Spiritual retreat (i'tikaf) at night only in the last ten days
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The Shaykh:
Yes. The prayer. No, my dear.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in the last ten days, but my i'tikaf is at night, from before Maghrib until after the Fajr prayer, and then I leave out, and so on. I know that I support a family that needs my presence, and also in the first days of the ten I have a job that prevents me from performing i'tikaf during the day. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh:
Regarding that, there is nothing wrong with it. You may perform i'tikaf for a night, for a day, for nights, or for days; there is no fixed limit.
Yes. The prayer. No, my dear.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in the last ten days, but my i'tikaf is at night, from before Maghrib until after the Fajr prayer, and then I leave out, and so on. I know that I support a family that needs my presence, and also in the first days of the ten I have a job that prevents me from performing i'tikaf during the day. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh:
Regarding that, there is nothing wrong with it. You may perform i'tikaf for a night, for a day, for nights, or for days; there is no fixed limit.
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [17] — alfawzan.live (1:07:18)
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