Is staying in the mosque during the nights of the ten days called i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
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Question:
Staying in the mosque during these remaining nights, five days remain, O Shaykh. Is staying in the mosque, or part of the night, called i'tikaf, O Shaykh?
Answer:
It is called i'tikaf for the duration of the stay. I'tikaf has no fixed limit, so it is i'tikaf for the length of time one stays. Yes.
Staying in the mosque during these remaining nights, five days remain, O Shaykh. Is staying in the mosque, or part of the night, called i'tikaf, O Shaykh?
Answer:
It is called i'tikaf for the duration of the stay. I'tikaf has no fixed limit, so it is i'tikaf for the length of time one stays. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4567] هل المكث في المسجد ليالي العشر يُسمّى اعتكافًا؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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