Schedule for the Halqahs [learning sessions] of the weekly Ijtima’ (overseas), 24th March 2022

1.   Short Bayan on different topics: 5 minutes

2.   Memorising Du’a: 5 minutes

3.   Fikr-e-Madinah: 5 minutes

4.   Total duration: 15 minutes

The remaining Sunnahs and manners of A’tikaf

*   It is not a condition for Itikaaf to take place in a Jami’a Masjid. It can also be performed in Masjid-e-Jama’at, which means any Masjid in which an Imam and Muezzin are appointed, even if five daily Salah are not offered in congregation thereupon.^[1]

*   The highest degree of Itikaaf is to perform it in Masjid-ul-Haram, then Masjid Nabawi, then Masjid-ul-Aqsa, then any Masjid within which large congregational Salah is offered.^[2]

*   When performing Itikaaf, if a person is unable perform certain good deeds, such as visiting the graves, meeting Muslims, inquiring about the health of the sick, or participating in Janaza Salah, he will still earn reward as though he had physically performed these deeds himself.^[3]

*   Islamic sisters should make Itikaaf in Masjid-e-Bayt, which is the place in a woman’s home in which she has specified to offer Salah in.^[4]