Found this beautiful clip of Uncle Mufti Sahib earlier today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlT2p333itY
QUESTION: What do respected scholars say about the following issues: What happens if a mu’takif enters the fina-e-Masjid? What is the definition of a fina-e-Masjid? Are the Masjid yard, wall, side rooms, funeral/Eid halls, madrasas part of the fina-e-Masjid? Can a mu’takif have a bath and use shampoo and soap? Please provide references for the answers and gain reward. ANSWER: I’tikaf does not break (by entering the fina-e-Masjid). A fina-e-Masjid is any area outside a Masjid but attached to it and is used for it’s necessities, such as a shoe area, bath etc. entering these areas does not break i’tikaf because a fina-e-Masjid is the same as a Masjid in this issue. [Fatawa Amjadiyyah Chapter 1 Page 399] The Masjid yard and wall are the same as a Masjid in some aspects; a mu’takif can enter them unnecessarily. [Fatawa Ridawiyyah Chapter 16 Page 490] Masjid side rooms are also the fina-e-Masjid and a fina-e-Masjid is the same as a Masjid. [Fatawa Ridawiyyah Chapter 8 Page 95] Funeral/Eid halls which are attached to a masjid are also the fina-e-Masjid and therefore a mu’takif can enter them. [Radd ul Muhtar Chapter 2 Page 430] A Madrasah which is within the boundaries of a Masjid without a path separating the two, just a wall to distinguish them, is part of the Masjid and therefore a mu’takif is allowed to enter it. [Fatawa Ridawiyyah Chapter 3 Page 473] A mu’takif can enter the fina-e-Masjid to have a bath even if it isn’t compulsory; he is also allowed to use shampoo and soap. [Bahaar e Shariat and others] A mu’takif can enter the fina-e-Masjid in order to announce Sahari. [Fatawa Amjadiyyah Chapter 1 Page 399] Fina-e-Masjid = هو المكان المتصل به ليس بينه طريق فهو كالمتخذ مصلاة الجنازة او عيد [Radd ul Muhtar Chapter 2 Page 430] If there is a shop next to a Masjid and the shops income belongs to the Masjid then a mu’takif can walk on the shop roof. لأنها كانت من فناء المسجد و لا طريق فاصل بينهما فكيف و قد صارت من المسجد (The shop roof is 6 fingers lower than the Masjid floor) [Fatawa Ridawiyyah Chapter 16 Page 438] A Masjid wall in some aspects is the same as a Masjid; a mu’takif is allowed to enter it unnecessarily. [Fatawa Ridawiyyah Chapter 16 Page 490] A Masjid wall is neither the fina-e-Masjid or the actual Masjid. [Fatawa Ridawiyyah Chapter 8 Page 73] A mu’takif is allowed to walk around and sit in the Masjid yard. [Fatawa Ridawiyyah Chapter 8 Page 60] Any shops on the Masjid gate are the fina-e-Masjid because they are attached to it. فتاوي امام قاضي خان فتاوي عالمغيريه مين هي يصح الإقتداء لمن قام علي الدكاكين التي تكون علي باب المسجد متصلة بالمسجد A fina-e-Masjid is an area attached to a Masjid. [Fatawa Ridawiyyah Chapter 8 Page 66] A Masjid room is the fina-e-Masjid and is the same as a Masjid. الفناء تبع المسجد فيكون حكمه حكم المسجد كذا في محيط السر خسي [Fatawa Ridawiyyah Chapter 8 Page 90] Allah Ta’aala is most Knowing. Answered by Mufti Shams-ul-Huda Misbahi http://www.seekerspath.co.uk/question-bank/miscellaneous/q-id0169-what-is-fina-e-masjid/