What is the ruling on observing i‘tikaaf in more than one mosque so that he can pray behind more than one imam, to increase motivation?
It is permissible to observe i‘tikaaf in more than one mosque, although it is better to observe i‘tikaaf in one mosque; it is permissible to go out to another mosque if one stipulates that when beginning i‘tikaaf. However, it should be noted that the one who goes out of the mosque where he began his i‘tikaaf to observe i‘tikaaf in another mosque, for one or two nights, is missing out on doing i‘tikaaf for all ten nights, according to what is proven in the Sunnah. That is because his i‘tikaaf in the first mosque ends when he leaves the mosque, and his i‘tikaaf in the second mosque does not begin until he actually enters the mosque. For more details, please see the long answer.
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