Is staying in a specific place in the mosque a pillar of i'tikaf?
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'Ayd: Is staying in a specific place in the mosque a pillar of the validity of i'tikaf, or is it a recommended practice?
The Shaykh : What does it mean to stay in a corner? If it means that moving from one place to another within the same mosque is not permissible, then that is not necessary. For example, if one performs i'tikaf in the eastern corner and then decides to perform i'tikaf in the western corner of the same mosque, there is nothing to prevent that. But if it means something other than this, it is not clear.
The questioner : Yes, his question implies this, but if he means that he moves from one mosque to another, that is...
The Shaykh : If there is no dire necessity, he does not move.
'Ayd: Attending a lesson, like here.
The Shaykh : No.
'Ayd: He does not attend.
The Shaykh : What does it mean to stay in a corner? If it means that moving from one place to another within the same mosque is not permissible, then that is not necessary. For example, if one performs i'tikaf in the eastern corner and then decides to perform i'tikaf in the western corner of the same mosque, there is nothing to prevent that. But if it means something other than this, it is not clear.
The questioner : Yes, his question implies this, but if he means that he moves from one mosque to another, that is...
The Shaykh : If there is no dire necessity, he does not move.
'Ayd: Attending a lesson, like here.
The Shaykh : No.
'Ayd: He does not attend.