اَلْــحَـمْـدُ لـِلّٰـهِ رَبِّ الْـعٰـلَـمِیْنَ  وَ الـصَّـلٰـوۃُ  وَالــسَّـلَامُ عَـلٰی   خَاتَمِ  النَّبِیّٖنَ،

اَمَّا بَـعْدُ  فَـاَعُوْذُ  بِـالـلّٰـهِ  مِـنَ الـشَّيْطٰنِ الـرَّجِیْمِ ^ط    بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْم ^ط

Purification of the Self

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 for the Sunnah of iꜤtikāf.

Whenever you enter a masjid, upon remembering, make the intention of iꜤtikāf because as long as you stay in the masjid, you will keep getting the reward of iꜤtikāf. Remember! There is no SharꜤī permission to eat and drink, sleep or do suḥūr and ifṭār, even to drink Zamzam water and the water on which Dam has been made, in a masjid. However, if the intention of iꜤtikāf is made, all these acts will become permissible. One should not make intention to observe iꜤtikāf only to eat, drink or sleep, but rather he should do it for pleasing Allah Almighty.

It is stated in Fatāwā Shāmī:

If someone wants to eat, drink or sleep in a masjid, he should make intention to observe iꜤtikāf, perform dhikr of Allah Almighty for some time, then he may do that which he wants (i.e., now, if he wants to eat, drink or sleep, he can do so.).

Virtue of Sending ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

The final Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: