أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ مُوسَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ کَانَ عَلَيْهِ لَيْلَةٌ نَذَرَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَعْتَکِفُهَا فَسَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَعْتَکِفَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3856
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar, that ‘Umar had vowed to spend a night in ‘Itikaf during the Jahili)yah. He asked the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم about that, and he ordered him to perform the ‘Itikaf. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020