Fatwa #16314 April 2001Pakistan

Please advise guidelines foe sisters to perform Itaqaf(Itaqeef) which ever is the correctspelling,at home and in the mosque-Just as brothers do in the last 10 days of Ramzan.

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Q: Can a female make Itikaaf in her house?
A: Yes, she may make I?tikaaf in her special place reserved for Salaat. If she does not have such a place, she may reserve a place and make I?tikaaf.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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