RAMADAN SPECIAL-ITKAAF
ITKAAF means: ‘To confine oneself in a mosque for prayers, invocations and Ibadah, leaving the worldly activities for a limited number of days.’ It is one another recommended Sunnah which bears great rewards for the person who does it. A Mu’takif (one who observes Itikaaf) is supposed to devote himself to Ibadah during these days, away from worldly affairs. The Ibadah may include performing Nawafil prayers, Invocations, Recitation & understanding of Qur’an, Reading & understanding ahadith etc. And, mostly, Itikaaf is associated with trying to find out the Night of Laylatul Qadr.
Most of the narrations found in different collections of ahadith tell us that the most preferred time of observing Itikaaf is the last ten days of the month of Ramadan.
here is one another hadith which gives an additional information about the days when one can observe Itikaaf.
Narrated Aishah (RA): “The Prophet (SAW) intended to practise Itikaaf and when he reached the place where he intended to perform it, he saw some tents, the tents of Aishah, Hafsa & Zainab, RA. So he said, “Do you consider that they intended to do ‘Al-Birr’ by doing this?” And then he went away and did not perform Itikaaf (in Ramadan) but performed it in the month of Shawwal for ten days.” - (Hadith No. 2034, Book of I’tikāf, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3).
This narration tells us that we can observe Itikaaf even in months other than Ramadan. However, preferred days for Itikaaf are the last ten days of Ramadan (it should be noted that the Night of Qadr falls in odd days of last ten days of Ramadan)
Most of the narrations found in different collections of ahadith tell us that the most preferred time of observing Itikaaf is the last ten days of the month of Ramadan.
Narrated Aishah (RA): “The Prophet (SAW) intended to practise Itikaaf and when he reached the place where he intended to perform it, he saw some tents, the tents of Aishah, Hafsa & Zainab, RA. So he said, “Do you consider that they intended to do ‘Al-Birr’ by doing this?” And then he went away and did not perform Itikaaf (in Ramadan) but performed it in the month of Shawwal for ten days.” - (Hadith No. 2034, Book of I’tikāf, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3).
This narration tells us that we can observe Itikaaf even in months other than Ramadan. However, preferred days for Itikaaf are the last ten days of Ramadan (it should be noted that the Night of Qadr falls in odd days of last ten days of Ramadan)
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