Is there any one (Male/Female) can do I’tikaaf of 3 days?

Published as The Period of I'tikaaf

12 Jul 2012 · 22 Shaʻban 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I need to know the period of I’tikaaf (the last 10 nights of Ramadhaan spent in the Masjid)

1) For how many days we can do I’tikaaf? I heard for 10 days only.

2) Is there any one (Male/Female) can do I’tikaaf of 3 days?

3) What are the orders for woman to do I’tikaaf? Can she do it at home?

Answer

1. 10 days are sunnat and there is no limit for nafl I’tikaaf.

2. Yes. One may sit for nafl I’tikaaf.

3. A woman may observe I’tikaaf in her home. She should specify one room of the house, preferably the room where she normally performs her namaaz etc. She should then not leave the room unless for her humanly needs.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

لبث ( امرأة في مسجد بيتها ) ويكره في المسجد ولا يصح في غير موضع صلاتها من بيتها كما إذا لم يكن في مسجد ولا تخرج من بيتها إذا اعتكفت فيه ... ( وهو ) ثلاثة أقسام ( واجب بالنذر ) بلسانه وبالشروع وبالتعليق ذكره ابن الكمال ( وسنة مؤكدة في العشر الأخير من رمضان ) أي سنة كفاية كما في البرهان وغيره لاقترانها بعدم الإنكار على من لم يفعله من الصحابة ( مستحب في غيره من الأزمنة ) هو بمعنى غير المؤكدة ( الدر المختار 2/441)

Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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