Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf)

Book 33 of 97 · Sahih al-Bukhari

21 hadith Hadith 1952–1972 Sunni
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Book 33 of 97

Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf)

Sahih al-Bukhari

21 hadith Hadith 1952–1972 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 826–870 CE period by al-Bukhari.

Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf) is book 33 of 97 in Sahih al-Bukhari, containing 21 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Primarily in Mecca and Medina, completed in Bukhara.

Narrators in This Book

This book features 9 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are 'Aisha and 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas, ibn Umar, 'Amra bint 'Abdur-Rahman, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, Ali bin al-Husain al-Rqy علي بن الحسين الرقي.

Hadith in This Book 21 hadith

1 1952 Sahih
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to practice I`tikaf in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan.
2 1953 Sahih
(the wife of the Prophet) The Prophet (ﷺ) used to practice I`tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan till he died and then his wives used to practice I`tikaf after him.
3 1954 Sahih
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to practice I`tikaf in the middle ten days of Ramadan and once he stayed in I`tikaf till the night of the twenty-first and it was the night in the…
4 1955 Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to (put) bend his head (out) to me while he was in I`tikaf in the mosque during my monthly periods and I would comb and oil his hair.
5 1956 Sahih
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to let his head in (the house) while he was in the mosque and I would comb and oil his hair. When in I`tikaf he used not to…
6 1957 Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to embrace me during my menses. He also used to put his head out of the mosque while he was in I`tikaf, and I would wash it during my menses.
7 1958 Sahih
`Umar asked the Prophet (ﷺ) "I vowed in the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance to stay in I`tikaf for one night in Al-Masjid al-Haram." The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Fulfill your…
8 1959 Sahih
Aisha said, "the Prophet (ﷺ) used to practice I`tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan and I used to pitch a tent for him, and after offering the morning prayer, he used to enter…
9 1960 Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) intended to practice I`tikaf and when he reached the place where he intended to perform I`tikaf, he saw some tents, the tents of `Aisha, Hafsa and Zainab. So, he…
10 1961 Sahih
Safiya, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) told me that she went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to visit him in the mosque while he was in I`tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. She had a…
11 1962 Sahih
I asked Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri, "Did you hear Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) talking about the Night of Qadr?" He replied in the affirmative and said, "Once we were in I`tikaf with Allah's…
12 1963 Sahih
One of the wives of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) practiced I`tikaf with him while she ad bleeding in between her periods and she would see red (blood) or yellowish traces, and sometimes…
13 1964 Sahih
The wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) were with him in the mosque (while he was in I`tikaf) and then they departed and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to Safiya bint Huyai, "Don't hurry up, for I…
14 1965 Sahih
Safiya went to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was in I`tikaf. When she returned, the Prophet (ﷺ) accompanied her walking. An Ansari man saw him. When the Prophet (ﷺ) noticed him, he…
15 1966 Sahih
We practiced I`tikaf with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the middle ten days (of Ramadan). In the morning of the twentieth (of Ramadan) we shifted our baggage, but Allah's Messenger…
16 1967 Sahih
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to practice I`tikaf every year in the month of Ramadan. And after offering the morning prayer, he used to enter the place of his I`tikaf. `Aisha asked…
17 1968 Sahih
`Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I vowed in the Pre-Islamic period to perform I`tikaf in Al-Masjid-al-Haram for one night." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Fulfill…
18 1969 Sahih
that `Umar had vowed in the Pre-Islamic period to perform I`tikaf in Al-Masjid-al-Haram. (A subnarrator thinks that `Umar vowed to perform I`tikaf for one night.) Allah's…
19 1970 Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to perform I`tikaf every year in the month of Ramadan for ten days, and when it was the year of his death, he stayed in I`tikaf for twenty days.
20 1971 Sahih
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned that he would practice I`tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. `Aisha asked his permission to perform I`tikaf and he permitted her. Hafsa asked…
21 1972 Sahih
Aisha during her menses used to comb and oil the hair of the Prophet (ﷺ) while he used to be in I`tikaf in the mosque. He would stretch out his head towards her while she was in…