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I`tikaf (Spiritual Retreat)
Its meaning & legitimacy
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| I`tikaf (Spiritual Retreat)
Its meaning & legitimacy |
| 11.22.04 (7:09 pm) [edit] |
I`tikaf means to stick to something, whether good or bad, and to block out everything else. Allah says in the Qur'an: "What then are images that you pay devotion [akifun] to them?" (Al Anba': 52)—that is, what they devoted themselves to in worship. What is meant here is the seclusion and staying in the mosque with the intention of becoming closer to Allah.
All scholars agree on its legitimacy. The Prophet would perform I`tikaf for ten days every Ramadan. In the year that he died, he performed it for twenty days. Related by Al-Bukhari, Abu Dawud, and Ibn-Majah. The Prophet's Companions and wives performed I`tikaf with him and continued to do so after his death. Even though it is an act, which is done to get closer to Allah, there is no sound hadith concerning its merits. Abu Dawud states: “I said to Ahmad, 'Are you aware of anything concerning the virtues of I`tikaf?' He answered: 'No, except for some weak [reports].'”
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