Fragrance during I'tikaf
Question :

Regular soap and toothpaste has fragrance in it; can it be used by those sitting in i'tikaf?

Answer :

It is not permitted for the person during the state of i'tikaf to smell fragrance with enjoyment. Based on an obligatory precaution a person during the state of i'tikaf should completely avoid all kinds of fragrance. If the use of toothpaste causes this, one should refrain from it; if it does not then it is permissible.

Wudhu outside the Mosque
Question :

If a mosque does not have the facility of performing wudhu within the specified mosque boundary, can the person doing i'tikaf step out of the mosque to do obligatory or recommended wudhu?

Answer :

He is permitted to leave the mosque to perform the wudhu and come back.

Leaving the Mosque
Question :

Our mosque has two rooms; one of them is a prayer room and has been designated as the ‘masjid’. The second room is the shoes room, wudhu area and entrance area but this has not been intended to be a part of the ‘masjid’. Is it permissible during I’tikaf to enter this second room?

Answer :

I’tikaf is valid only if it takes place in a central mosque that most people in the town go to; it is not sufficient for it to be in any mosque in the town. It is also a condition in the validity of the I’tikaf that it takes place in a mosque in which the congregational prayer is being offered, or has been offered in it before even once – based on obligatory precaution.
I’tikaf is not in order if it is in a room that is not a mosque.
It is not permissible for the person during I’tikaf to leave the mosque unless for a religious or conventional necessity.