The ruling on interlacing the fingers for the one in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)
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Question:
Then he says, may Allah keep you safe: Is the one in i'tikaf like the one praying, such that he is prohibited from interlacing his fingers?
Answer:
If the one in i'tikaf is waiting for the prayer, like anyone else who is waiting for the prayer, he does not interlace his fingers. But if he is not waiting for the prayer, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Then he says, may Allah keep you safe: Is the one in i'tikaf like the one praying, such that he is prohibited from interlacing his fingers?
Answer:
If the one in i'tikaf is waiting for the prayer, like anyone else who is waiting for the prayer, he does not interlace his fingers. But if he is not waiting for the prayer, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الإشارة في الصلاة لرد السلام أو حاجة تعرض — islamhouse.com (50:29)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.