8/80. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 805 — Leaving I'tikaf for Need
What Has Been Related About: Can The One Performing I'tikaf Leave For His Needs Or Not?
Hadith About Leaving I'tikaf for Personal Need
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 805
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 805
حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ، قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، وَعَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ إِذَا اعْتَكَفَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ لاَ يَخْرُجَ مِنِ اعْتِكَافِهِ إِلاَّ لِحَاجَةِ الإِنْسَانِ وَاجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى هَذَا أَنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ لِقَضَاءِ حَاجَتِهِ لِلْغَائِطِ وَالْبَوْلِ . ثُمَّ اخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ وَشُهُودِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَالْجَنَازَةِ لِلْمُعْتَكِفِ فَرَأَى بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ أَنْ يَعُودَ الْمَرِيضَ وَيُشَيِّعَ الْجَنَازَةَ وَيَشْهَدَ الْجُمُعَةَ إِذَا اشْتَرَطَ ذَلِكَ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ شَيْئًا مِنْ هَذَا وَرَأَوْا لِلْمُعْتَكِفِ إِذَا كَانَ فِي مِصْرٍ يُجَمَّعُ فِيهِ أَنْ لاَ يَعْتَكِفَ إِلاَّ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْجَامِعِ لأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا الْخُرُوجَ لَهُ مِنْ مُعْتَكَفِهِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ وَلَمْ يَرَوْا لَهُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ الْجُمُعَةَ فَقَالُوا لاَ يَعْتَكِفُ إِلاَّ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْجَامِعِ حَتَّى لاَ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْ مُعْتَكَفِهِ لِغَيْرِ قَضَاءِ حَاجَةِ الإِنْسَانِ لأَنَّ خُرُوجَهُ لِغَيْرِ قَضَاءِ حَاجَةِ الإِنْسَانِ قَطْعٌ عِنْدَهُمْ لِلاِعْتِكَافِ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ مَالِكٍ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ . وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ لاَ يَعُودُ الْمَرِيضَ وَلاَ يَتْبَعُ الْجَنَازَةَ عَلَى حَدِيثِ عَائِشَةَ . وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ إِنِ اشْتَرَطَ ذَلِكَ فَلَهُ أَنْ يَتْبَعَ الْجَنَازَةَ وَيَعُودَ الْمَرِيضَ .
Al-Laith Narrated from:
That was narrated to us by Quraibah : From Al-Laith (A Similar Narration As No. 804)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 805In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 124English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 805
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 805
This Hadith about leaving i'tikaf for personal need is connected to the same narration as the previous report from Aishah. The Arabic text then mentions how people of knowledge acted on this point: when a man performs i'tikaf, he does not leave it except for a human need. It specifically mentions going out for relieving oneself. The text also records that scholars differed about visiting the sick, attending Friday prayer, and following a funeral during i'tikaf, especially if a person made a condition. Because the report includes these scholarly notes, the explanation should stay careful. The clear shared point in the text is that exiting i'tikaf is limited and should not be treated casually.
What we learn from this hadith
- I'tikaf is based on staying in the place of worship with focus.
- Leaving for personal needs is clearly mentioned in the report.
- Some related situations were discussed differently by scholars in the text.
