Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked: If a person begins i'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan, then after one or two days he becomes ill and leaves the mosque, should he make up the days that remained when he becomes healthy, or should he not make them up? And if he does make them up, in which month should he do so? Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, replied: He should make up those days when he becomes well, whether in Ramadan or in any other month.

Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: It has reached me from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that he intended to perform i'tikaf, then he returned and did not perform i'tikaf until after Ramadan, and then he performed i'tikaf for ten days in Shawwal.

And the condition of voluntary and obligatory i'tikaf is the same; what is permissible in both is permissible, and what is prohibited in both is prohibited. And it has reached me from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that his i'tikaf was voluntary.

Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If a woman observes i'tikaf, then she gets her menses, she should go to her home, and when she becomes pure, she should return to the mosque without delay, and continue her previous i'tikaf.

And similarly, if a woman is obligated to fast for two consecutive months and she gets her period, then she should not fast except after becoming pure from menstruation, and then she should resume fasting without delay.

It is narrated from Ibn Shihab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to come into the houses for necessary needs while in the state of i'tikaf.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: The person observing i'tikaf should not go with a funeral procession, even if it is the funeral of his parents or anyone else.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If a person observing i'tikaf contracts a marriage during the state of i'tikaf, there is nothing objectionable in it, but physical contact is not permissible. Similarly, a woman can only contract a marriage during i'tikaf, but physical contact is not allowed. And whatever acts are prohibited for the person observing i'tikaf with his wife during the day are also prohibited at night.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: It is not permissible for the person observing i'tikaf to have intercourse with his wife or to derive any kind of pleasure from her, such as kissing or anything else.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: I have not heard from anyone who prohibits that a man in i'tikaf or a woman in i'tikaf may contract marriage during i'tikaf, however, it is necessary that they do not have intercourse. Similarly, it is permissible for a fasting person to contract marriage while fasting, and there is a difference between a person in i'tikaf and a person in ihram, that is, one who has assumed ihram for Hajj or Umrah: the person in ihram eats and drinks, visits the sick, attends funerals, and does not apply perfume. But the person in i'tikaf may apply perfume, use oil, and if he wishes, cut his hair, but he should not go with the funeral procession, nor should he perform the funeral prayer, nor visit the sick. Thus, their rulings are also different regarding marriage.