Book Name:Dil Joi Kay Fazail
اَلۡـحَـمۡـدُ لِـلّٰـہِ رَبِّ الۡـعٰـلَـمِیۡنَ وَ الـصَّـلٰـوۃُ وَ الـسَّـلَامُ عَـلٰی سَـیِّـدِ الۡـمُـرۡسَـلِـیۡنَ
اَمَّـا بَــعۡـدُ فَـاَعُـوۡذُ بِـا لـلّٰـہِ مِـنَ الـشَّـیۡـطٰنِ الـرَّجِیۡمِؕ بِـسۡمِ الـلّٰـہِ الـرَّحۡـمٰنِ الـرَّحِـیۡمِؕ
اَلصَّلٰوۃُ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا رَسُولَ اللہ وَعَلٰی اٰلِكَ وَ اَصْحٰبِكَ یَا حَبِیْبَ اللہ
اَلصَّلٰوۃُ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا نَبِیَّ اللہ وَعَلٰی اٰلِكَ وَ اَصْحٰبِكَ یَا نُوْرَ اللہ
نَوَيۡتُ سُنَّتَ الۡاِعۡتِكَافِ
Translation: I have made the intention of Sunnah I’tikaf.
Dear Islamic brothers! Whenever you enter a Masjid, upon remembering, make the intention of I’tikaf because as long as you stay in the Masjid you will keep getting the reward of I’tikaf. Remember! There is no Shar’i permission to eat and drink, sleep or do Sahari and Iftari even to drink Zamzam water and the water on which Dam has been made in a Masjid. However, if the intention of I’tikaf is made, all these acts will become permissible. One should not make intention to observe I’tikaf only to eat, drink or sleep, but rather he should do it for pleasing Allah Almighty.
It is stated in Fatawa Shaami: If someone wants to eat, drink, sleep in a Masjid, he should make intention to observe I’tikaf, do Zikr of Allah Almighty for some time, then whatever he wants he can do (i.e. now if he wants to eat, drink or sleep, he can do so.).
The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated:
وَقَالَعَلِيٌّ: خَلَقَ اللَّهُ تَعَالٰى فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةً ثَمَرُهَا اَكْبَرُ مِنَ التُّفَّاحِ،وَاَصْغَرُمِنَ الرُّمَّانِ،اَلْيَنُ مِنَ الزُّبْدِ،وَاَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ،وَأَطْيَبُ مِنَ الْمِسْكِ،وَاَغْصَانُ هَامِنَ اللُّؤْلُؤِالرَّطْبِ،وَجُذُوْعُ هَامِنَ الذَّهَبِ،وَوَرَقُهَامِنَ الزَّبَرْجَدِلَايَأْكُلُ مِنْهَااِلَّامَنْ أَكْثَرَمِنَ الصَّلَاةِعَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ