Hadith 574
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وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال : « ليس على المعتكف صيام إلا أن يجعله على نفسه ». رواه الدارقطني والحاكم والراجح وقفه أيضا.
Ibn ’Abbas (RAA) narrated that The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The one who is performing I'tikaf does not have to fast unless he obliges himself to do so.” Related by Ad-Daraqutni and al-Hakim, and most probably it is also the saying of Ibn 'Abbas, i.e. Mawquf and not of the sayings of the Prophet (ﷺ).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
574 Benefit:
In the aforementioned narration, it is stated that fasting is not a condition for the one performing i'tikaf (spiritual retreat). What is meant by this is the i'tikaf of a vow (nadhar) that is performed outside of Ramadan, because in Ramadan, fasting is already obligatory. Therefore, in Ramadan, fasting is a condition for i'tikaf. «والله اعلم» ٭
In the aforementioned narration, it is stated that fasting is not a condition for the one performing i'tikaf (spiritual retreat). What is meant by this is the i'tikaf of a vow (nadhar) that is performed outside of Ramadan, because in Ramadan, fasting is already obligatory. Therefore, in Ramadan, fasting is a condition for i'tikaf. «والله اعلم» ٭
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 574
