Is it permissible to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in any mosque?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, in the last ten days of Ramadan, is it permissible to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in any mosque?
The Shaykh : Permissible, what?
The questioner : I'tikaf (spiritual retreat).
The Shaykh : I'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is only in one of the three mosques.
The questioner : But one person issued a fatwa (a scholarly legal ruling) and said that this hadith has no basis?
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, now you want to discuss it, and in the name of someone else, what is the benefit?
The questioner : I don't know... one person.
The Shaykh : My brother, you asked one person and he told you, what is this hadith weak?
The questioner : He said it has no basis.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : He said the hadith has no basis.
The Shaykh : Is he from the people of hadith?
The questioner : Ah, I mean, he is from Egypt.
The Shaykh : Is he from the people of hadith who speak about a hadith...?
The questioner : Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : Okay, Allah knows best. Do you have to follow what Allah knows or what you know?
The questioner : Is it permissible for a woman to pray the night prayer from the mushaf (a written copy of the Qur'an)?
The Shaykh : Permissible, what?
The questioner : I'tikaf (spiritual retreat).
The Shaykh : I'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is only in one of the three mosques.
The questioner : But one person issued a fatwa (a scholarly legal ruling) and said that this hadith has no basis?
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, now you want to discuss it, and in the name of someone else, what is the benefit?
The questioner : I don't know... one person.
The Shaykh : My brother, you asked one person and he told you, what is this hadith weak?
The questioner : He said it has no basis.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : He said the hadith has no basis.
The Shaykh : Is he from the people of hadith?
The questioner : Ah, I mean, he is from Egypt.
The Shaykh : Is he from the people of hadith who speak about a hadith...?
The questioner : Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : Okay, Allah knows best. Do you have to follow what Allah knows or what you know?
The questioner : Is it permissible for a woman to pray the night prayer from the mushaf (a written copy of the Qur'an)?
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