Hasan considered it disliked for the person observing i'tikaf to enter a grave.

Hazrat Shareek narrates that Hazrat Salim once had food prepared and sent a man to invite Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair. Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair said that he was fasting. Hazrat Salim then related to him the hadith of Hazrat Salman, that Hazrat Abu Darda had broken his fast at his request. Upon this, Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair broke his fast.

Hazrat Khursha bin Har says that we were with Hazrat Umar when food was brought to him. He asked the people to eat, but everyone said that they were fasting. Hazrat Umar insisted that they break their fast, so all the people broke their fast.

Hazrat Sulaiman bin Musa asked Hazrat Ata, "Can a person break his fast for his guest?" He replied, "Yes."

Hasan used to permit that if someone had a guest, he could break his fast for the sake of the guest and later make up for that day’s fast.

Hazrat Sha’bah says that I asked Hazrat Hakam and Hazrat Hammad: If a person is observing a voluntary fast and his mother asks him to break the fast, what should he do? Both of them replied that he should obey his mother and break the fast occasionally.

Hazrat Laith says that I asked Hazrat Ata that my mother, out of compassion for me, made me take an oath that I would not perform any voluntary prayer after the obligatory ones and would not keep any voluntary fasts other than the obligatory ones. What is the ruling for me now? He replied: Fulfill your mother's oath.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Yazid narrates that I asked Hazrat Mak'hool, "If a person is observing a voluntary fast and his mother asks him to break the fast, what should he do?" Hazrat Mak'hool replied, "He should break the fast and make up for it by fasting one day in its place."

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that once a woman came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What right does a husband have over his wife?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "She should not observe a voluntary fast without her husband's permission. If she does so, she will be sinful and her action will not be accepted."

Hazrat Zaid bin Wahb narrates that Hazrat Umar wrote to us that a woman cannot observe a voluntary fast without her husband's permission.