Is it permissible for the one in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) to make a condition by saying, "I am in i'tikaf, and if an unexpected event occurs, I will leave it"?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for the one in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) to make a condition by saying: "I am in i'tikaf, and if an unexpected event occurs, I will leave it"?
The Shaykh : If, if.
The questioner : If an unexpected event occurs, I will leave it, meaning leave the i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque).
The Shaykh : Yes, there is nothing wrong with a person making a condition to leave if the need arises for it. The evidence for this is.
This indicates the permissibility of the one making a vow in a non-obligatory act of worship to condition that if he makes the condition, he may break the act of worship without blame. This is part of the facilitation for the one obligated, so that shyness or modesty before Allah does not prevent him from making an exception. Making an exception in an act of worship is permissible, as you heard in the hadith of Dhab'ah bint al-Zubayr. Making an exception in supplication is also permissible, as in the saying of the Exalted in the fifth verse of mutual imprecation. Yes. As Allah the Mighty and Majestic said in mutual imprecation, "Let them mutually imprecate." Yes. Last question.
The Shaykh : If, if.
The questioner : If an unexpected event occurs, I will leave it, meaning leave the i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque).
The Shaykh : Yes, there is nothing wrong with a person making a condition to leave if the need arises for it. The evidence for this is
That Dhab'ah bint al-Zubayr ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I intend to perform Hajj, but I find myself ill." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perform Hajj, but make the condition that you have with your Lord whatever you have excepted."
أن ضباعة بنت الزبير ابن عبد المطلب أتت إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم فقالت يا رسول الله إني أريد أن أحج وأجدني شاكية فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم : حجي فاشترطي أن لك على ربك ما استثنيتيThis indicates the permissibility of the one making a vow in a non-obligatory act of worship to condition that if he makes the condition, he may break the act of worship without blame. This is part of the facilitation for the one obligated, so that shyness or modesty before Allah does not prevent him from making an exception. Making an exception in an act of worship is permissible, as you heard in the hadith of Dhab'ah bint al-Zubayr. Making an exception in supplication is also permissible, as in the saying of the Exalted in the fifth verse of mutual imprecation. Yes. As Allah the Mighty and Majestic said in mutual imprecation, "Let them mutually imprecate." Yes. Last question.