When I am in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque), my mother asks me to call her constantly. Does this invalidate the i'tikaf?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When I perform i'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan, my mother calls me and asks me to call her constantly. Does this invalidate the i'tikaf?
Answer:
Inform her that there is no problem with calling only when there is a need. If there is a pressing need, there is no harm. However, calling constantly distracts me from the i'tikaf and from worship. Perhaps she is ignorant and does not know.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When I perform i'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan, my mother calls me and asks me to call her constantly. Does this invalidate the i'tikaf?
Answer:
Inform her that there is no problem with calling only when there is a need. If there is a pressing need, there is no harm. However, calling constantly distracts me from the i'tikaf and from worship. Perhaps she is ignorant and does not know.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1198 -3022] عندما اعتكف في المسجد تطلب أمي أن اتصل بها باستمرار، فهل هذا مخلٌّ بالاعتكاف؟ — youtube.com
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