General Fatwas
What Is the Minimum Duration of I'tikaf?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
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Question
What is the minimum duration of i'tikaf?
Answer (English translation)
It has no fixed limit -- not a day, a night, or a set hour. Whatever is feasible is sufficient; the Prophet did not set a duration, and Allah did not set one.