.Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Itikaf - 27th Safar 1426 (7 April 2005)
Narrated 'Amra bint 'Abdur-Rahman from 'Aisha (Radhiallaho anhuma): Allah's Messenger (sallallaahu'alaihi wasallam) used to practice Itikaf every year in the month of Ramadan. And after offering the morning prayer, he used to enter the place of his Itikaf. 'Aisha asked his permission to let her practice Itikaf and he allowed her, and so she pitched a tent in the mosque. When Hafsa (Radhiallaho anha) heard of that, she also pitched a tent (for herself), and when Zainab (Radhiallaho anha) heard of that, she too pitched another tent. When, in the morning, Allah's Messenger had finished the morning prayer, he saw four tents and asked, "What is this?" He was informed about it. He then said, "What made them do this? Is it righteousness? Remove the tents, for I do not want to see them." So, the tents were removed. The Prophet did not perform Itikaf that year in the month of Ramadan, but did it in the last ten days of Shawwal. Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 257 -- You are subscribed as [email protected] Tell others about AHAD - A Hadith A Day! List URL: http://www.ahad.org/ to unsubscribe: send a message to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with "unsubscribe" in the subject AHAD is an offering of www.salaamsolutions.com
