Keeping quiet is detestable if he believes it to be form of worship. If he does not believe that, then it is not detestable.
Etiquettes of Itikaf The following acts are desirable in Itikaf: 1. To speak only what is beneficial 2. To select the holiest mosque for Itikaf, which is Masjid Haram for the residents of Makkah, then Masjid Nabawi for the residents of Madinah, then Masjid Aqsa for the residents of Al Quds, then the mosque of Friday Salah. 3. To engage in Quran-recitation, traditional remembrances, supplication of blessings upon the Prophetﷺ, and study of Islamic books
Charity of fast-ending251 It is the charity-money that a Muslim spends from his wealth upon the needy on the day of the Id of fast-breaking to purify his soul and to compensate for the defects that entered his fasts like useless conversations, obscene words, etc. Abdullah bin Abbas ُ عن ْه َ ُْيْللا ِ َرsaid: َ ض )٢٤٠٥ْْ(أبوْداود.ين ْ ْصلَى َْ ْل ُْ ضْ َرسُو َْ ف ََر َ سلَ َْمْزَ كَاْة َْال ِفط ِْرْطُه َرْة ًْ ِلل َ صائِ ِْمْ ِمنَْْاللَغ ِْوْ َو َ ُْ للا َ ْ َوطُع َم ْةًْ ِلل َم،ِالرفَث َ علَي ِْهْ َو َ ِْاّلل ِ سا ِك Allah’s Prophet ﷺprescribed the alms relating to the breaking of the fast as a purification of the fasting from empty and obscene talk and as food for the poor. (EQ 16298) The charity of fast-ending is compulsory.
On whom is the charity of fast-ending compulsory? The charity of fast-ending is compulsory on people who fulfill the following three prerequisites: 1. He should be a Muslim. It is not compulsory for a Disbeliever. 2. He should be free. It is not compulsory for a slave. 3. He should own Zakah-cutoff252 in addition to debts, his basic needs and the needs of his familymembers. So the charity of fast-ending will not be compulsory for a person who does not own the Zakah-cutoff in addition to debts and his basic needs. The following things come under basic needs: a. House b. Household chattels c. Clothes d. Vehicles and animals used for travel 251
Sadaqatul Fitr, in Arabic The Zakah-cutoff is the price of 595 gram of silver (=₹32,070 at Hyderabad on 11 Aug 2012, source: indiagoldrate.com). For certain special cases, it may be different. 252
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