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Chapter 199: What was narrated concerning I`tikaf

Chapter 203: I`tikaf in a tent in the mosque

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that

The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) observed I’tifak in a Turkish tent, over the door of whichwas apiece of reed matting. He pushed the mat aside, then he put hisheadout and spoke to the people.

Chapter 205: What was narrated concerning the person observing I`tikaf washing his head and combing his hair

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedtobring his head towards me when he was next door (observingI’tikaf),and I would wash it and comb his hair, when I was in myapartment andI was menstruating, and he was in the mosque.”

Chapter 206: The person observing I`tikaf may be visited by his family in the mosque

It wasnarrated from Safiyyah bint Huyai, the wife of the Prophet(ﷺ),that she came to visit the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he wasinI’tikaf during the last ten days of the month of Ramadan. She spokewith him for a while during the evening, then she stood up to goback.The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got up to take her home. When shereachedthe door of the mosque that was by the home of Umm Salamah,the wifeof the Prophet (ﷺ), two men from among the Ansar passed bythem.They greeted the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with peace, then wentaway.The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Take it easy, she isSafiyyah bintHuyai.” They said: “Glorious is Allah, O Messengerof Allah!” And theywere very upset by that (i.e., that he thoughtthey may have somedoubts). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “TheSatan flows throughthe son of Adam like blood, and I was afraid thathe might cast somedoubt into your hearts.”

Chapter 208: The reward for I`tikaf

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)saidconcerning the person observing I’tikaf. “He is refraining fromsin and he will be given a reward like that of one who does all kindsof good deeds.”

Chapter 209: One who spends the nights of the two Eid performing voluntary night prayers

It wasnarrated from Abu Umamah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Whoeverspends the nights of the two ‘Eid in praying voluntary prayers,seeking reward from Allah, his heart will not die on the Day whenhearts will die.”