Serving the Creator in the Definition of I'tikaf
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some of the previous scholars of knowledge, such as Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him), define i'tikaf as severing ties with the creation in order to connect with serving the Creator. Is there any objection to the phrase "serving the Creator"?
Answer:
It is better to say "worshipping the Creator." By "service," they mean worship, but they express it as service. It is better to say "worship." Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some of the previous scholars of knowledge, such as Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him), define i'tikaf as severing ties with the creation in order to connect with serving the Creator. Is there any objection to the phrase "serving the Creator"?
Answer:
It is better to say "worshipping the Creator." By "service," they mean worship, but they express it as service. It is better to say "worship." Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين11-05-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (53:31)
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