Letters to the Editor

Aaqib Mustaffa, via email

A person in i`tikaf is not allowed to talk to his wife. But this Ramadan in our locality the person in i`tikaf spoke to his wife on cell phone. Does his i`tikaf cease to have been rewarded in Allah’s kingdom?

YMD

It is perfectly legitimate for a person in i`tikaf to talk to his wife. However, it is not legitimate to talk to her or anyone else involving this-worldly affairs, unless it is something most urgent and completely unavoidable. This is for two reasons: one, speaking of worldly matters inside a mosque is disallowed, secondly, speaking of worldly affairs during i`tikaf is disallowed too.

Thus, sins are obtained but the ritual remains valid and hence, worthy of reward, as you say, in Allah’s Kingdom, vast as it is.

How can you explain that Allah is time as referred in the verse & quote: “Do not curse time for Allah is time?” Please explain your answer clearly.

YMD

There is no verse in the Qur’an to this effect. It is a hadith statement.

And the meaning of the term “al-dahr” used in the hadith is that Allah is the Creator of Time, its Mover, Alternator (slowing it or hastening), Controller, Reverser, and the Giver of its characteristics. He is also the One who creates the Vicissitudes of Time.

It is not in the sense of Allah Himself being Time. For more details, please see this month’s editorial.

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