I work as a muezzin and my private residence is inside the mosque. So, if I intend to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) for the duration of my stay in the mosque and the residence, or if I intend to perform i'tikaf and do not enter the residence but remain in the mosque?
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The questioner : This questioner is Ali Ramadan, an Egyptian who works at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in Kuwait. He says: I work as a muezzin at a mosque in the state of Kuwait, and our private residence is inside the mosque. So, if I intend to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) for the duration of my stay in the mosque and the residence, or if I intend to perform i'tikaf and do not enter the residence but remain in the mosque, I ask for your guidance?
The Shaykh : If the room in which this muezzin resides
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : is in the same mosque, meaning it is one of the rooms of the mosque, then its ruling is the same as the ruling of the mosque. It is permissible for him to enter it and exit from it to the mosque, and there is no blame on him, because if it is part of the mosque, his presence in it is like his presence in one of the sections of the mosque. However, if the room is separate and its door is outside the mosque, then it is considered an independent house, and i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is not valid in it.
The Shaykh : If the room in which this muezzin resides
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : is in the same mosque, meaning it is one of the rooms of the mosque, then its ruling is the same as the ruling of the mosque. It is permissible for him to enter it and exit from it to the mosque, and there is no blame on him, because if it is part of the mosque, his presence in it is like his presence in one of the sections of the mosque. However, if the room is separate and its door is outside the mosque, then it is considered an independent house, and i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is not valid in it.