From the questions: One of the preachers mentioned the following hadith: that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the setting up of a tent for i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque).
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Eid Abbasi : From the questions: One of the preachers mentioned the following hadith: that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the setting up of a tent for i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque), so his wives ordered the setting up of tents for themselves. He asked (peace and blessings be upon him): . They said: "For your wives." He said to them: , so he ordered the removal of the tents, even his own, and postponed his i'tikaf to Shawwal. What is the grade of this hadith?
The Shaykh : The hadith is in "Sahih al-Bukhari"; there is no doubt about its authenticity!
Eid Abbasi : Perhaps he was good at narrating the hadith, as well as deriving rulings from it...?
The Shaykh : The ruling establishes, from the perspective of men, that i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is a recommended practice (sunnah) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Its most excellent form is what is done in Ramadan, and the most excellent of that is what is done in the last ten days of it. This is from one perspective. From another perspective, it hints that i'tikaf in the mosque is not something in which women participate alongside men. This is clear if we remember that congregational prayer, which is an individual obligation (fard 'ayn) upon the Muslim, just like the prayer itself, does not include women in the obligation of the congregation. Therefore, it is even more fitting that women should not participate in the legislated i'tikaf in mosques, especially if the i'tikaf is tainted by showing off (riya'), a desire for public display, or jealousy, such that the motivation for i'tikaf in that case is not drawing near to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) tore down the tents that were set up in the Prophet's Mosque for some of his wives (peace and blessings be upon him). And in order to settle the matter, he also tore down his own tent (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he used to perform i'tikaf.
This is what can be mentioned on the occasion of this authentic hadith.
Whose are these tents?
لِمَن هذه الأخبية ؟Did you intend by that to claim righteousness?
آللهَ أرَدْتُنَّ بذلك ؟The Shaykh : The hadith is in "Sahih al-Bukhari"; there is no doubt about its authenticity!
Eid Abbasi : Perhaps he was good at narrating the hadith, as well as deriving rulings from it...?
The Shaykh : The ruling establishes, from the perspective of men, that i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is a recommended practice (sunnah) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Its most excellent form is what is done in Ramadan, and the most excellent of that is what is done in the last ten days of it. This is from one perspective. From another perspective, it hints that i'tikaf in the mosque is not something in which women participate alongside men. This is clear if we remember that congregational prayer, which is an individual obligation (fard 'ayn) upon the Muslim, just like the prayer itself, does not include women in the obligation of the congregation. Therefore, it is even more fitting that women should not participate in the legislated i'tikaf in mosques, especially if the i'tikaf is tainted by showing off (riya'), a desire for public display, or jealousy, such that the motivation for i'tikaf in that case is not drawing near to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) tore down the tents that were set up in the Prophet's Mosque for some of his wives (peace and blessings be upon him). And in order to settle the matter, he also tore down his own tent (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he used to perform i'tikaf.
This is what can be mentioned on the occasion of this authentic hadith.
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