Visiting the one in i'tikaf
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to visit the one in i'tikaf?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible, but it should not turn into a waste of time by engaging in idle talk that has no benefit. He visits him, greets him, asks about his condition, or asks him about a legal issue to seek his ruling, or comes to him for a need; there is nothing wrong with that. But they should not spend their time in idle chatter.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit us while he was in i'tikaf. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to visit the one in i'tikaf?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible, but it should not turn into a waste of time by engaging in idle talk that has no benefit. He visits him, greets him, asks about his condition, or asks him about a legal issue to seek his ruling, or comes to him for a need; there is nothing wrong with that. But they should not spend their time in idle chatter.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit us while he was in i'tikaf. Yes.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [35] — alfawzan.live (1:28:31)
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