Sahih al-Bukhari 1962 (Book 33, Hadith 11)
replied in the affirmative and said, “Once we were in I`tikaf with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) in the middle ten
days of (Ramadan) and we came out of it in the morning of the twentieth, and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)delivered
a sermon on the 20th (of Ramadan) and said, ‘I was informed (of the date) of the Night of
Qadr (in my dream) but had forgotten it. So, look for it in the odd nights of the last ten nights of the
month of Ramadan. I saw myself prostrating in mud and water on that night (as a sign of the Night of
Qadr). So, whoever had been in I`tikaf with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) should return for it.’ The people returned
to the mosque (for I`tikaf). There was no trace of clouds in the sky. But all of a sudden a cloud came
and it rained. Then the prayer was established (they stood for the prayer) and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
prostrated in mud and water and I saw mud over the forehead and the nose of the Prophet.
“ إِنِّي أُرِيتُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ، وَإِنِّي نُسِّيتُهَا، فَالْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ فِي وِتْرٍ، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَنِّي أَسْجُدُ فِي مَاءٍ وَطِينٍ، وَمَنْ كَانَ اعْتَكَفَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلْيَرْجِعْ ”. فَرَجَعَ النَّاسُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ، وَمَا نَرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ قَزَعَةً ـ قَالَ ـ فَجَاءَتْ سَحَابَةٌ فَمَطَرَتْ، وَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ، فَسَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الطِّينِ وَالْمَاءِ، حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الطِّينَ فِي أَرْنَبَتِهِ وَجَبْهَتِهِ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1962 (Book 33, Hadith 11)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The monumental hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari was authored by the renowned scholar al-Bukhārī approximately in the year 847. It is universally regarded as one of the most valued and authentic texts in Sunni Islamic scholarship, second only to the Quran in authority. This work is a primary member of the Kutub al-Sittah, a group of six trusted hadith collections that also includes the works of Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s compilation is vast, featuring 7,563 hadiths systematically arranged across 97 different books.
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For more Hadith in Book 33: Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I’tikaf)