In sitting for Sunnat Etikaaf are you allowed to join a congregation for Janaza Namaaz? If not why?
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Answer
Janaza salah is performed outside the musjid proper. It is not permissible to come out of the musjid during I'tikaf without a human need for example, answering the call of nature. Janaza salah does not fall in this category.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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