Ayatullah Sistani - Spiritual Retreat - Index

This is the index for the Spiritual Retreat section of Practical Laws of Islam according to the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani

Spiritual Retreat (Iʿtikāf)

1. Spiritual Retreat: The Time and Duration of Iʿtikāf

Conditions For The Validity Of Iʿtikaf

1. Spritual Retreat: Conditions for a Valid Iʿtikaf

2. Spiritual Retreat: The Intention and Duration of Iʿtikaf

3. Spiritual Retreat: The Duration of Iʿtikaf and Fasting

4. Spiritual Retreat: Fasting During Iʿtikaf

5. Spiritual Retreat: Things That Invalidate Iʿtikaf and Its Location

6. Spiritual Retreat: Mosques Where Iʿtikaf is Valid

7. Spiritual Retreat: Performing Iʿtikaf in One Mosque and Required Permission

8. Spiritual Retreat: Permission for Iʿtikaf and Refraining from Unlawful Acts

9. Spiritual Retreat: The Unlawful Acts of Iʿtikaf

10. Spiritual Retreat: Smelling Perfumes and Fragrant Plants

11. Spiritual Retreat: Sexual Intercourse During Iʿtikaf

12. Spiritual Retreat: Touching, Kissing, and Looking Lustfully at a Spouse

13. Spiritual Retreat: Arguing About Worldly or Religious Matters During Iʿtikaf

14. Spiritual Retreat: Buying, Selling, and Business Transactions During Iʿtikaf

15. Spiritual Retreat: Conducting Transactions for Necessities

16. Spiritual Retreat: Intentionally Committing an Unlawful Act of Iʿtikaf

17. Spiritual Retreat: Inadvertently Committing an Unlawful Act of Iʿtikaf

18. Spiritual Retreat: Committing an Unlawful Act of Iʿtikaf Due to Ignorance

19. Spiritual Retreat: Making Up an Invalidated Iʿtikaf and Remaining in the Place of Iʿtikaf

20. Spiritual Retreat: The Duration of Staying Outside the Mosque

Leaving The Place Of Iʿtikaf

1. Spiritual Retreat: Leaving the Place of Iʿtikaf for Necessary Matters

2. Spiritual Retreat: Leaving the Place of Iʿtikaf to Perform Ablution (Wuduʾ)

3. Spiritual Retreat: Facilities for Performing Wuduʾ Inside the Mosque

4. Spiritual Retreat: Leaving the Place of Iʿtikaf to Perform Ghusl

5. Spiritual Retreat: Leaving the Place of Iʿtikaf for Recommended Acts, Funerals, and Visiting the Sick

6. Spiritual Retreat: Leaving the Place of Iʿtikaf to Attend Congregational Prayers

7. Spiritual Retreat: Leaving the Mosque to Bring Needed Items

8. Spiritual Retreat: Leaving the Place of Iʿtikaf for Examinations

9. Spiritual Retreat: Staying Outside the Mosque for a Long Time

10. Spiritual Retreat: Intentionally Leaving the Place of Iʿtikaf for Unnecessary Matters

11. Spiritual Retreat: Leaving the Place of Iʿtikaf Due to Ignorance

12. Spiritual Retreat: Leaving the Mosque Due to Forgetfulness, Compulsion, or Force

13. Spiritual Retreat: Failing to Leave the Place of Iʿtikaf for an Obligation

14. Spiritual Retreat: Sitting Under a Shade While Outside the Mosque

15. Spiritual Retreat: Walking Under a Shade Outside the Mosque

16. Spiritual Retreat: Taking the Shortest Route When Leaving or Returning

MiscellaneousI Rulings On Iʿtikaf

1. Spiritual Retreat: Stipulating a Condition to Leave the Iʿtikaf

2. Spiritual Retreat: The Iʿtikaf of a Discerning Child (Mumayyiz)

3. Spiritual Retreat: Sitting on a Usurped Carpet or Taking a Reserved Place

4. Spiritual Retreat: Committing an Unlawful Act After Stipulating a Condition in an Obligatory Iʿtikaf

5. Spiritual Retreat: A Woman Becoming Haʾid After the Second Day of Iʿtikaf

6. Spiritual Retreat: Performing an Obligatory Qadaʾ Iʿtikaf

7. Spiritual Retreat: A Muʿtakif Dying During an Obligatory Iʿtikaf

8. Spiritual Retreat: The Kaffarah for Invalidating Iʿtikaf

9. Spiritual Retreat: Changing from One Iʿtikaf to Another