The Ruling on I'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in Other Than the Three Mosques
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is it permissible to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in other than the three mosques?
Answer:
Yes, and you are performing i'tikaf in the mosques. It is prescribed to perform i'tikaf in any mosque where the congregational prayer is performed, whether it is one of the three mosques or another. Who has restricted it to the three mosques? This is general for all mosques. People have forbidden i'tikaf in other places, but it must be in the three mosques.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is it permissible to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in other than the three mosques?
Answer:
Yes, and you are performing i'tikaf in the mosques. It is prescribed to perform i'tikaf in any mosque where the congregational prayer is performed, whether it is one of the three mosques or another. Who has restricted it to the three mosques? This is general for all mosques. People have forbidden i'tikaf in other places, but it must be in the three mosques.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [800\ 3436] حكم الاعتكاف في غير المساجد الثلاثة|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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