Is the courtyard of the two Holy Mosques considered part of the mosque, such that it is permissible for the one in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) to go out to it?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the courtyard of the two Holy Mosques considered part of the mosque, such that it is permissible for the one in i'tikaf to go out to it?

Answer:
No, what is outside the wall of the mosque is not part of the mosque; that is, it does not have the ruling of the mosque. Otherwise, it is an annex to the mosque; it is an annex to the mosque where one prays, and there is no harm in that, but it is not part of the mosque, so the one in i'tikaf does not go out to it. Yes.