Whoever thinks that I'tikāf can be practised without fasting.
Darussalam · Volume 3
33 - THE BOOK OF I'TIKĀF[i.e., to confine oneself in a mosque for Ṣalāt (prayers) and invocations leaving the worldly activities for a limited number of days].Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2042 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 51
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2042. Narrated 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar: 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه said, "O Allāh's Messenger, I vowed in the Pre-Islāmic Period of Ignorance to perform I'tikāf in Al-Masjid-al-Harām for one night." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Fulfil your vow." So, he performed I'tikāf for one night.
2042 - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ فِي الجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَنْ أَعْتَكِفَ لَيْلَةً فِي المَسْجِدِ الحَرَامِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَوْفِ نَذْرَكَ فَاعْتَكَفَ لَيْلَةً»
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