Book Name:Faizan e Syeda Khatoon e Jannat
اَلۡـحَـمۡـدُ لِـلّٰـہِ رَبِّ الۡـعٰـلَـمِیۡنَ وَ الـصَّـلٰـوۃُ وَ الـسَّـلَامُ عَـلٰی خَاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن
اَمَّـا بَــعۡـدُ فَـاَعُـوۡذُ بِـا لـلّٰـہِ مِـنَ الـشَّـیۡـطٰنِ الـرَّجِیۡمِؕ بِـسۡمِ الـلّٰـہِ الـرَّحۡـمٰنِ الـرَّحِـیۡمِؕ
The Lady of Paradise
اَلصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيۡكَ يَا رَسُوۡلَ اللّٰه وَعَلٰى اٰلِكَ وَاَصۡحٰبِكَ يَا حَبِيۡبَ اللّٰه
اَلصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيۡكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللّٰه وَعَلٰى اٰلِكَ وَاَصۡحٰبِكَ يَا نُوۡرَ اللّٰه
نَوَيۡتُ سُنَّتَ الۡاِعۡتِكَافِ
I make intention of Sunna iꜤtikāf.
Dear Islamic brothers!
Whenever you enter the mosque, remember to make the intention of iꜤtikāf. As
long as you remain in the masjid, you will continue to earn the reward of iꜤtikāf.
Keep in mind that normally in a masjid, it is not permissible according to sharia
for one to eat, drink, sleep, have suḥūr, ifṭār, or even drink Zamzam water or water upon which
prayers have been recited. Yet, if you make the intention of iꜤtikāf, all these
activities become permissible by extension. The intention of iꜤtikāf should not
solely be for eating, drinking, or sleeping, but instead to please Allah
Almighty.
As mentioned in Fatāwā Shāmī:
If someone wishes to eat, drink, or sleep in the masjid, they should make intention of iꜤtikāf, engage in the remembrance of Allah Almighty for a while, and then do as they wish (i.e., eat, drink, or sleep).