I'tikaf in the last ten days or for a shorter period
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Question:
Is i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) specific to the entire last ten days, or is there no harm in performing i'tikaf for two or three days of them?
Answer:
Whatever is made easy for you, but if one performs i'tikaf for the entire last ten days, that is better, and this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Whoever is unable to perform i'tikaf for the entire period performs i'tikaf for as much of it as he can, and he receives reward according to the amount of i'tikaf he performed.
Is i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) specific to the entire last ten days, or is there no harm in performing i'tikaf for two or three days of them?
Answer:
Whatever is made easy for you, but if one performs i'tikaf for the entire last ten days, that is better, and this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Whoever is unable to perform i'tikaf for the entire period performs i'tikaf for as much of it as he can, and he receives reward according to the amount of i'tikaf he performed.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-17-الصيام أحكامه وفضائله|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:46)
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