When does the i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) of one who wishes to perform i'tikaf in the last ten days begin?
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Question:
He says: I want to perform i'tikaf in the last ten days, so when do I begin the i'tikaf?
Answer:
On the night of the twenty-first. If you want the last ten days, then when the sun sets on the day of the twentieth, when the sun sets on the day of the twentieth, you enter i'tikaf after the sun sets, from the night of the twenty-first until the day of the festival. You leave for the festival prayer. When you have prayed the festival prayer, you exit the i'tikaf.
He says: I want to perform i'tikaf in the last ten days, so when do I begin the i'tikaf?
Answer:
On the night of the twenty-first. If you want the last ten days, then when the sun sets on the day of the twentieth, when the sun sets on the day of the twentieth, you enter i'tikaf after the sun sets, from the night of the twenty-first until the day of the festival. You leave for the festival prayer. When you have prayed the festival prayer, you exit the i'tikaf.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يبدأ اعتكاف من أراد اعتكاف العشر الأواخر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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