The Ruling on the Collective I'tikaf of Youth in a Single Mosque
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some of the youth, in the spirit of cooperating in righteousness and piety, gather in a specific mosque in Ramadan, and they all perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) for the last ten days.
Answer:
No, there is no such thing as collective i'tikaf. I'tikaf is for individuals; the Muslim secludes himself with his Lord, Mighty and Majestic. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seclude himself from the noble Companions and isolate himself in a designated place that was screened off on all sides. It is not collective i'tikaf with chatter, laughter, eating, and drinking. No, it is a complete dedication to the worship of Allah, and this is only done by individuals, not by a group gathering together.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some of the youth, in the spirit of cooperating in righteousness and piety, gather in a specific mosque in Ramadan, and they all perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) for the last ten days.
Answer:
No, there is no such thing as collective i'tikaf. I'tikaf is for individuals; the Muslim secludes himself with his Lord, Mighty and Majestic. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seclude himself from the noble Companions and isolate himself in a designated place that was screened off on all sides. It is not collective i'tikaf with chatter, laughter, eating, and drinking. No, it is a complete dedication to the worship of Allah, and this is only done by individuals, not by a group gathering together.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين11-05-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (56:22)
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