A Woman's Fasting and Spiritual Retreat in the Absence of Her Husband
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The questioner:
I insist on you: Do you understand the hadith? If the husband is not present, is it permissible for the woman to fast as much as she wishes or to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
The Shaykh:
This is what indicates the ruling, and for this reason the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked her. Therefore, the husband's permission is necessary, because i'tikaf means separation from the husband.
The questioner:
If it is not obtained.
The presenter:
Yes,
I insist on you: Do you understand the hadith? If the husband is not present, is it permissible for the woman to fast as much as she wishes or to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
The Shaykh:
This is what indicates the ruling, and for this reason the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked her. Therefore, the husband's permission is necessary, because i'tikaf means separation from the husband.
The questioner:
If it is not obtained.
The presenter:
Yes,
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، كتاب الاعتكاف — islamhouse.com (8:56)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.