Is i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in the last days of Ramadan better, or visiting one's parents and being dutiful to them?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, which is better: performing i'tikaf in the last days of Ramadan, or visiting my parents and being dutiful to them, especially since they live in a different area from where I reside?
Answer:
There is no doubt that being dutiful to one's parents and visiting them is better than i'tikaf. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, which is better: performing i'tikaf in the last days of Ramadan, or visiting my parents and being dutiful to them, especially since they live in a different area from where I reside?
Answer:
There is no doubt that being dutiful to one's parents and visiting them is better than i'tikaf. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [800 -2802] هل الاعتكاف في أواخر شهر رمضان أفضل أم زيارة الوالدين وبرهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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