Traveling to Attend a Funeral or for I'tikaf
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The questioner:
Is it permissible to travel in order to attend the burial of a relative or one of the scholars?
The Shaykh:
This requires consideration, meaning there is a consideration: it is better for them to leave it and have people make du'a for him, or to pray for him as an absent person. Yes.
The questioner:
Also, to complete his question, he says: And likewise, traveling for the purpose of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in a mosque.
The Shaykh:
Only the three mosques: al-Masjid al-Haram, or al-Masjid al-Nabawi, or al-Masjid al-Aqsa. As for the rest of the mosques, they are all the same; one may perform i'tikaf in any mosque, praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Is it permissible to travel in order to attend the burial of a relative or one of the scholars?
The Shaykh:
This requires consideration, meaning there is a consideration: it is better for them to leave it and have people make du'a for him, or to pray for him as an absent person. Yes.
The questioner:
Also, to complete his question, he says: And likewise, traveling for the purpose of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in a mosque.
The Shaykh:
Only the three mosques: al-Masjid al-Haram, or al-Masjid al-Nabawi, or al-Masjid al-Aqsa. As for the rest of the mosques, they are all the same; one may perform i'tikaf in any mosque, praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
تفسير الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب [10] — alfawzan.live (1:16:21)
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