Is fasting a condition for i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
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Question:
Fasting is not a condition for i'tikaf. If a person performs i'tikaf while not fasting,
Answer:
there is nothing wrong with it. I'tikaf is one thing and fasting is another. However, they say that it is better to perform i'tikaf while fasting. But if one performs i'tikaf while not fasting, there is nothing wrong with it; his i'tikaf is valid. Yes.
Fasting is not a condition for i'tikaf. If a person performs i'tikaf while not fasting,
Answer:
there is nothing wrong with it. I'tikaf is one thing and fasting is another. However, they say that it is better to perform i'tikaf while fasting. But if one performs i'tikaf while not fasting, there is nothing wrong with it; his i'tikaf is valid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الصيام من شروط الاعتكاف؟ — youtube.com
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