Can a woman go to have a shower during her Ramadhan I’tikaf?
Question
Can a woman doing itikaf at home go for a shower due to heat
during ramadhan itikaf? If she does, does her itikaf break?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
If a person is observing sunnah I’tikaf, he/she cannot go out specifically for a shower. However, if she goes out to relieve herself and the shower is nearby, as in the case of an attached toilet and bathroom, she may take a quick shower with the intention of performing Wudhu.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mizanur Rahman
Student, Darul Iftaa
UK
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] فتاوی محمودیۃ، مفتی محمود حسن گنگوہی (المتوفى:1416هـ)، جامعۃ فاروقيۃ، کراچی، پاکستان (10/243)
عنوان – غسل سنت و تبرید معتکف کا خروج
فتاوی قاسميۃ، مفتی شبير احمد قاسمی، مکتبہ اشرفيۃ، ديوبند، انڈيا
عنوان – غسل تبرید کے لۓ مسجد سے باہر نکلنے کا حکم
فتاوی دار العلوم زکريا، من افادات مفتی رضاء الحق، زم زم پبلشرز، کراچی، پاکستان، الطبعۃ الاولی (3/339)
عنوان – معتکف کے لۓ غسل تبرید کا حکم
- Answered by
- Mizanur Rahman
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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