The Ruling on Prayer and I'tikaf in the Courtyard Behind the Sa'y
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Does the reward of one who prays in the courtyard behind the Sa'y equal that of one who prays next to the Ka'bah, and may the one performing i'tikaf wait in the courtyard behind the Sa'y?
As for prayer in the courtyard, if the rows are connected such that the mosque is filled until the rows extend into the courtyard, then it is hoped that they will be like those in the mosque in reward. However, if the mosque is empty and has space, then prayer in this courtyard is not like prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram, so one who prays there does not receive the reward of a hundred thousand prayers; because it is separate from the mosque, with a wide street between it and the mosque, as you know.
As for the issue of i'tikaf, if one goes out to it and sits in it, his i'tikaf is invalid; because it is not part of the mosque, but is outside the mosque, surrounded by a special wall with its own doors, so it is like the courtyard that is outside the mosque and is not considered part of it.
As for prayer in the courtyard, if the rows are connected such that the mosque is filled until the rows extend into the courtyard, then it is hoped that they will be like those in the mosque in reward. However, if the mosque is empty and has space, then prayer in this courtyard is not like prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram, so one who prays there does not receive the reward of a hundred thousand prayers; because it is separate from the mosque, with a wide street between it and the mosque, as you know.
As for the issue of i'tikaf, if one goes out to it and sits in it, his i'tikaf is invalid; because it is not part of the mosque, but is outside the mosque, surrounded by a special wall with its own doors, so it is like the courtyard that is outside the mosque and is not considered part of it.