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When sitting for nafl I’tikaaf, is it necessary for one to be fasting?

Published as Fasting While Sitting for Nafl I'tikaaf

3 Jul 2012 · 13 Shaʻban 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

When sitting for nafl i’tikaaf, is it necessary for one to be fasting?

Answer

It is not necessary.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

واستنبط المشايخ منه أن الصوم ليس من شرطه على ظاهر الرواية (البحر الرائق 2/300)

( فلو شرع في نفله ثم قطعه لا يلزمه قضاؤه ) لأنه لا يشترط له الصوم ( على الظاهر ) من المذهب (الدر المختار مع رد المحتار 2/442)

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

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