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Woman specifying her entire home as her place of itikaaf

· 24 Shawwal 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I was told that a female who wants to make itikaaf at home should allocate a specific area of her home and make itikaaf there. If she is living in a 2 bedroom apartment, can she specify the entire area of her apartment as her place of itikaaf? Can she also do this for her entire house if she is living in a big home?

Answer

She cannot specify the entire house as the place of itikaaf if the house is big and has many rooms.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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