Young men traveled to Makkah for i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque), so they performed i'tikaf in one of the mosques within the boundaries of the Haram. What is the ruling?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is mentioned in a hadith from the ProphetBulugh al-Maram 5:58. The hadith says: We are young men who went to perform i'tikaf in Makkah, but we went to one of the mosques within the boundaries of the Haram and did not go to al-Masjid al-Haram to perform i'tikaf there. Is what we did valid?
The Shaykh:
Yes, Makkah, praise be to Allah, is all al-Masjid al-Haram. Everything within the miles is al-Masjid al-Haram.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Your i'tikaf in the mosques of Makkah that are not crowded is better than i'tikaf in al-Masjid al-Haram, which has the crowd and the hardship. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is mentioned in a hadith from the Prophet
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “One should not undertake journeys except to three mosques
صلى الله عليه وسلم لا تشد الرحال إلا لثلاثة مساجدThe Shaykh:
Yes, Makkah, praise be to Allah, is all al-Masjid al-Haram. Everything within the miles is al-Masjid al-Haram.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Your i'tikaf in the mosques of Makkah that are not crowded is better than i'tikaf in al-Masjid al-Haram, which has the crowd and the hardship. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [377 -582] شباب سافروا إلى مكة للاعتكاف ، فاعتكفوا في أحد المساجد داخل حدود الحرم، فما الحكم؟ — youtube.com
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