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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الأيمان والنذورBook of Oaths and Vows
بَابُ النَّدْرِ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَوُجُوبِ الْوَفَاءِ بِهِ سَوَاءٌ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَالْإِسْلَامِChapter on Vows in Obedience to Allah the Exalted and the Obligation to Fulfill Them Whether in the Pre-Islamic Period or in Islam
Hadith 5356
اُردوEn
عَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَنْ أَعْتَكِفَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ لَيْلَةً فَقَالَ لَهُ فَأَوْفِ بِنَذْرِكَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: O Messenger of Allah! In the days of ignorance, I made a vow that I would perform i'tikaf for one night in Masjid al-Haram. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Fulfill your vow.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … For i‘tikaf (spiritual retreat), neither the month of Ramadan is necessary, nor a large number of days. Consider the following definition of i‘tikaf:
