ASALAM ALYKUM
HOW R U , HOPE THAT U ALL WIL INSHALLAH FINE . IT IS MONTH IN WHICH THERE IS
SHOWER OF BLESSING , HAZRAT MUHAMMAD (saw) USED TO PERFORM IITIKAAF
1 That itikaaf in Arabic means staying, and the word may be applied to a
long period of time or a short one; there is no report in shareeah that
defines it as being a specific length of time.
Ibn Hazm said: Itikaaf in the language of the Arabs means staying
any stay
in the mosque for the sake of Allaah with the intention of drawing closer to
Him is itikaaf
whether that is for a short time or a long time, because the
Quraan and Sunnah do not specify any number or length of time. Al-Muhalla,
5/179
Some scholars are of the opinion that the minimum length of itikaaf is one
day. This was narrated from Abu Haneefah and was the view of some of the
Maalikis. Shaykh Ibn Baaz said in Majmoo al-Fataawa (15/441):
Itikaaf means staying in the mosque to worship Allaah, whether that is for a
long time or a short time, because as far as I know there is no report to
indicate a set time, whether one or two days or more. This is an act of worship
which is prescribed in Islam unless one vows to do it, in which case it becomes
obligatory. This applies equally to men and women.
(((((( AGAR UBHI AP NAY ITAKAF NHI KIYA KAM AZ KAM AK DIN ATAKAF ZAROR
KERIYAH . )))))))))))))
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