Woman specifying her entire home as her place of itikaaf
Question
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 2 bedroom apartment, can she specify the entire area of her apartment as her place of itikaaf? Can she also do this for her entire house if she is living in a big home?
Answer
She cannot specify the entire house as the place of itikaaf if the house is big and has many rooms.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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