اَلۡـحَـمۡـدُ   لِـلّٰـہِ  رَبِّ  الۡـعٰـلَـمِیۡنَ   وَ  الـصَّـلٰـوۃُ   وَ  الـسَّـلَامُ  عَـلٰی   خَاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن

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

Our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, is the Loftiest of all the Exalted

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

I make the intention of Sunnah iꜤtikāf.

Dear Islamic brothers! Whenever you enter a mosque, you should make the intention for I'tikaf if you remember, so that you continue to receive the reward of I'tikaf as long as you stay in the mosque. Remember! Eating, drinking, sleeping, or having Suhoor and Iftar in the mosque—even drinking Zamzam water or blessed water—is not allowed according to Shariah. However, if you have the intention for I'tikaf, all these things become permissible as part of it. The intention for I'tikaf should not be just for eating, drinking, or sleeping; instead, its purpose must be to please Allah Almighty. It is mentioned in "Fatāwā Shami" that if someone wishes to eat, drink, or sleep in the mosque, they should make the intention for I'tikaf and perform the remembrance of Allah Almighty for a while; after that, they may do as they wish (meaning they can now eat or sleep).

The Virtue of Sending Salutations (Durood) upon the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, who will intercede for us sinners, has stated: