Hajj, Umrah, Ibadah, Fasting, Kindness to Parents : [i’tikaf, its ruling and what acts may spoil it ?]

Fatawa Question

Dear brother Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatu Allahi wa Barakatuh I am attaching here with an email which came to me regarding this incident. One Imam here did socialization with young girls and women during Itikaf when he himself was in Itikaf at Zawiah. Among the ladies some were in Itikaf and some were not. He uses to sit on Musalla with them drink tea together and chat, talk and laugh. in fact he is doing many things against Islam but since he is an imam and Hafiz and a very good speaker like Sahar and Falsafa in his talk some people in the community can’t believe that he is wrong and that he has not done any Sahar on these girls and women who can’t hear a single word against him and who obey him like he is a prophet or naoozubillah God. He has breached trust between him and friends. A person sends his daughter from ..to..during summer holidays to learn Islam and to stay in his house with his wife. They were family friends since 10 years. During Ramadan he brought this girl into the center where he has his bed room and sit with girl in closed / locked room for hours. When wife asked what you do with a girl in locked room for 3 hours he said I am giving her special teachings. The Wife was in Itikaf as well but she left after 4 days and went home saying that ""this is not Itikaf this is something else"". Similarly one of the brothers who sit for Itikaf when he questioned the Imam that this is not right that girls and men roaming round the area, talking to each other and you are sitting, socializing with girls and women. The Imam answered ""it is modern world we have to change"". The Imam has Brain washed his students specially lot of females and young girls saying "you should give up to God like Syetna Maryam RA (as she use to stay in Masjid all the time) in order to meet God, once you meet Him you go up then you can come down and enjoy the world. Leave the creation for the creator "". But in reality in their practice the creation is either husband or Parents and their family. So they leave them stay day night with the Imam in center (before his expulsion from another Mosque in …….. They use to sit day night most of the time with him in Masjid) so this is how they leave creation but other than that they go for hiking , picnics, parties functions , etc. with imam and group only. Even Imam marries them to boys and girls of the same group without the presence of Wali and in spite of a clear warning from parents they deny the consent for this marriage. He is breaking families and destroying the religion. In sha’Allah next time I will send all the cuttings of newspaper which were published since ………………'s daughter Irene's case came into public eye. Since then many of his wealthy followers left him Alhamdulillah but still he is working his evil acts at another place now. They moved to another place now in ………………… Which is small place then before and good news is that very few people are going there for Juma. I wish and pray that this Kazib, Fasiq, Munafiq and Sahir and his cult Allah destroy it and save the youth and the community. So my question is, What is the ruling about socializing for women and men in Itikaf and if imam does it ? Please tell us what actions are not allowed during Itikaf ? can these acts of the Imam be accepted like sitting with young girls and women on Musalla and of drinking tea together, laughing chatting together ? Is this statement of ………… In support of his actions in Itikaf is right and acceptable in Islam that ""This is Modern world we have to change”. Is it possible that you answer me in such a way that I can publish your answer in the newspaper as a ruling in Islam regarding Itikaf so that those who are ignorant will know the command of Allah in this regard ? May Allah save us all from those who are destroying our religion and our community ? Amen Wassalam, Sister Hafeez

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Publication Date

2008-01-05

Main Subjects

Religion
Islamic Studies

Topics

• Islamic jurisprudence
• Pilgrimage
• Fathers
• Worship
• Fasting
• Umra
• al-Itikaf
• Care

No. of Pages

3

Data Type

Fatawa

Language

English

Record ID

BIM-734175

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