Chapter on I'tikaf (spiritual Retreat)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 2|Chapter 38
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ: كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا اِبْنَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ إِنَّ فُلاَناً لَهُ عَلَيَّ مَالٌ وَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَحْبِسَنِي فَقَالَ «وَ اَللَّهِ مَا عِنْدِي مَالٌ فَأَقْضِيَ عَنْكَ» قَالَ فَكَلِّمْهُ قَالَ فَلَبِسَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ نَعْلَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا اِبْنَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ أَ نَسِيتَ اِعْتِكَافَكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ «لَمْ أَنْسَ وَ لَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُ أَبِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ جَدِّي رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «مَنْ سَعَى فِي حَاجَةِ أَخِيهِ اَلْمُسْلِمِ فَكَأَنَّمَا عَبَدَ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ تِسْعَةَ آلاَفِ سَنَةٍ صَائِماً نَهَارَهُ قَائِماً لَيْلَهُ ».
It is narrated from Maymun ibn Mihran, who said: "I was sitting with Imam Al-Hasan ibn Ali عليه السلام when a man came to him and said, 'O son of the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, so-and-so has a debt against me, and he intends to imprison me.' Imam Al-Hasan عليه السلام said: 'By Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I have no money to repay your debt.' The man then said: 'Could you speak to him on my behalf?' Imam Al-Hasan عليه السلام put on his sandals. I said to Imam عليه السلام: 'O son of the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, have you forgotten your i'tikaf?' Imam عليه السلام replied: 'I have not forgotten. But I heard my father عليه السلام narrating from my grandfather, the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), who said: “Whoever strives to fulfill the need of his Muslim brother, it is as if he worshipped Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, for nine thousand years, fasting during the day and standing in prayer at night.”'
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh