The Ruling on I'tikaf in the Mosque Library
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His Eminence the Shaykh: When people consider the mosque library to be part of the mosque—since it is adjacent to the mosque—is it permissible to perform i'tikaf in it?
If the mosque wall encloses it and it is carved out from the mosque, then it is part of the mosque. However, if the wall does not enclose it, it is not part of the mosque.And based on this, if we say: If it is part of the mosque, then it is permissible to perform i'tikaf in it. It is also required that one does not sit in it until he prays two rak'ahs, and that one does not sit in it while in a state of major ritual impurity without performing wudu'. Furthermore, a menstruating woman may not remain in it.
You may enter it to take a book to benefit from it in seeking knowledge, even if you are in a state of major ritual impurity;Because you are passing by, and Allah says: [Surat al-Nisa: 43] .
If the mosque wall encloses it and it is carved out from the mosque, then it is part of the mosque. However, if the wall does not enclose it, it is not part of the mosque.And based on this, if we say: If it is part of the mosque, then it is permissible to perform i'tikaf in it. It is also required that one does not sit in it until he prays two rak'ahs, and that one does not sit in it while in a state of major ritual impurity without performing wudu'. Furthermore, a menstruating woman may not remain in it.
You may enter it to take a book to benefit from it in seeking knowledge, even if you are in a state of major ritual impurity;Because you are passing by, and Allah says: