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Muwatta MalikBook 19

I'tikaf in Ramadan

ูƒุชุงุจ ุงู„ุงุนุชูƒุงู

16 hadith in this book; 16 translated into English.

Authentic Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 693

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,"When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did itikaf he would bring his head near toโ€ฆ

ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ููŠ ูŠูŽุญู’ูŠูŽู‰ุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุดูู‡ูŽุงุจูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูุฑู’ูˆูŽุฉูŽ ุจู’ู†ู ุงู„ุฒูู‘ุจูŽูŠู’ุฑูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽู…ู’ุฑูŽุฉูŽ ุจูู†ู’ุชู ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฑูŽู‘ุญู’ู…ูŽู†ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุงุฆูุดูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุฒูŽูˆู’ุฌู ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูู‘ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ู‡ูŽุง ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽุชู’ ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ูโ€ฆ

Narrated by ฤ€โ€™ishah + 13 other versions

Authentic No. 694

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that when A'isha was doing itikaf she would only ask after sick people if she was walking and not if she was standing still. Malik said, "A person doing itikaf should not carry out obligations of his, nor leave the mosqueโ€ฆ

ูˆูŽุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ููŠ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุดูู‡ูŽุงุจูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽู…ู’ุฑูŽุฉูŽ ุจูู†ู’ุชู ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฑูŽู‘ุญู’ู…ูŽู†ูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุนูŽุงุฆูุดูŽุฉูŽุŒ ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽุชู’ ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุงุนู’ุชูŽูƒูŽููŽุชู’ ู„ุงูŽ ุชูŽุณู’ุฃูŽู„ู ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุฑููŠุถู ุฅูู„ุงูŽู‘ ูˆูŽู‡ููŠูŽ ุชูŽู…ู’ุดููŠ ู„ุงูŽ ุชูŽู‚ููู โ€.โ€

Authentic Hadith qudsi No. 695

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had asked Ibn Shihab whether someone doing itikaf could go into a house to relieve himself, and he said, "Yes, there is no harm in that." Malik said, "The situation that we are all agreed upon here is that there is no disapproval of anyone doing itikaf in aโ€ฆ

ูˆูŽุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ููŠ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุณูŽุฃูŽู„ูŽ ุงุจู’ู†ูŽ ุดูู‡ูŽุงุจู ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฑูŽู‘ุฌูู„ูุŒ ูŠูŽุนู’ุชูŽูƒููู ู‡ูŽู„ู’ ูŠูŽุฏู’ุฎูู„ู ู„ูุญูŽุงุฌูŽุชูู‡ู ุชูŽุญู’ุชูŽ ุณูŽู‚ู’ูู ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู†ูŽุนูŽู…ู’ ู„ุงูŽ ุจูŽุฃู’ุณูŽ ุจูุฐูŽู„ููƒูŽ โ€.โ€ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูŒ ุงู„ุฃูŽู…ู’ุฑู ุนูู†ู’ุฏูŽู†ูŽุง ุงู„ูŽู‘ุฐููŠ ู„ุงูŽ ุงุฎู’ุชูู„ุงูŽููŽโ€ฆ

Weak No. 696

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad and Nafi, the mawla of Abdullah ibn Umar said, "You cannot do itikaf unless you are fasting, because of what Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, says in His Book, 'And eat and drink until the white thread becomes clear to youโ€ฆ

ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ููŠ ูŠูŽุญู’ูŠูŽู‰ุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุจูŽู„ูŽุบูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽุงุณูู…ูŽ ุจู’ู†ูŽ ู…ูุญูŽู…ูŽู‘ุฏูุŒ ูˆูŽู†ูŽุงููุนู‹ุงุŒ ู…ูŽูˆู’ู„ูŽู‰ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูู…ูŽุฑูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ุงูŽ ู„ุงูŽ ุงุนู’ุชููƒูŽุงููŽ ุฅูู„ุงูŽู‘ ุจูุตููŠูŽุงู…ู ุจูู‚ูŽูˆู’ู„ู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุชูŽุจูŽุงุฑูŽูƒูŽ ูˆูŽุชูŽุนูŽุงู„ูŽู‰ ูููŠโ€ฆ

+ 2 other versions

Not graded No. 697

Yahya related to me that Ziyad ibn Abd ar-Rahman said, "Malik related to us from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman, that Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman was once doing itikaf and he would go out to relieve himself in a closed room under a roofed passage in Khalid ibn Walid's houseโ€ฆ

ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ููŠ ูŠูŽุญู’ูŠูŽู‰ุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฒููŠูŽุงุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฑูŽู‘ุญู’ู…ูŽู†ูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุณูู…ูŽู‰ูู‘ุŒ ู…ูŽูˆู’ู„ูŽู‰ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุจูŽูƒู’ุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฑูŽู‘ุญู’ู…ูŽู†ู ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุฃูŽุจูŽุง ุจูŽูƒู’ุฑู ุจู’ู†ูŽ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฑูŽู‘ุญู’ู…ูŽู†ูุŒ ุงุนู’ุชูŽูƒูŽููŽ ููŽูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ูŠูŽุฐู’ู‡ูŽุจูโ€ฆ

Not graded No. 697b

Yahya related to me from Ziyad from Malik that he saw some of the people of knowledge who, when they did itikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan, would not go back to their families until they had attended the Id al-Fitr with everybody. Ziyad said that Malik said, "I heard this from the people ofโ€ฆ

ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ููŠ ูŠูŽุญู’ูŠูŽู‰ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฒููŠูŽุงุฏู ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒู ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุฑูŽุฃูŽู‰ ุจูŽุนู’ุถูŽ ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ู ุงู„ู’ุนูู„ู’ู…ู ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุงุนู’ุชูŽูƒูŽูููˆุง ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุดู’ุฑูŽ ุงู„ุฃูŽูˆูŽุงุฎูุฑูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ุฑูŽู…ูŽุถูŽุงู†ูŽ ู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽุฑู’ุฌูุนููˆู†ูŽ ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ ุฃูŽู‡ูŽุงู„ููŠู‡ูู…ู’ ุญูŽุชูŽู‘ู‰ ูŠูŽุดู’ู‡ูŽุฏููˆุง ุงู„ู’ููุทู’ุฑูŽ ู…ูŽุนูŽ ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุงุณู โ€.โ€โ€ฆ

Not graded No. 698

Ziyad related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman from A'isha that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, once wanted to do itikaf, and when he went off to the place where he wanted to do itikaf he found some tents there, which were A'isha's tentโ€ฆ

"โ€ ุขู„ู’ุจูุฑูŽู‘ ุชูŽู‚ููˆู„ููˆู†ูŽ ุจูู‡ูู†ูŽู‘ โ€"

Narrated by ฤ€โ€™ishah + 1 other version

Authentic No. 699

Ziyad related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to go to relieve himself in houses. Malik said, "Someone doing itikaf should not leave for his parents' funeral or for anything else."

ูˆูŽุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ููŠ ุฒููŠูŽุงุฏูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุดูู‡ูŽุงุจูุŒ โ€.โ€ ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ูŠูŽุฐู’ู‡ูŽุจู ู„ูุญูŽุงุฌูŽุฉู ุงู„ุฅูู†ู’ุณูŽุงู†ู ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุจููŠููˆุชู โ€.โ€ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูŒ ู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽุฎู’ุฑูุฌู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุนู’ุชูŽูƒููู ู…ูŽุนูŽ ุฌูŽู†ูŽุงุฒูŽุฉูโ€ฆ

Authentic Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 700

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yazid ibn Abdullah ibn al- Hadi from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Harith at-Taymi from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman that Abu Said al-Khudri said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to do itikaf in the middle ten days of Ramadan. Oneโ€ฆ

"โ€ ู…ูŽู†ู ุงุนู’ุชูŽูƒูŽููŽ ู…ูŽุนููŠ ููŽู„ู’ูŠูŽุนู’ุชูŽูƒููู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุดู’ุฑูŽ ุงู„ุฃูŽูˆูŽุงุฎูุฑูŽ ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชู ู‡ูŽุฐูู‡ู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ูŠู’ู„ูŽุฉูŽ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุฃูู†ู’ุณููŠุชูู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชูู†ููŠ ุฃูŽุณู’ุฌูุฏู ู…ูู†ู’ ุตูุจู’ุญูู‡ูŽุง ูููŠ ู…ูŽุงุกู ูˆูŽุทููŠู†ู ููŽุงู„ู’ุชูŽู…ูุณููˆู‡ูŽุง ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุดู’ุฑู ุงู„ุฃูŽูˆูŽุงุฎูุฑูโ€ฆ

Narrated by Abu Saโ€˜ฤซd al-Khudri + 6 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 701

Ziyad related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Search for Laylat al-Qadr in the last ten days of Ramadan."

"โ€ ุชูŽุญูŽุฑูŽู‘ูˆู’ุง ู„ูŽูŠู’ู„ูŽุฉูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽุฏู’ุฑู ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุดู’ุฑู ุงู„ุฃูŽูˆูŽุงุฎูุฑู ู…ูู†ู’ ุฑูŽู…ูŽุถูŽุงู†ูŽ โ€"

+ 10 other versions

Authentic No. 702

Ziyad related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said. "Search for Laylat al-Qadr in the last seven days."

"โ€ ุชูŽุญูŽุฑูŽู‘ูˆู’ุง ู„ูŽูŠู’ู„ูŽุฉูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽุฏู’ุฑู ูููŠ ุงู„ุณูŽู‘ุจู’ุนู ุงู„ุฃูŽูˆูŽุงุฎูุฑู โ€"

Narrated by Abdullฤh ibn โ€˜Umar + 5 other versions

Authentic No. 703

Ziyad related to me from Malik from Abu'n Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah, that Abdullah ibn Unays al-Juhani said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Messenger of Allah, I am a man whose house is a long way away. Tell me one night so that I can stop myโ€ฆ

"โ€ ุงู†ู’ุฒูู„ู’ ู„ูŽูŠู’ู„ูŽุฉูŽ ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซู ูˆูŽุนูุดู’ุฑููŠู†ูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ุฑูŽู…ูŽุถูŽุงู†ูŽ โ€"

Authentic No. 704

Ziyad related to me from Malik from Humayd at-Tawil that 'Anas ibn Malik said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out to us in Ramadan and said, 'I was shown a certain night in Ramadan and then two men abused each other and it was taken away. Look for it on theโ€ฆ

"โ€ ุฅูู†ูู‘ูŠ ุฃูุฑููŠุชู ู‡ูŽุฐูู‡ู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ูŠู’ู„ูŽุฉูŽ ูููŠ ุฑูŽู…ูŽุถูŽุงู†ูŽ ุญูŽุชูŽู‘ู‰ ุชูŽู„ุงูŽุญูŽู‰ ุฑูŽุฌูู„ุงูŽู†ู ููŽุฑูููุนูŽุชู’ ููŽุงู„ู’ุชูŽู…ูุณููˆู‡ูŽุง ูููŠ ุงู„ุชูŽู‘ุงุณูุนูŽุฉู ูˆูŽุงู„ุณูŽู‘ุงุจูุนูŽุฉู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุฎูŽุงู…ูุณูŽุฉู โ€"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mฤlik

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 705

Ziyad related to me from Malik from Nafi from Ibn 'Umar that some of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, were shown Laylat al-Qadr in their sleep during the last seven days. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I seeโ€ฆ

"โ€ ุฅูู†ูู‘ูŠ ุฃูŽุฑูŽู‰ ุฑูุคู’ูŠูŽุงูƒูู…ู’ ู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุชูŽูˆูŽุงุทูŽุฃูŽุชู’ ูููŠ ุงู„ุณูŽู‘ุจู’ุนู ุงู„ุฃูŽูˆูŽุงุฎูุฑู ููŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ู…ูุชูŽุญูŽุฑูู‘ูŠูŽู‡ูŽุง ููŽู„ู’ูŠูŽุชูŽุญูŽุฑูŽู‘ู‡ูŽุง ูููŠ ุงู„ุณูŽู‘ุจู’ุนู ุงู„ุฃูŽูˆูŽุงุฎูุฑู โ€"

Narrated by Abdullฤh ibn โ€˜Umar + 6 other versions

Weak No. 706

Ziyad related to me from Malik that he had heard a man he trusted of the people of knowledge say, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was shown the lifespans of the people (who had gone) before him, or what Allah willed of that, and it was as if the lives of the peopleโ€ฆ

ูˆูŽุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ููŠ ุฒููŠูŽุงุฏูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุณูŽู…ูุนูŽ ู…ูŽู†ู’ุŒ ูŠูŽุซูู‚ู ุจูู‡ู ู…ูู†ู’ ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ู ุงู„ู’ุนูู„ู’ู…ู ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ู ุฅูู†ูŽู‘ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุฃูุฑููŠูŽ ุฃูŽุนู’ู…ูŽุงุฑูŽ ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุงุณู ู‚ูŽุจู’ู„ูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽูˆู’ ู…ูŽุง ุดูŽุงุกูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ู…ูู†ู’ ุฐูŽู„ููƒูŽโ€ฆ

Weak No. 707

Ziyad related to me from Malik that he had heard that Said ibn al-Musayyab used to say, "Whoever is present at isha on Laylat al-Qadr has taken his portion from it."

ูˆูŽุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ููŠ ุฒููŠูŽุงุฏูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุจูŽู„ูŽุบูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุณูŽุนููŠุฏูŽ ุจู’ู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูุณูŽูŠูŽู‘ุจูุŒ ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ู ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุดูŽู‡ูุฏูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูุดูŽุงุกูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ู„ูŽูŠู’ู„ูŽุฉู ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽุฏู’ุฑู ููŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุฃูŽุฎูŽุฐูŽ ุจูุญูŽุธูู‘ู‡ู ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ูŽุง โ€.โ€

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