Visiting the one in i'tikaf
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to visit a person in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible, but it should not turn into idle chatter and a waste of time in exchanging words that have no benefit. He visits him, greets him, asks about his condition, or asks him a question of knowledge, seeks his fatwa (a scholarly legal ruling), or comes to him for some need. That is fine, but they should not spend their time in gossip. Yes.
The questioner:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit him while he was in i'tikaf. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to visit a person in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible, but it should not turn into idle chatter and a waste of time in exchanging words that have no benefit. He visits him, greets him, asks about his condition, or asks him a question of knowledge, seeks his fatwa (a scholarly legal ruling), or comes to him for some need. That is fine, but they should not spend their time in gossip. Yes.
The questioner:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit him while he was in i'tikaf. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 039 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الصيام / صوم التطوع / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:39)
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