Is it permissible to leave i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) to prepare food or to accept an invitation?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for the one in i'tikaf to go out to prepare food, and if a person invites him to break his fast, is he allowed to accept the invitation?
Answer:
No, the one in i'tikaf does not go out; the one in i'tikaf does not go out for an invitation. If someone invites him, he does not go out. He also does not go out to prepare food unless he has no one to prepare the food for him. If he has no one to prepare the food for him, there is no harm. This is for a pressing need. He goes out only to the extent of the need and then returns. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for the one in i'tikaf to go out to prepare food, and if a person invites him to break his fast, is he allowed to accept the invitation?
Answer:
No, the one in i'tikaf does not go out; the one in i'tikaf does not go out for an invitation. If someone invites him, he does not go out. He also does not go out to prepare food unless he has no one to prepare the food for him. If he has no one to prepare the food for him, there is no harm. This is for a pressing need. He goes out only to the extent of the need and then returns. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الخروج من الاعتكاف لصنع الطعام أو تلبية الدعوة؟ — youtube.com
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