaf manners shows a balanced and practical scene from the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم worship. Aishah narrated that when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم performed i'tikaf, he would bring his head near her so she could comb it. She also said he would not enter the house except for personal needs. The narration teaches that i'tikaf is a focused act of staying for worship, but basic human needs remain recognized. It also shows that simple grooming, such as combing the hair, was not treated as something outside the natural needs of a person. The text stays specific: it mentions bringing the head near, combing, and entering the house only for a human need.
What we learn from this hadith
- I'tikaf involves staying focused and limiting unnecessary movement.
- Basic personal needs are recognized during i'tikaf.
- Simple care and grooming can take place without leaving the purpose of worship.
