Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet (ﷺ) intended to practice I`tikaf and when he reached the place where he intended to perform I`tikaf, he saw some tents, the tents of `Aisha, Hafsa and Zainab. So, he said, "Do you consider that they intended to do righteousness by doing this?" And then he went away and did not perform I`tikaf (in Ramadan) but performed it in the month of Shawwal for ten days.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2034 |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 9 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 33, Hadith 250 |
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