A woman vowed to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in her house; what is the ruling on her vow?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I vowed when I was young, and I had not yet reached the age of twelve. What do you say? Twelve? No, that is what you are saying, is it? Sixteen? Two. Twelve years old, in the accusative case, yes. He says: I vowed when I was young, and I had not yet reached the age of twelve. Ten. I had not yet reached the age of twelve to perform i'tikaf in my home during the last ten days of Ramadan, but I was unable to fulfill this vow, so I fed ten poor people. What is the ruling on my action? And what must I do now?
Answer:
I'tikaf is not valid in houses; i'tikaf is only in mosques. One of the conditions for the validity of i'tikaf is that it be in a mosque where the congregational prayer is performed. As for i'tikaf in houses, this is not prescribed and does not count as i'tikaf, so we know it is not valid. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I vowed when I was young, and I had not yet reached the age of twelve. What do you say? Twelve? No, that is what you are saying, is it? Sixteen? Two. Twelve years old, in the accusative case, yes. He says: I vowed when I was young, and I had not yet reached the age of twelve. Ten. I had not yet reached the age of twelve to perform i'tikaf in my home during the last ten days of Ramadan, but I was unable to fulfill this vow, so I fed ten poor people. What is the ruling on my action? And what must I do now?
Answer:
I'tikaf is not valid in houses; i'tikaf is only in mosques. One of the conditions for the validity of i'tikaf is that it be in a mosque where the congregational prayer is performed. As for i'tikaf in houses, this is not prescribed and does not count as i'tikaf, so we know it is not valid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [129] امرأة نذرت أن تعتكف في بيتها فما حكم نذرها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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