اَلۡـحَـمۡـدُ  لِـلّٰـہِ  رَبِّ  الۡـعٰـلَـمِیۡنَ    وَ  الـصَّـلٰـوۃُ   وَ  الـسَّـلَامُ  عَـلٰی  خاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن

اَمَّـا بَــعۡـدُ   فَـاَعُـوۡذُ   بِـا لـلّٰـہِ   مِـنَ  الـشَّـیۡـطٰنِ  الـرَّجِیۡمِ ؕ   بِـسۡمِ  الـلّٰـہِ  الـرَّحۡـمٰنِ  الـرَّحِـیۡمِؕ

Condemnation of love for the world

وَعَلٰى اٰلِكَ وَاَصۡحٰبِكَ يَا حَبِيۡبَ اللّٰه                                                                                                                                                               اَلصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيۡكَ يَا رَسُوۡلَ اللّٰه

وَعَلٰى اٰلِكَ وَاَصۡحٰبِكَ يَا نُوۡرَ اللّٰه                                                                                                                                                                              اَلصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيۡكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللّٰه

نَوَيۡتُ سُنَّتَ الۡاِعۡتِكَافِ

Translation: I have made the intention of Sunnah IꜤtikāf.

Dear Islamic brothers! Whenever you enter a masjid, make the intention of iꜤtikāf, for you will then continuously gain the reward of iꜤtikāf as long as you stay inside. Remember, eating, drinking, sleeping, having saḥūr or ifṭār, or even drinking Zamzam water or the water upon which prayers have been recited is not permitted inside a masjid. If the intention of iꜤtikāf is made, all of these acts become permissible. One should not make this intention solely to eat, drink, or sleep; rather, it should be made to please Allah.

As mentioned in Fatāwā Shāmī:

If somebody wishes to eat, drink, or sleep in a masjid, he should make an intention of iꜤtikāf and engage in the dhikr of Allah for some time. Then, he may proceed as he wishes (i.e. now if he wants to eat, drink or sleep, he can do so).

Excellence of reciting ṣalāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

The beloved Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said:

مَنْ صَلّٰی عَلَیَّ مِاءَۃً کَتَبَ اللّٰہُ بَیْنَ عَیْنَیْہِ بَرَاءَ ۃً مِّنَ النِّفَاقِ وَبَرَاءَۃً مِّنَ النَّارِوَاَسْکَنَہُ اللّٰہُ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَۃِ مَعَ الشُّہَدَاءِ