LessonsBab al-Iʿtikaf: Rules, Restrictions, Invalidation and VowsQuiz

وَلَا يَخْرُجُ الْمُعْتَكِفُ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ إِلَّا لِحَاجَةِ الْإِنْسَانِ
Translation: The one in retreat does not leave the mosque except for a human necessity.

Lā gives negation; yakhruju is an indicative imperfect verb; al-muʿtakif is its subject; min al-masjid indicates departure from the mosque; and illā introduces the exception.

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Bab al-Iʿtikaf: Rules, Restrictions, Invalidation and Vows

وَلَا يَخْرُجُ الْمُعْتَكِفُ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ إِلَّا لِحَاجَةِ الْإِنْسَانِ
Translation: The one in retreat does not leave the mosque except for a human necessity.

Lā gives negation; yakhruju is an indicative imperfect verb; al-muʿtakif is its subject; min al-masjid indicates departure from the mosque; and illā introduces the exception.