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I‘tikaf

159 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on I‘tikaf, part of Fasting & Ramadan. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.

Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.

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Mufti Online57Jamiat KZN53Ask Imaam28Azaadville11Ibn Masood5Camperdown4Amjadi1

I‘tikaf fatawa — page 1 of 4

  1. Mufti Online12 Apr 2026

    Woman specifying her entire home as her place of itikaaf

    I was told that a female who wants to make itikaaf at home should allocate a specific area of her home and make itikaaf there. If she is living in a…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  2. Camperdown11 Apr 2026

    Can a Masjid committee refuse a person from sitting for Sunnah I’tikaaf based on an excuse..

    Aslms, hope mufti saheb is well. Is it permissible for a Masjid/Masjid committee to refuse a person from sitting for Sunnah I’tikaaf based on an…

    Baba Abu Bakr
  3. Azaadville12 Mar 2026

    Sunnah Itikaaf For A Woman

    I would like to know concerning sunnah Itikaaf for a lady. She has grown children and intends to sit in her daughter’s home. Is she allowed to speak…

  4. Azaadville10 Mar 2026

    Matters Which Permit And Do Not Permit Leaving The Masjid During I’tikaaf

    Which matters permit and do not permit leaving the Masjid during Itikaaf?

  5. Azaadville10 Mar 2026

    Showering During The Sunnah I’tikaaf

    I would like to know is showering permissable during sunnah Itikaaf?

  6. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (50/50)

    A mu’takif chooses a spot in the masjid, is he only supposed to stay in his spot or can he sleep, eat, recite the Quraan and perform salah in any…

  7. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (49/50)

    In the state of ie’tikaaf after eating sehri a mu’takif went out to gargle his mouth. At the particular time there was water in the masjid as well.…

  8. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (48/50)

    An Alim that keeps on travelling has settled down in our area since the past 2 years. He mentioned in his lecture “the sitting of people in…

  9. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (47/50)

    1.If person suffers from weakness and can’t sit in ie’tikaaf for the entire 10 days and decides to sit only on the 3 or 5 or a few days between…

  10. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (46/50)

    It is written in various books of fiqh and in bahishti gohar that silence during ie’tikaaf is makroo e tahreemi (severely disliked). Hence, how much…

  11. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (45/50)

    If a mu’takif has the need to do fardh ghusal, when he goes to make fardh ghusal, can he quickly wash he’s soiled clothes and can he bring water…

  12. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (44/50)

    Should a mu’takif make zikar extensively or should he recite the Quraan extensively?

  13. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (43/50)

    If a woman experiences menses during ie’tikaaf, then will she have to make up the days she had menses or not?

  14. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (42/50)

    Can a mu’takif walk around in the masjid?

  15. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (41/50)

    If a mu’takif left the masjid to answer the call of nature and the toilet is occupied. Should he wait outside the toilet or should he go back to the…

  16. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (40/50)

    Can a mu’takif leave the masjid for in the state of ie’tikaaf to make wudu for fardh, nafil or recitation of the Quraan?

  17. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (39/50)

    Performing ie’tikaaf during the last 10 days of Ramadhan is sunnah e muakadah alal kifayah. What is the meaning of alal kifayah? If ie’tikaaf is…

  18. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (38/50)

    What is the ruling regarding a person that performs ie’tikaaf in a different locality for money? If ie’tikaaf is done in such a manner will the…

  19. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (37/50)

    Can a woman performing ie’tikaaf in her house cook food? If she has permission to go for Azaan and wudu then this is against the text of كافى which…

  20. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (36/50)

    Can a mu’takif put a bed in the masjid or not? Can he sleep on a bed or not? Can women put beds when they perform ie’tikaaf in their houses? Can she…

  21. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (35/50)

    If a person of one locality performs ie’tikaaf in another locality during the last ten days of Ramadhan, will his ie’tikaaf suffice for the rest of…

  22. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (34/50)

    Is it permissible for one to perform ie’tikaaf in a masjid that is not waqf? How is the condition of ie’tikaaf only being in a masjid that is…

  23. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (33/50)

    Can a person sit for ie’tikaaf on the 20th after maghrib athaan?

  24. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (32/50)

    Can a mu’takif make tayamum on the mat of the masjid (straw mat) or wall or not?

  25. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (31/50)

    If hot water is far away and only cold water is available. Can one go to collect hot water?

  26. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (30/50)

    Can a mu’takif light candles and lamps in the masjid?

  27. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (29/50)

    If a mu’takifs one leg is in the masjid and the other outside the masjid will his ie’tikaaf break?

  28. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (28/50)

    Can a mu’takif performing ie’tikaaf in his local masjid go to the Jamee masjid of that locality for jumah salah?

  29. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (27/50)

    If a mu’takif mistakenly leaves the masjid what will the ruling be?

  30. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (26/50)

    A mu’takif phones from the masjid, the whole time he keeps informed of his business, wife and children. What is the ruling?

  31. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (25/50)

    A mu’takif keeps on talking about his business with people in the masjid, although he adheres to all the other laws of ie’tikaaf.

  32. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (24/50)

    A mu’takif left his shoes outside the masjid. After a while he realised that they could get stolen. Can he go and pick them up?

  33. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (23/50)

    A mu’takif needs to take fardh ghusal and there is not any water in the masjid. What should he do? Should he make tayamum then go out and make ghusal?

  34. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (22/50)

    Who can sit in ie’tikaaf from amongst the following: 1.Slave 2.leper 3. Blind 4.Ignorant 5.hermaphrfrodite 6.Transexual 7.One that doesn’t pray…

  35. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (21/50)

    There are certain situations in which the mu’takif has to leave the masjid. In such situations how will the sunnah muakadah ie’tikaaf be fulfilled?…

  36. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (20/50)

    Is ie’tikaaf in a village which doesn’t have the conditions of jummah sunnah e mukadah alal kifaya or not? If it is muakadah, then does the mu’takif…

  37. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (19/50)

    If the courtyard of the masjid is not regarded as part of the masjid can a mu’takif come out of the masjid and perform taraweeh salah there?

  38. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (18/50)

    A mu’takif was in ie’tikaaf, unexpectedly there was a janazah. The community requested the mu’takif (trying to seek blessing from his ie’tikaaf) to…

  39. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (17/50)

    Can a mu’takif go out of the boundaries of the masjid to give the athaan? 2. Even though he can make wudu from the masjid with a utensil, can a…

  40. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (16/50)

    If a mu’takif kisses his wife’s forehead out of love without lust, will this invalidate the ie’tikaaf?

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