What is the ruling on sexual intercourse during i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I once performed i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) during the last ten days of Ramadan, and I intended to complete the entire ten days. Then my father fell seriously ill, so I left the i'tikaf. I returned home two days after leaving the mosque, sat with my family, and had sexual intercourse with my wife. Then I returned to the mosque and continued the i'tikaf. Is there anything required of me? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If you intended to break off the i'tikaf when you left to care for your father, intending to end the i'tikaf, then there is no harm in that. Your return the second time is another i'tikaf; it is a new i'tikaf, distinct from the first. So there is nothing required of you. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I once performed i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) during the last ten days of Ramadan, and I intended to complete the entire ten days. Then my father fell seriously ill, so I left the i'tikaf. I returned home two days after leaving the mosque, sat with my family, and had sexual intercourse with my wife. Then I returned to the mosque and continued the i'tikaf. Is there anything required of me? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If you intended to break off the i'tikaf when you left to care for your father, intending to end the i'tikaf, then there is no harm in that. Your return the second time is another i'tikaf; it is a new i'tikaf, distinct from the first. So there is nothing required of you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الجماع أثناء الاعتكاف؟ — youtube.com
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