The Ruling on I'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) on the Odd Nights of the Last Ten Days

The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and reward you with the best reward for the Muslims. Is it permissible to perform i'tikaf in the last ten days only on the odd nights? And what are the conditions of i'tikaf?

The Shaykh:
Is it permissible, what?

The questioner:
Is it permissible to perform i'tikaf in the last ten days only on the odd nights? And what are the conditions of i'tikaf?

The Shaykh:
I'tikaf is permissible, whether for a short time or a long time. If you perform i'tikaf for all of the last ten days, that is better. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform i'tikaf for all of the last ten days; that is more complete and better. And if you perform i'tikaf for some of it, you will have a reward according to what you did and according to how much you performed i'tikaf.