Is the intended meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted, “And do not have intercourse with them while you are in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in the mosques,” specific to the three mosques or general?
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The questioner : I said: Shaykh, what is the intended meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah 2:187], is it specific to the three mosques or general to all mosques?
The Shaykh : It is general.
The questioner : General?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Okay, and what about i'tikaf (spiritual retreat)?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : I'tikaf (spiritual retreat).
The Shaykh : I'tikaf (spiritual retreat) is specific to the three mosques.
The questioner : It seems that Imam Malik and al-Bukhari said that it is in all mosques generally!
The Shaykh : Okay, and what do we do for them? Do we leave the hadith of the Messenger of Allah for the sake of hearsay? Have you heard the hadith of the Messenger of Allah?
The questioner : The hadith of Hudhayfah?
The Shaykh : Hmm.
The questioner : Hudhayfah?!
The Shaykh : Have you heard it?!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner :Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 3:789 .
The Shaykh : What is your stance toward it?
The questioner : It is in al-Daraqutni and al-Qurtubi in the additions.
The Shaykh : Are these additions authentic?
The questioner : Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : Allah knows best, I have not known anything.
And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques
وَلَا تُبَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنْتُمْ عَاكِفُونَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِThe Shaykh : It is general.
The questioner : General?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Okay, and what about i'tikaf (spiritual retreat)?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : I'tikaf (spiritual retreat).
The Shaykh : I'tikaf (spiritual retreat) is specific to the three mosques.
The questioner : It seems that Imam Malik and al-Bukhari said that it is in all mosques generally!
The Shaykh : Okay, and what do we do for them? Do we leave the hadith of the Messenger of Allah for the sake of hearsay? Have you heard the hadith of the Messenger of Allah?
The questioner : The hadith of Hudhayfah?
The Shaykh : Hmm.
The questioner : Hudhayfah?!
The Shaykh : Have you heard it?!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner :
There is no i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) except in three mosques
لا اعتكاف إلا في ثلاثة مساجدThe Shaykh : What is your stance toward it?
The questioner : It is in al-Daraqutni and al-Qurtubi in the additions.
The Shaykh : Are these additions authentic?
The questioner : Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : Allah knows best, I have not known anything.
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