(36) باب إِذَا نَذَرَ ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفِيَ
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that 'Umar had vowed -during the Jahiliyyah- to spend a day in 'Itikaf. He asked the Messenger of Allah about that, and he commanded him to perform the 'Itikaf. (IT)
Reference (IT): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3822 (IT)
In-book reference (IT): Book 35, Hadith 62 (IT)
English translation (IT): Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3853 (IT)