Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to observe i’tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. When I heard about this, I sought permission from him (to observe i’tikaf with him), and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted me permission. Then Sayyidah Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) sought permission, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) granted her permission as well. Then Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) requested permission from him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he granted her permission as well. Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to observe i’tikaf, he would go to his place of i’tikaf after performing the morning prayer. (On this occasion) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had performed the morning prayer, he saw four tents pitched in the mosque. He (peace and blessings be upon him) inquired:“Whose are these?”The people replied: They belong to Sayyidah Aisha, Sayyidah Hafsa, and Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with them). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Have these women intended righteousness by means of these?”(The narrator states:) In this ten days, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not observe i’tikaf; he observed i’tikaf in the ten days of Shawwal.

Imam Humaydi (may Allah have mercy on him) states: Sometimes Sufyan narrated these words in the narration:“Do you think good of these women?”