Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 33

كِتَاب الِاعْتِكَافِ

The Book of Itikaf

20 hadith · 18 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ الاِعْتِكَافِ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ وَالاِعْتِكَافِ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ كُلِّهَا:(1) Chapter. The Itikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. And Itikaf may be practised in any mosque.22- بَابُ الْحَائِضُ تُرَجِّلُ الْمُعْتَكِفَ:(2) Chapter. A menstruating woman is permitted to comb the hair of a Mu’takif (i.e., a man in I’tikaf).33- بَابُ لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْبَيْتَ إِلاَّ لِحَاجَةٍ:(3) Chapter. (A Mutakif is not (allowed) to enter the house except for a need.45- بَابُ الاِعْتِكَافِ لَيْلاً:(5) Chapter. The Itikaf at night (only).56- بَابُ اعْتِكَافِ النِّسَاءِ:(6) Chapter. Women’s Itikaf. (A woman cannot practise I’tikaf except with the permission of her husband).67- بَابُ الأَخْبِيَةِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ:(7) Chapter. The tents in the mosque.78- بَابُ هَلْ يَخْرُجُ الْمُعْتَكِفُ لِحَوَائِجِهِ إِلَى بَابُ الْمَسْجِدِ:(8) Chapter. Can a Mutakif go to the gate of the mosque for a need?89- بَابُ الاِعْتِكَافِ:(9) Chapter. The Itikaf and coming of the Prophet ﷺ out of Itikaf in the morning of the twentieth (of Ramadan).910- بَابُ اعْتِكَافِ الْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ:(10) Chapter. The Itikaf of a (Mustahada) woman who has bleeding in between her periods.1011- بَابُ زِيَارَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ زَوْجَهَا فِي اعْتِكَافِهِ:(11) Chapter. The visit of the wife to her husband while he was in Itikaf.1112- بَابُ هَلْ يَدْرَأُ الْمُعْتَكِفُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ:(12) Chapter. Is it permissible for the Mu’takif to defend himself (by speech or action)?1213- بَابُ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ اعْتِكَافِهِ عِنْدَ الصُّبْحِ:(13) Chapter. Whoever went out of his Itikaf in the morning.1314- بَابُ الاِعْتِكَافِ فِي شَوَّالٍ:(14) Chapter. Itikaf in the month of Shawwal.1415- بَابُ مَنْ لَمْ يَرَ عَلَيْهِ صَوْمًا إِذَا اعْتَكَفَ:(15) Chapter. Whoever thinks that Itikaf can be practised without fasting.1516- بَابُ إِذَا نَذَرَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ:(16) Chapter. Whoever made a vow in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance to perform Itikaf and then embraced Islam.1617- بَابُ الاِعْتِكَافِ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوْسَطِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ:(17) Chapter. Itikaf in the middle ten days of Ramadan.1718- بَابُ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ:(18) Chapter. Whoever intended to practise Itikaf and then changed his mind.1819- بَابُ الْمُعْتَكِفِ يُدْخِلُ رَأْسَهُ الْبَيْتَ لِلْغَسْلِ:(19) Chapter. A Mutakif can let his head in the house for washing.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 2025كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْتَكِفُ الْعَشْرَ الْأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to practice I`tikaf in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan.5 narratorsBukhari · 2026أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَعْتَكِفُ الْعَشْرَ الْأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى تَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ(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.6 narratorsBukhari · 2027أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَعْتَكِفُ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوْسَطِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ، فَاعْتَكَفَ عَامًا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ لَيْلَةَ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ ، وَهِيَ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي يَخْرُجُAllah'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 morning of which he used to come out of his I`6 narratorsBukhari · 2028كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصْغِي إِلَيَّ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ مُجَاوِرٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَأُرَجِّلُهُ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌThe 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 narratorsBukhari · 2029وَإِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيُدْخِلُ عَلَيَّ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَأُرَجِّلُهُ ، وَكَانَ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْبَيْتَ إِلَّا لِحَاجَةٍ ، إِذَا كَانَ مُعْتَكِفًا(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 enter the house except for a need.6 narratorsBukhari · 2032كُنْتُ نَذَرْتُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَنْ أَعْتَكِفَ لَيْلَةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ، قَالَ : فَأَوْفِ بِنَذْرِكَ'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 vow."6 narratorsBukhari · 2033كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْتَكِفُ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ، فَكُنْتُ أَضْرِبُ لَهُ خِبَاءً فَيُصَلِّي الصُّبْحَ ، ثُمَّ يَدْخُلُهُ ، فَاسْتَأْذَنَتْ حَفْصَةُ ، عَائِشَةَ أَنْAisha 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 the tent." Hafsa asked the permission of `5 narratorsBukhari · 2034أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ إِذَا أَخْبِيَةٌ خِبَاءُ عَائِشَةَ ، وَخِبَاءُ حَفْصَةَ ، وَخِبَاءُ زَيْنَبThe 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 said, "Do you consider that they intended 5 narratorsBukhari · 2035أَنَّ صَفِيَّةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ ، أَنَّهَا جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَزُورُهُ فِي اعْتِكَافِهِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَSafiya, 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 talk with him for a while, then she got up 5 narratorsBukhari · 2036هَلْ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَذْكُرُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمِ ، اعْتَكَفْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعَشْرَ الْأَوْسَطَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ، قَI 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 Messenger (ﷺ) in the middle ten days of (Ra6 narratorsBukhari · 2037اعْتَكَفَتْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِهِ مُسْتَحَاضَةٌ ، فَكَانَتْ تَرَى الْحُمْرَةَ وَالصُّفْرَةَ ، فَرُبَّمَا وَضَعْنَا الطَّسْتَ تَحْتَهَا وَهِيَ تُصَلِّيOne 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 we put a tray beneath her when she offere5 narratorsBukhari · 2038كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَعِنْدَهُ أَزْوَاجُهُ فَرُحْنَ ، فَقَالَ لِصَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ حُيَيٍّ : لَا تَعْجَلِي حَتَّى أَنْصَرِفَ مَعَكِ ، وَكَانَ بَيْتُهَا فِي دَارِ أُسَامَةَ ، فThe 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 shall accompany you," (and her dwelling was 11 narrators·parallel chain