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Sitting for i'tikaaf if one cannot fast

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Question

A person who is submitted to dialisis 2 to 3 times a week can not fast. Can he still sit in the sunnah i'tikaaf? Keep in mind that he will also have to leave the masjid when going to the hospital. He could go straight to the hospital and return on the shortest route possible.

Answer

He may sit for nafil I'tikaaf.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قلت ومقتضى ذلك أن الصوم شرط أيضا في الاعتكاف المسنون لأنه مقدر بالعشر الأخير حتى لو اعتكفه بلا صوم لمرض أو سفر ينبغي أن لا يصح عنه بل يكون نفلا فلا تحصل به إقامة سنة الكفاية (رد المحتار 2/442 ,البحر الرائق 2/300)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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