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Some scholars say that the minimum is one full night: from maghrib time to fajr of the next morning
Some scholars say that even a portion of one single night is accepted as an iโtikaf. As long as there was the intention that the hours spent at the masjid was for iโtikaf.
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– The Holy Quran 2:274
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