Is it required to designate a specific place in the mosque for i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it required to designate a specific place in the mosque for i'tikaf, given that this is not feasible in the Sacred Mosque?
Answer:
What is required is that one designates a place. The entire Sacred Mosque is a place for i'tikaf. You sit here at the beginning of the day and sit there according to what is convenient for you, because the entire mosque, praise be to Allah, is the floor of the mosque.
The questioner asks: Is it required to designate a specific place in the mosque for i'tikaf, given that this is not feasible in the Sacred Mosque?
Answer:
What is required is that one designates a place. The entire Sacred Mosque is a place for i'tikaf. You sit here at the beginning of the day and sit there according to what is convenient for you, because the entire mosque, praise be to Allah, is the floor of the mosque.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يشترط في الاعتكاف تخصيص مكان بالمسجد؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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