When does i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) begin in the last ten days?
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The questioner : The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, do you know of such a thing?
The Shaykh : Also, Honorable Shaykh.
The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, does i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) begin on the twenty-first day, or from the beginning of its night?
The Shaykh : Yes, what did you say? What did you say?
The questioner : He asks: Does the count begin on the twenty-first day, or on the night?
The Shaykh : The majority of scholars hold that i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) begins on the night of the twenty-first, not from the dawn of the twenty-first day. Although some scholars held that i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) begins from the dawn of the twenty-first day, citing the hadith of A'ishah in al-Bukhari: "When he prayed the Fajr prayer, he entered his place of i'tikaf." However, the majority responded to this by saying that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) separated himself from the people in the morning, whereas the intention for i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is from the beginning of the night, because the last ten days begin from when?
The Shaykh : Also, Honorable Shaykh.
The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, does i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) begin on the twenty-first day, or from the beginning of its night?
The Shaykh : Yes, what did you say? What did you say?
The questioner : He asks: Does the count begin on the twenty-first day, or on the night?
The Shaykh : The majority of scholars hold that i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) begins on the night of the twenty-first, not from the dawn of the twenty-first day. Although some scholars held that i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) begins from the dawn of the twenty-first day, citing the hadith of A'ishah in al-Bukhari: "When he prayed the Fajr prayer, he entered his place of i'tikaf." However, the majority responded to this by saying that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) separated himself from the people in the morning, whereas the intention for i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is from the beginning of the night, because the last ten days begin from when?
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1408هـ - 12 — binothaimeen.net (44:06)
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