Conditions restrictions for itikaf eligible
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restrictions for itikaf eligible
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 3.152a
Topic: Permisible Acts for the Mu'takif
The following acts are permissible for one
who is performing the worship of ‘itikaaf’:
1.
Combing and cutting one's hair, clipping one's nails, cleaning
one's body, wearing nice clothes or wearing perfume are all permissible.
2.
The person may go out for some need that he must perform. The
scholars agree that the one who performs ‘itikaaf’ may leave the mosque in
order to answer the call of nature, for this is something that he personally
must perform, and he cannot do it in the mosque. Also, if he needs to eat or
drink and there is no one to bring him his food, he may leave to get it. If one
needs to vomit, he may leave the mosque to do so. For anything that he must do
but cannot do in the mosque, he can leave it, and such acts will not void his
‘itikaaf’, even if they take a long time. Examples of these types of acts would
include washing one's self, cleaning his body or clothes from impurities,
attending the Friday prayers, witnessing a funeral, etc.
3.
The person may eat, drink, and sleep in the mosque, and he should
also keep it clean.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 3.154
Topic: Actions that nullify the worship of
‘itikaaf’:
If a person performs one of the following
acts, their ‘itikaaf’ will be nullified:
1. Intentionally leaving the mosque without
any need to do so, even if it is for just a short time. In such a case, one
would not be staying in the mosque, which is one of the principles of
‘itikaaf’.
2. Abandoning
belief in Islam, as this would nullify all acts of worship.
3. Losing one's reason due to insanity or
drunkenness, or the onset of menstruation or post-childbirth bleeding, all of
which disqualifies a person for ‘itikaaf’.
4. Sexual
intercourse.
Your
Question: ….i mean people says taht befor sitting in aitekaaf th person
has thre month record of offer orayer 5 time a day if a person did not offer
prayer 5 times a day in the last three months he has no right to be sit
in aitekaaf is it so??? plz give me the answer i m very grate full 2 u...
The only qualifications one needs to perform the worship
of ‘itikaaf’ is that one is a believer and intends to dedicate oneself to the sole
worship of Allah Subhanah for a fixed period of time in the blessed month of
Ramadan.
Rest absolutely assured brother that there is nothing in
the Glorious Quran or the authentic Sunnah which declares that one must have a
record of having offered their five obligatory prayers on time for a period of
three months (or for any duration whatsoever) to qualify to perform the worship
of ‘itikaaf’!!! This is a self-invented
and fabricated restriction invented by the ignorant and it has absolutely no
legal basis in Shariah or Fiqh.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister