Chapter on Itikaf and What Fasting Is Obligatory in It
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 4|Book 2|Chapter 27
وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْوَلِيدِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي اَلْعَلاَءِ اَلرَّازِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:» لاَ يَكُونُ اِعْتِكَافٌ إِلاَّ فِي مَسْجِدِ جَمَاعَةٍ«
And from him, from Muhammad ibn al-Walid, from Aban ibn Uthman, from Yahya ibn Abi al-Ala al-Razi, from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him:
Imam عليه السلام said: “There is no seclusion for worship (itikaf) except in a mosque of congregation.”
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 363
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