Authored by: Shaykh Mubashar Ahmad Rabbani (حفظه الله)
Question:
Please inform us about the acts from which one must abstain during Iʿtikāf.
Answer:
The following actions are prohibited during Iʿtikāf and must be avoided:
Sexual intercourse is strictly prohibited during Iʿtikāf.
[Surah Al-Baqarah: 187; Ibn Abi Shaybah 3/29; ʿAbd al-Razzāq 4/363]
One may not exit the mosque to visit a sick person during Iʿtikāf.
It is not allowed to attend funeral processions while observing Iʿtikāf.
Leaving the mosque without a valid or essential need is prohibited.
[Abu Dawood, Book of Fasting: Chapter on the Muʿtakif Visiting the Sick, 2473; Bayhaqi 4/317]
❖ Which Acts Should Be Avoided During Iʿtikāf?
Question:
Please inform us about the acts from which one must abstain during Iʿtikāf.
Answer:
The following actions are prohibited during Iʿtikāf and must be avoided:
➊ Engaging in Marital Relations
Sexual intercourse is strictly prohibited during Iʿtikāf.
[Surah Al-Baqarah: 187; Ibn Abi Shaybah 3/29; ʿAbd al-Razzāq 4/363]
➋ Leaving to Visit the Sick
One may not exit the mosque to visit a sick person during Iʿtikāf.
➌ Attending Funerals
It is not allowed to attend funeral processions while observing Iʿtikāf.
➍ Exiting Without Necessity
Leaving the mosque without a valid or essential need is prohibited.
[Abu Dawood, Book of Fasting: Chapter on the Muʿtakif Visiting the Sick, 2473; Bayhaqi 4/317]
