Based on obligatory precaution, it is necessary for a muʿtakif to take the shortest route when he leaves the place of iʿtikāf or returns to it. However, if he would end up staying outside the mosque for a shorter time by using a longer route, he must choose the longer route. [1] The rituals of Umm Dāwūd are a recommended set of acts of worship that are usually performed in the middle of the month of Rajab.
See, for example, Shaykh ʿAbbās al-Qummī’s Mafātīḥ al‑Jinān, in the section on the recommended acts for Rajab. MISCELLANEOUS RULINGS ON IʿTIKĀF CONDITIONS FOR THE VALIDITY OF IʿTIKĀF العربية فارسی اردو English Azərbaycan Türkçe Français