Is it permissible to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in other than the three mosques?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in other than the three mosques, and how do you explain this hadith: Sunan Abi Dawud 2473Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)
The Shaykh : I'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is valid in all mosques where the congregational prayer is established, due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:187].
And in the mosques, due to the generality...
As for the hadith of Hudhayfah to which he referred,The questioner :Sunan Abi Dawud 2473Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani). If this is authentic, then the intended meaning is the most complete form of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque). However, there is a point of consideration regarding it, because Hudhayfah, who presented it to 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), was shown by Ibn Mas'ud: . So Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) criticized the narration of Hudhayfah. And the correct view, without doubt, is that i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is valid in all mosques where the congregational prayer is established, in whatever country they may be.
there is no i'tikaf except in a congregational mosque.
لا اعتكاف إلا في المساجد الثلاثةThe Shaykh : I'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is valid in all mosques where the congregational prayer is established, due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques
ولا تباشروهن وأنتم عاكفون في المساجدAnd
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الAs for the hadith of Hudhayfah to which he referred,The questioner :