64 Issues Concerning the I'tikaf of the Last Ten Days of Ramadan

Question

Kindly inform us of the Shari'a ruling on the following issues. All the questions concern the i'tikaf of the last ten days of the blessed month of Ramadan. The Ruling on the I'tikaf of the Last Ten Days of Ramadan (1) Is the i'tikaf of the last ten days of Ramadan fard or sunna? Who Can Be a Mu'takif? (2) Which of the people listed below can be a mu'takif (one observing i'tikaf): (1) a slave, (2) a leper, (3) a blind man, (4) an utterly ignorant man, (5) a mukhannath (effeminate man), (6) a hijra (eunuch), (7)

Answer

(1) It is an emphasized sunna 'ala al-kifaya (an emphasized sunna incumbent on the community as a whole). (2) If fluid discharges from his body or it gives off a foul smell, or people feel aversion to him, then he should not come to the mosque, nor should he observe i'tikaf in the mosque. (5)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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