The ruling on breaking i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) for the need of one's family
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person observes i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) for the last ten days of Ramadan, and then his family needs him, is it permissible for him to break the i'tikaf and go out to them?
Answer:
Yes, if a circumstance arises that necessitates breaking the i'tikaf, he should break it; because i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is not obligatory, it is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person observes i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) for the last ten days of Ramadan, and then his family needs him, is it permissible for him to break the i'tikaf and go out to them?
Answer:
Yes, if a circumstance arises that necessitates breaking the i'tikaf, he should break it; because i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is not obligatory, it is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين11-05-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (55:04)
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