Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Itikaf

3- بَابُ لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْبَيْتَ إِلاَّ لِحَاجَةٍ:

(3) Chapter. (A Mutakif is not (allowed) to enter the house except for a need.

1 hadith · references 2029–2029

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Bukhari · 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 narrators