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Completing Sunnah Itikaf: Starting on the 20th or 21st Night of Ramadan?

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Q: I have a question about i’tikaf. If we start itikaf on the night of the 21st there is a risk that we only complete nine nights (if Ramadan turns out to be 29 days). Will the sunnah still be fulfilled in this case? Or should we start the itikaf at the night of the 20th in order to make sure that we do at least 10 nights?

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A: Yes. The sunnah will be fulfilled.

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

عن أنس بن مالك : قال كان النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم يعتكف في العشر الأواخر من رمضان فلم يعتكف عاما فلما كان في العام المقبل اعتكف عشرين (ترمذي #803)

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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