What is the time for the beginning and end of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
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Question:
The questioner says regarding i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque): some say it begins after the Maghrib prayer on the night of the twenty-first and ends at the end of the last day of Ramadan, while others say it begins from the dawn of the twenty-first and its time ends when one goes out for the 'Id al-Fitr (the festival at the end of Ramadan) prayer. What is your Eminence's opinion?
Answer:
This is not correct. The latter opinion is not correct. It is correct that it begins after the setting of the sun on the night of the twenty-first, because...
The questioner says regarding i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque): some say it begins after the Maghrib prayer on the night of the twenty-first and ends at the end of the last day of Ramadan, while others say it begins from the dawn of the twenty-first and its time ends when one goes out for the 'Id al-Fitr (the festival at the end of Ramadan) prayer. What is your Eminence's opinion?
Answer:
This is not correct. The latter opinion is not correct. It is correct that it begins after the setting of the sun on the night of the twenty-first, because...
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو وقت بداية ونهاية الاعتكاف؟ — youtube.com
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