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Does i%u2019tikaf only pertain to Ramadan?No, it can be observed in or outside the month of Ramadan. Its popularity during the month of Ramadan is due to it being the consistent practice of our Prophet (pbuh).What are actions that invalidate an i%u2019tikaf?Having spousal sexual intercourse A person loses consciousness for a prolonged period of time. This would not apply to fainting for a very brief time or sleeping.Intoxication due to alcohol. Leaving the masjid, even if it is for doing a good act, such as following a, visiting a sick person in the hospital, or checking on one%u2019s family. A person in i%u2019tikaf can only leave the masjid due to an emergency. Narrated A%u2019isha, Ummul Mu%u2019minin: %u201cThe sunnah for one observing a private devotion in a mosque is not to visit an invalid, or attend a funeral, or touch or embrace one%u2019s wife, or go out for anything but necessary purposes. There is no period of private devotion in a mosque without fasting, and it must be carried out in a congregational mosque.%u201d [Abu Dawood]When the intention changes. Once a person decides that he no longer wants to continue with the i%u2019tikaf, even if he later changes his mind, the i%u2019tikaf is at that point over.What are examples of emergencies where a person in i%u2019tikaf can leave the masjid temporarily and then return to the masjid to complete the i%u2019tikaf?A person has a wet dream and needs to go home to make ghusl because there is no shower facility at the masjid.A person needs to leave the masjid to take their sick child to the hospital.A person needs food and drink. A person leaves the masjid to help another person who is dependent on him with a necessity.Copyright %u00a9 2023 Islamic Association of Raleigh. All rights reserved. 89