The i'tikaf-taker leaving the mosque to eat in his room
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I was observing i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) last Ramadan, and I used to leave the mosque to eat in my private room outside the mosque. Is this action permissible for me?
Answer:
What is the benefit of your i'tikaf? Some people observe i'tikaf in the mosque without [sleeping] and sleep in the mosque. It is not necessary to isolate yourself; you do not need a separate mat or a separate room. This is i'tikaf: seclusion. You do not observe i'tikaf in the same mosque where the people are praying.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I was observing i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) last Ramadan, and I used to leave the mosque to eat in my private room outside the mosque. Is this action permissible for me?
Answer:
What is the benefit of your i'tikaf? Some people observe i'tikaf in the mosque without [sleeping] and sleep in the mosque. It is not necessary to isolate yourself; you do not need a separate mat or a separate room. This is i'tikaf: seclusion. You do not observe i'tikaf in the same mosque where the people are praying.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل في الفرق بين زيارة الموحدين للقبور وزيارة المشركين — islamhouse.com (1:16:31)
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