Sinful or not?

[SisterNur]

Bismillah
Assalamu Aleikum

If a person has the intention of doing itikaf for 10 days but they cant do the full 10 days, will they be sinful.

(not sure if it makes a difference but im asking for a hanafi)

jazak Allah Khayran

[abidmahmood18]

Bismillah
Assalamu Aleikum

If a person has the intention of doing itikaf for 10 days but they cant do the full 10 days, will they be sinful.

(not sure if it makes a difference but im asking for a hanafi)

jazak Allah Khayran

Very good question!

[Husain]

If a person has the intention of doing itikaf for 10 days but they cant do the full 10 days, will they be sinful.
(not sure if it makes a difference but im asking for a hanafi)

jazak Allah Khayran

:ws:

If a person started the sunnah i'tikaf (last ten days of Ramadhan), then was unable to complete it and had to break it, then if it was broken with a valid excuse, then inshallah the person would not be sinful.
However the person will have the make up for the i'tikaf of the day in which the i'tikaf was broken.
Note: To make up (Qadha) for i'tikaf, one will have to be fasting on that day.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

[JJJ]

:ws:

If a person started the sunnah i'tikaf (last ten days of Ramadhan), then was unable to complete it and had to break it, then if it was broken with a valid excuse, then inshallah the person would not be sinful.
However the person will have the make up for the i'tikaf of the day in which the i'tikaf was broken.
Note: To make up (Qadha) for i'tikaf, one will have to be fasting on that day.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

why would it be a sin???

i'tikaf is a sunnah act and therefore is not obligatory.
not observing a sunnah is not a sin.

also, as far as i'm aware, for women, it's better for them to perform i'tikaf at home rather than at the mosque.

[Husain]

why would it be a sin???

i'tikaf is a sunnah act and therefore is not obligatory.
not observing a sunnah is not a sin.



The question was asked according to the Hanafi madhab, not the Shafi'i one.
When a sunnah act of ibadah is begun, completing it becomes wajib.




also, as far as i'm aware, for women, it's better for them to perform i'tikaf at home rather than at the mosque.

What will that have to do with the issue of whether the i'tikaf has to be repeated?

[abidmahmood18]

Quote:
Originally Posted by JJJ
why would it be a sin???

i'tikaf is a sunnah act and therefore is not obligatory.
not observing a sunnah is not a sin.


The question was asked according to the Hanafi madhab, not the Shafi'i one.
When a sunnah act of ibadah is begun, completing it becomes wajib.

Does that also apply to sunnah mu'akkadah and sunnah ghair mu'akkadah in our salaat?

[Husain]

Does that also apply to sunnah mu'akkadah and sunnah ghair mu'akkadah in our salaat?

It applies to an act of Ibadah as a whole and one that it limited to a time or quantity eg. salah, i'tikaf etc

So starting a nafl salah makes it wajib to complete, same with a sunnah i'tikaf.
Not nafl i'tikaf, as it can be for a few seconds.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

[abidmahmood18]

It applies to an act of Ibadah as a whole and one that it limited to a time or quantity eg. salah, i'tikaf etc

So starting a nafl salah makes it wajib to complete, same with a sunnah i'tikaf.
Not nafl i'tikaf, as it can be for a few seconds.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

Jazakallah Khairan, that make it clear now

[mospike]

what are the valid excuses for breaking I'tikaaf Moulana?

[oOo Lamia oOo]

GENERAL SUNAN DURING RAMADAN
To partake of Suhur (predawn) meals.
To end fast immediately after sunset.
To read Tarawih Salah.
To feed the poor and hungry.
To increase the reading of the Qur’an.
To observe I`tikaf within the Masjid (for men and the home for women) during the last ten days of Ramadan.

I'TIKAF

Itikaf means to enter the Masjid with the intention of residing therein. Mu'takif - One who makes I`tikaf.

The basic purpose of I`tikaf is that the heart gets attached to Allah and, with it, one attains inner composure and serenity; and pre-occupation with the mundane things of life ceases, and focus on the eternal reality develops in its place. And such a state is reached in which all fears, hopes and apprehensions are superseded by love, devotion, and remembrance of Allah.

Rasulullah P.B.U.H. always observed I`tikaf and the Muslims have on a whole adhered to it. It has become a regular feature of the month of Ramadan and a confirmed practice with the devout and the faithful. Aishah relates that “Rasulullah P.B.U.H regularly observed I`tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan till the end of his life. After him, his wives maintained the tradition”.

al-Bukhari and Muslim

REWARD OF I`TIKAF

Ibn Abbas narrates that Rasulullah P.B.U.H said:
“Whoever walks to fulfil the needs of his brother, this is better for him than performing I`tikaf for ten years. And whoever performs I`tikaf for (just) one day, seeking Allah’s pleasure, Allah will place three trenches between him and the fire of Hell. Each trench is wider than the distance between the Two Wings (the expanse of the East and West).”

at-Tabarani, al-Bayhaqi

I'TIKAF IS BY A PERSONS WISH

[abidmahmood18]

what are the valid excuses for breaking I'tikaaf Moulana?

I think when one is in life threatening situation and required to go hospital.

[JJJ]

When a sunnah act of ibadah is begun, completing it becomes wajib.

okay, but how do u conclude that it's wajib?? ..... the only reason i'm asking is because there is the hadith qudsi that says "Whosoever intends to do a good deed but does not do it, Allah records it with Himself as a complete good deed. but if he intends it and does it, Allah records it with Himself as ten good deeds, up to seven hundred times"

http://fortyhadith.iiu.edu.my/hadith37.htm

a sunnah act of ibadah is a good deed, so why would not completing it be a sin?
i mean if u go off the above hadith qudsi intending to do an act of ibadah gets recorded as a good deed even if u don't complete the deed.

[SisterNur]

I think when one is in life threatening situation and required to go hospital.

Sidi, what if ones family is in a life threatening situation...can the son break his itikaf to take his mom to hospital etc?

[AbdulQahhar]

Sidi, what if ones family is in a life threatening situation...can the son break his itikaf to take his mom to hospital etc?

Allah :taala: forgive me, but as I understand Islam, if one ifs in life threatening situation, he/she can not only break itikaf, but also his/her salah. Allahu 'alam.