If one leaves his i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) and returns on the same day, does his i'tikaf remain valid or is it invalidated?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If one leaves his i'tikaf in the Haram and goes to Jeddah, then returns on the same day, does his i'tikaf remain valid or is it invalidated?
Answer:
It depends on his intention. If the exit is for a need or dire necessity, it does not break the i'tikaf. However, if it is for other than a need, it breaks the i'tikaf, but he resumes it afterward and continues.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If one leaves his i'tikaf in the Haram and goes to Jeddah, then returns on the same day, does his i'tikaf remain valid or is it invalidated?
Answer:
It depends on his intention. If the exit is for a need or dire necessity, it does not break the i'tikaf. However, if it is for other than a need, it breaks the i'tikaf, but he resumes it afterward and continues.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1187 -3022] هل من خرج من معتكفه ورجع في نفس النهار، هل هو باقٍ على اعتكافه أم يبطل؟ — youtube.com
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