Chapter on Itikaf and What Fasting Is Obligatory in It

Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Faddal, from Muhammad ibn Ali, from Ali ibn al-Numan, from Abu al-Sabbah al-Kinani, from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him: He (narrator) said: “Imam عليه السلام was asked about ‘seclusion for worship (itikaf) in (month of) Ramadan during the ten days.’” Imam عليه السلام said: “Imam Ali عليه السلام, peace be upon him, used to say: ‘I do not regard seclusion for worship (itikaf) except in the Sacred Mosque, or in the Mosque of the Messenger, or in a congregational mosque.’”