Chapter on Itikaf and What Fasting Is Obligatory in It
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 4|Book 2|Chapter 27
عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:» اَلْمُعْتَكِفُ لاَ يَشَمُّ اَلطِّيبَ وَ لاَ يَتَلَذَّذُ بِالرَّيْحَانِ وَ لاَ يُمَارِي وَلاَ يَشْتَرِي وَ لاَ يَبِيعُ« قَالَ» وَ مَنِ اِعْتَكَفَ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَهُوَ فِي اَلْيَوْمِ اَلرَّابِعِ بِالْخِيَارِ إِنْ شَاءَ اِزْدَادَ أَيَّاماً أُخَرَ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ خَرَجَ مِنَ اَلْمَسْجِدِ فَإِنْ أَقَامَ يَوْمَيْنِ بَعْدَ اَلثَّلاَثَةِ فَلاَ يَخْرُجْ مِنَ اَلْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى يَسْتَكْمِلَ ثَلاَثَةً أُخَرَ«.
Ali ibn al-Hasan, from Amr ibn Uthman, from al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Abu Ayyub, from Abu Ubaydah, from Abu Ja’far عليه السلام, peace be upon him:
Imam عليه السلام said: “The one observing seclusion (mutakif) should not smell perfume, nor take pleasure in sweet-smelling plants (rayhan), nor argue, nor buy, nor sell.” Imam عليه السلام said: “And whoever observes seclusion for three days, then on the fourth day he has the choice: if he wishes, he may add other days, and if he wishes, he may leave the mosque. But if he stays two days after the three, then he should not leave the mosque until he completes another three (days).”
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 360
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb, p. 377