A mu'takif talking outside the mosque

Question

Is it not permissible for a mu'takif to talk on the way from the mosque to the place where one relieves oneself, such that if he talks his i'tikaf becomes void, and in the same way it is not permissible to return a greeting (salam) either? If he said a word or two, will his i'tikaf be invalidated in this case as well?

Answer

The i'tikaf is not invalidated by this: [ar]وَلَا يخرج من معتكفه إِلَّا لِحَاحَةٍ شرعية أو طبعية أي يدعو إليها طبع الإنسان، ولو ذهب بعد أن خرج إليها لعيادة مريض أو صلاة جنازة من غير أن يكون لذلك قصدًا جاز، بخلاف ما إذا خرج لحاجة الإنسان ومكث بعد فراغه فإنه ينتقض اعتكافه عند الإمام[/ar] “He does not leave the place of his i'tikaf except for a need that is either prescribed by…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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