Hadith 408
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : ثَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الطَّنَافِسِيُّ ، قَالَ : ثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ يَدْخُلُ الْمَكَانَ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ فِيهِ ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ الْعَشْرَ الأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ، فَأَمَرَ فَضُرِبَ لَهُ خِبَاءٌ ، وَأَمَرَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَضُرِبَ لَهَا خِبَاءٌ ، وَأَمَرَتْ حَفْصَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَضُرِبَ لَهَا خِبَاءٌ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ زَيْنَبُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا خِبَاءَهُمَا أَمَرَتْ فَضُرِبَ لَهَا خِبَاءٌ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : " الْبِرَّ تَرَوْنَ ؟ فَلَمْ يَعْتَكِفْ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَاعْتَكَفَ عَشْرًا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ " .
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to perform i'tikaf, he would enter the place of i'tikaf after offering the Fajr prayer. On one occasion, he intended to perform i'tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan, so he ordered a tent to be set up, and it was set up. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) also ordered a tent to be set up for her, and it was set up. Lady Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) ordered a tent to be set up for her, and it was set up. Lady Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) saw the tents of both of them, so she ordered a tent to be set up for her as well, and it was set up. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw this situation, he said: "Are you considering this as righteousness?" Thus, instead of Ramadan, he performed i'tikaf for ten days in Shawwal.
