Arabic (Original)
وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أنبأ مُعَاوِيَةُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ مُعْتَكَفَهُ وَأَنَّهُ أَمَرَ بِخِبَائِهِ فَضُرِبَ أَرَادَ الِاعْتِكَافَ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَأَمَرَتْ زَيْنَبُ ؓ بِخِبَائِهَا فَضُرِبَ وَأَمَرَ غَيْرُهَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِخِبَاءٍ فَضُرِبَ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ نَظَرَ فَإِذَا الْأَخْبِيَةُ فَقَالَ الْبِرَّ يُرِدْنَ؟ فَأَمَرَ بِخِبَائِهِ فَقُوِّضَ ثُمَّ تَرَكَ الِاعْتِكَافَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى اعْتَكَفَ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأُوَلِ مِنْ شَوَّالٍ
English Translation
'A'ishah reported that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) intended to observe i'tikaf, he would pray the Fajr prayer and then enter his place of i'tikaf. He ordered his tent to be set up — intending to observe i'tikaf during the last ten nights of Ramadan. Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) ordered her tent to be set up, and others among the Prophet's wives ordered their tents to be set up. When he prayed the Fajr prayer, he looked and saw the tents. He said: 'Is it righteousness they intend?' He ordered his tent taken down and abandoned the i'tikaf during Ramadan, until he observed i'tikaf during the first ten days of Shawwal.