If one conditions attending a match while in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
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The questioner : Now, if one conditions attending a match while in i'tikaf.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Invalid, invalid.
The Shaykh : Yes? This is an invalid condition; there is no i'tikaf, so this condition is not valid. Yes.
The questioner : Like leaving the residence in the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes, just as if one said, "I entered i'tikaf," and they said, "On the condition that I do not reside in the mosque." Well, where will he perform i'tikaf? Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Invalid, invalid.
The Shaykh : Yes? This is an invalid condition; there is no i'tikaf, so this condition is not valid. Yes.
The questioner : Like leaving the residence in the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes, just as if one said, "I entered i'tikaf," and they said, "On the condition that I do not reside in the mosque." Well, where will he perform i'tikaf? Allah knows best.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2343 - لو شرط أن يشهد المباراة في الاعتكاف؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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