Leaving the place of i'tikaf to pray the night prayer in another mosque
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to leave the place of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) to pray the night prayer in another mosque?
Answer:
No, one leaves the place of i'tikaf only for the Friday prayer. If the mosque does not hold the Friday prayer, one goes out for the Friday prayer. But if one prays with another imam, no, that would cause him to lose his i'tikaf. There is no distinction between one mosque and another; they are all prayer, and praise be to Allah, and all the imams are imams of good faith and creed. One does not leave it because that would cause him to lose his i'tikaf without a valid purpose.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to leave the place of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) to pray the night prayer in another mosque?
Answer:
No, one leaves the place of i'tikaf only for the Friday prayer. If the mosque does not hold the Friday prayer, one goes out for the Friday prayer. But if one prays with another imam, no, that would cause him to lose his i'tikaf. There is no distinction between one mosque and another; they are all prayer, and praise be to Allah, and all the imams are imams of good faith and creed. One does not leave it because that would cause him to lose his i'tikaf without a valid purpose.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 039 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الصيام / صوم التطوع / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:05)
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