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710. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ wanted to observe I'tikâf,[2] he would pray Fajr then enter the place where he wanted to observe I'tikâf. He wanted to observe I'tikâf during the last ten days of Ramaḍān, so he commanded that a Khibâ' (tent) be pitched for him. Then Ḥāṣah ordered that a Khibâ' be pitched for her, and when Zainab saw her tent she ordered that a Khibâ' be pitched for her too. When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saw that he said: 'Is it
righteousness that you seek?" And he did not observe I'tikâf in Ramaḍân, and observed I'tikâf for ten days in Shawwâl (instead)." (Saḥīḥ)
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Footnotes
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[1] Al-Khibâ': "One of the house of the Bedouins made of Wabir (camel or goat fur) or wool, not of hair (from other pelts). And it would have two or three posts." (An-Nihāyah)
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[2] Seclusion in the Masjid for the sake of devotion to Allāh.
Commentary
If someone intends to make a spiritual retreat or seclusion (I'tikâf) in the mosque and it could not be fulfilled due to any impediment, it could be made up (Qadâ), even if it be after the month of the blessed Ramadan. This indicates that apart from the month of Ramadan, fasting is not a condition for making a spiritual retreat (I'tikâf) in the mosque.
