| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) | صحيح (Darussalam) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1539 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 18 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 18, Hadith 1539 |
Explanation
[He said:] There are narration on this topic from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr, and Ibn 'Abbas.
[Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith of 'Umar is a Hasan Sahih Hadith.
Some of the people of knowledge followed this Hadith. They said that when a man accepts Islam and he had (previously) made a vow to do some act of obedience, then he is obliged to fulfill it.
Some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet (saws), and others, said that there is no I'tikaf without fasting. Others among the people of knowledge said that it is not required for the person performing I'tikaf to fast, unless he made fasting obligatory upon himself. They used the Hadith of 'Umar as proof, in which he vowed during Jahiliyyah to perform I'tikaf for a night, and the Prophet (saws) ordered him to fulfill it. This is the view of Ahmad and Ishaq.