When does i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) begin?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We want to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) for the last ten days of Ramadan, so when does it begin? Is it the night of the twentieth, or the night of the twenty-first? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
The last ten days begin with the setting of the sun on the night of the twenty-first, the setting of the sun on the night of the twenty-first, and they end with the setting of the sun on the night of the festival, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We want to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) for the last ten days of Ramadan, so when does it begin? Is it the night of the twentieth, or the night of the twenty-first? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
The last ten days begin with the setting of the sun on the night of the twenty-first, the setting of the sun on the night of the twenty-first, and they end with the setting of the sun on the night of the festival, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يبدأ الاعتكاف؟ — youtube.com
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