Book Name:Namaz Ki Ahmiyat
٭ The Holy Nabi صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Whoever observes I’tikaf with faith and the intention to get reward, all of his previous sins will be forgiven. (Al-Jami’-us-Sagheer, pp. 516, Hadees 8480)
٭ The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: The one doing I’tikaf (for 10 days) in Ramadan is like the one who has performed Hajj and ‘Umrah twice. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 425, Hadees 3966)
٭ I’tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan is ‘Sunnat-ul-Muakkadah ‘Alal Kifayah.’ (Durr-e-Mukhtar ma’ Rad-dul-Muhtar, vol. 3, pp. 430) This implies that if any one person from the whole city does I’tikaf, it will be sufficient for everyone (in the city) but if no body did it then everyone is blameworthy. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, part 5, pp. 152)
Remaining Sunnahs and manners of I’tikaf will be mentioned in the Tarbiyyati Halqahs [learning circles]. Therefore, do attend the Tarbiyyati Halqahs in order to learn them.
صَـلُّوا عَلَى الْـحَـبِيْب صَـلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰى عَـلٰى مُـحَـمَّد