When does i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) end in Ramadan?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the Sunnah (recommended practice) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the end of i'tikaf? Does it end on the night of the festival or on the last night of the nights of Ramadan? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would enter his i'tikaf after the sun set, on the first night of the last ten nights after the sun set, and he would go out to pray the festival prayer.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the Sunnah (recommended practice) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the end of i'tikaf? Does it end on the night of the festival or on the last night of the nights of Ramadan? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would enter his i'tikaf after the sun set, on the first night of the last ten nights after the sun set, and he would go out to pray the festival prayer.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى ينتهي الاعتكاف في رمضان؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.