Make Intention for I’tikāf (09 April 2023/ 18 Ramadan 1444)
https://www.nvrislam.net/index.php?j=eng&post=6718
Make Intention for I’tikāf
Shaykh Mehmet Adil al-Ḥaqqānī
09 April 2023/ 18 Ramadan 1444
As-Salāmu ‘alaykum wa-raḥmatu Llāhi wa-barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu bi-Llāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Aṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-awwalīna wa-l-ākhirīn. Madad yā Rasūla Llāh, madad yā Sādātī Aṣḥābi Rasūli Llāh, madad yā Mashāyikhanā, dastūr Mawlānā Shaykh ‘Abdu Llāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistānī, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatuna ṣ-ṣuḥbah, wa-l-khayru fi l-jam’iyyah.
Ramaḍān is almost over now. More than half of it is over. It has its forms of worship, one of which is i‘tikāf. I‘tikāf means spending the last ten days of Ramaḍān in a mosque or a place where they perform the prayer five times a day. It is the sunnah of our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. It must be made by at least one person in each country so that barakah comes, in shā’a Llāh. Our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم never skipped it. In fact, once he صلى الله عليه وسلم was occupied with something, I don't remember what now, so he صلى الله عليه وسلم did it twice that year. He صلى الله عليه وسلم did his missed ten days first, and then he صلى الله عليه وسلم did it normally after the twentieth day.
Certainly, i‘tikāf must be made for ten days. However, people may do it less. When entering a mosque or a masjid, they write, "Nawaytu sunnata l-i‘tikāf," above the door, which means, "I make intention to make i‘tikāf." You attain its thawāb (reward) then. I‘tikāf can be made any time of the year. But the best is to follow the sunnah of our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and make it in the last ten days, for those who can do so. For men, it is made in a mosque, in a masjid or in a dergâh where they pray five times. They must not talk about worldly things, but perform worship and eat, eat normally. It is not like the khalwah (seclusion). They can make saḥūr and eat in the evening. And there is permission to eat anything they like. There is no limitation. Its virtue is great in the eyes of Allāh جل جلاله. There is so much blessing for those who can do it.
Shukr to Allāh جل جلاله, they do it all over the world. They do it in Masjidu l-Ḥarām, Masjidu l-Aqṣá, Masjidu n-Nabawī, the mosque of our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم – in all of these. I don't know how it is now, in Masjidu l-Aqṣá. They used to make it there. In shā’a Llāh, may Allāh جل جلاله give power to Islām with their barakah. May He جل جلاله protect us from fitnah and evil. As we live in the end of times, there is a lot of fitnah and evil. The more worship is performed, the more mercy will come down. Allāh جل جلاله will give His جل جلاله mercy in general. Because of one person, there is barakah and mercy for other people as well. It strengthens their faith, in shā’a Llāh. May it be blessed. May Allāh جل جلاله reward those who perform this beautiful worship. May Allāh جل جلاله be pleased with them.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, we are now, days is going, running you cannot catch them. We are nearly coming to end of Ramaḍān. Because after, now in eighteenth of Ramaḍān, it is still maybe ten or eleven days, it will be, in shā’a Llāh, Ramaḍān. If Allāh جل جلاله wants us, we can reach end, in shā’a Llāh, with barakah. But in Ramaḍān, many ‘ibādah (devotions) to do, extra than other months. More barakah, more blessing from Allāh جل جلاله, for who doing. One of these also is i‘tikāf. I‘tikāf meaning, to stay in mosque or masjid or dergâh. Any place which five times they call adhān and praying, you can do i‘tikāf there. I‘tikāf: you must not go outside of this place, like mosque or dergâh or masjid. You must be inside. But for, maybe for wuḍū’ and other, you can go, but not going far away, shop or to seaside or other place – no, must be don't go out of this. And it is ten days, normally, ten days.
Prophet's ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam sunnah, he صلى الله عليه وسلم was, ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, when coming end of, last ten days, he صلى الله عليه وسلم he صلى الله عليه وسلم ordering to brought his صلى الله عليه وسلم – make something to separate from other people – and he صلى الله عليه وسلم put his pillow and something under him صلى الله عليه وسلم, to sleep there. Every year, Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam he صلى الله عليه وسلم was doing this. But not farḍ, but sunnah. Sunnah, for, sunnah mu’akkadah, but... for everybody, but when somebody in a place, in a city can do this, it is enough for other people. For other people no need. There is need of course, but if they not do, not harm. But if somebody doing this, it will be bless for whole city, whole village.
So, in shā’a Llāh, it is very good Allah جل جلاله reward, we don't know. He جل جلاله said , Ramadan I جل جلاله reward without to ask anybody, nobody know how I جل جلاله will reward who practicing, doing his worshiping in this month. And this is also like khalwah, but khalwah we cannot do without permission. This, without permission you can do, in shā’a Llāh. For men, as we said, in mosque or dergâh or masjid, but for women, ladies, in their house they must keep one room for themself, and doing this i‘tikāf there.
In this time – before, they can [could] do in Masjidu l-Ḥarām, Ka‘bah, and Masjid an-Nabawī and Masjidu l-Aqṣá. These three place, most holy place. We don't know how these days, if they can, people, I hear they can, there is people doing there. In shā’a Llāh, Allāh جل جلاله bless them and give their barakah, and for us also, in shā’a Llāh, because we can not go, we can not be that place. They are lucky, they can do more. Each one of these place, Allah جل جلاله
reward them hundred: Masjidu l-Ḥarām, hundred thousand times. Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, Masjid an-Nabawī, a thousand. Masjidu l-Aqṣá, five thousand – so, it is five hundred, sorry. So our...what we get, more bless, we must try to do, but if we cannot try, we say our intention to be, Allāh جل جلاله reward us as these people, who they are lucky and they can be in that place.
Allah ,جل جلاله make this for Ummat Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, also as gift from Him جل جلاله Allāh He جل جلاله has endless gift for who following Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, and practicing, worshiping and imitate him صلى الله عليه وسلم. All this blessing and reward for you, this it will be the most valuable thing in next life. Next life – Turkish, they said, "No pocket for coffin." Coffin, they put you and they not put pocket to put money. When you go to ākhirah, only what you can take with you, what you done in your life. Allāh جل جلاله accept from us.
And also just saying, i‘tikāf ten days, but who cannot make, they can do as much [as they can]: one day, two days, three days. Also even when there is, every in year, i‘tikāf can be when you go in mosque, you say, "Nawaytu sunnata l-i‘tikāf." Ten minutes, half an hour, also you be in i‘tikāf. But the most
acceptable, the most valuable: in Ramaḍān, in shā’a Llāh.
Allāh جل جلاله bless you, Allāh جل جلاله reward you, in shā’a Llāh.
Wa-min Allāhi t-tawfīq, al-Fātiḥah.
انوي الإعتكاف (9-4-2023)
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لقد أوشك رمضان على الإنتهاء. أكثر من نصفه قد انتهى. له عبادته، وإحداها الإعتكاف. الإعتكاف يقصد به قضاء العشر الأواخر من رمضان في مسجد أو في مكان تصلي فيه خمس مرات في اليوم. إنها سُنّة نبينا الكريم ﷺ. يجب أن يؤديها شخص واحد على الأقل في بلد حتى تأتي البركة إن شاء الله.
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نبينا الكريم ﷺ لم يتركها ابدا. حتى عندما كان مشغولاً ﷺ بشيء ما، لا أتذكره الآن. لقد فعلها ﷺ مرتين في ذلك العام. لقد أدى ﷺ عشرة أيام فاتته أولاً. وبعد ذلك أدى ذلك بشكل طبيعي بعد العشرين.
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بالتأكيد يجب أن يكون الإعتكاف عشرة أيام. ومع ذلك، قد يفعل الناس أقل؛ بقدر ما يستطيعون. عند دخولهم جامع أو مسجد، يكتبون فوق الباب "نويت سُنّة الإعتكاف". هذا يعني: "أنوي الإعتكاف". ثم تنال ثوابها. يمكن الإعتكاف في أي وقت من السنة. لكن الأفضل أن تتّبع سُنّة نبينا الكريم ﷺ وأن تؤدّيها في العشر الأواخر [من رمضان] لمن يستطيع ذلك.
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بالنسبة للرجال، تكون في جامع، في مسجد أو في زاوية حيث يُصلّون الخمس أوقات. يجب ألا يتحدثوا عن أمور دنيوية ولكن يؤدون العبادة. أما بالنسبة للأكل، فتناول الطعام بشكل طبيعي. ليس الأمر كما في الخلوة الأربعين. يمكنهم تناول السحور والإفطار في المساء. وهناك إذن لأكل أي شيء يحلو لهم. لا توجد حدود. ولها فضل عظيم في حضرة الله ﷻ. انها مباركة جدا لأولئك الذين يستطيعون القيام بذلك.
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شكراً لله، يقومون بذلك في كل أنحاء العالم. في المسجد الحرام، المسجد الأقصى، المسجد النبوي، مسجد نبينا الكريم ﷺ؛ يعتكفون في كل منها. لا أعرف كيف الحال الآن في المسجد الأقصى. اعتادوا أن يعتكفوا هناك. إن شاء الله يُعطي الله ﷻ قوة للإسلام ببركتهم. الله ﷻ يحفظنا من الفتنة والشر.
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ولأننا نعيش في آخر الزمان، هناك الكثير من الفتنة والشر. كلما زادت العبادة، كلما نزلت رحمة أكثر. سيرحم الله ﷻ رحمة عامة. بسبب شخص واحد، هناك بركة ورحمة للآخرين أيضا. يُعطي قوة لإيمانهم إن شاء الله. نرجو أن يكون مباركا. الله يعطي الأجر للذين يؤدّون هذه العبادة الجميلة. الله ﷻ يرضى عنهم. ومن الله التوفيق . الفاتحة .
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مولانا الشيخ محمد عادل الرباني
Link: https://www.nvrislam.net/index.php?j=eng&post=6718
Make Intention for I’tikāf
Shaykh Mehmet Adil al-Ḥaqqānī
09 April 2023/ 18 Ramadan 1444
As-Salāmu ‘alaykum wa-raḥmatu Llāhi wa-barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu bi-Llāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Aṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-awwalīna wa-l-ākhirīn. Madad yā Rasūla Llāh, madad yā Sādātī Aṣḥābi Rasūli Llāh, madad yā Mashāyikhanā, dastūr Mawlānā Shaykh ‘Abdu Llāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistānī, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatuna ṣ-ṣuḥbah, wa-l-khayru fi l-jam’iyyah.
Ramaḍān is almost over now. More than half of it is over. It has its forms of worship, one of which is i‘tikāf. I‘tikāf means spending the last ten days of Ramaḍān in a mosque or a place where they perform the prayer five times a day. It is the sunnah of our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. It must be made by at least one person in each country so that barakah comes, in shā’a Llāh. Our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم never skipped it. In fact, once he صلى الله عليه وسلم was occupied with something, I don't remember what now, so he صلى الله عليه وسلم did it twice that year. He صلى الله عليه وسلم did his missed ten days first, and then he صلى الله عليه وسلم did it normally after the twentieth day.
Certainly, i‘tikāf must be made for ten days. However, people may do it less. When entering a mosque or a masjid, they write, "Nawaytu sunnata l-i‘tikāf," above the door, which means, "I make intention to make i‘tikāf." You attain its thawāb (reward) then. I‘tikāf can be made any time of the year. But the best is to follow the sunnah of our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and make it in the last ten days, for those who can do so. For men, it is made in a mosque, in a masjid or in a dergâh where they pray five times. They must not talk about worldly things, but perform worship and eat, eat normally. It is not like the khalwah (seclusion). They can make saḥūr and eat in the evening. And there is permission to eat anything they like. There is no limitation. Its virtue is great in the eyes of Allāh جل جلاله. There is so much blessing for those who can do it.
Shukr to Allāh جل جلاله, they do it all over the world. They do it in Masjidu l-Ḥarām, Masjidu l-Aqṣá, Masjidu n-Nabawī, the mosque of our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم – in all of these. I don't know how it is now, in Masjidu l-Aqṣá. They used to make it there. In shā’a Llāh, may Allāh جل جلاله give power to Islām with their barakah. May He جل جلاله protect us from fitnah and evil. As we live in the end of times, there is a lot of fitnah and evil. The more worship is performed, the more mercy will come down. Allāh جل جلاله will give His جل جلاله mercy in general. Because of one person, there is barakah and mercy for other people as well. It strengthens their faith, in shā’a Llāh. May it be blessed. May Allāh جل جلاله reward those who perform this beautiful worship. May Allāh جل جلاله be pleased with them.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, we are now, days is going, running you cannot catch them. We are nearly coming to end of Ramaḍān. Because after, now in eighteenth of Ramaḍān, it is still maybe ten or eleven days, it will be, in shā’a Llāh, Ramaḍān. If Allāh جل جلاله wants us, we can reach end, in shā’a Llāh, with barakah. But in Ramaḍān, many ‘ibādah (devotions) to do, extra than other months. More barakah, more blessing from Allāh جل جلاله, for who doing. One of these also is i‘tikāf. I‘tikāf meaning, to stay in mosque or masjid or dergâh. Any place which five times they call adhān and praying, you can do i‘tikāf there. I‘tikāf: you must not go outside of this place, like mosque or dergâh or masjid. You must be inside. But for, maybe for wuḍū’ and other, you can go, but not going far away, shop or to seaside or other place – no, must be don't go out of this. And it is ten days, normally, ten days.
Prophet's ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam sunnah, he صلى الله عليه وسلم was, ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, when coming end of, last ten days, he صلى الله عليه وسلم he صلى الله عليه وسلم ordering to brought his صلى الله عليه وسلم – make something to separate from other people – and he صلى الله عليه وسلم put his pillow and something under him صلى الله عليه وسلم, to sleep there. Every year, Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam he صلى الله عليه وسلم was doing this. But not farḍ, but sunnah. Sunnah, for, sunnah mu’akkadah, but... for everybody, but when somebody in a place, in a city can do this, it is enough for other people. For other people no need. There is need of course, but if they not do, not harm. But if somebody doing this, it will be bless for whole city, whole village.
So, in shā’a Llāh, it is very good Allah جل جلاله reward, we don't know. He جل جلاله said , Ramadan I جل جلاله reward without to ask anybody, nobody know how I جل جلاله will reward who practicing, doing his worshiping in this month. And this is also like khalwah, but khalwah we cannot do without permission. This, without permission you can do, in shā’a Llāh. For men, as we said, in mosque or dergâh or masjid, but for women, ladies, in their house they must keep one room for themself, and doing this i‘tikāf there.
In this time – before, they can [could] do in Masjidu l-Ḥarām, Ka‘bah, and Masjid an-Nabawī and Masjidu l-Aqṣá. These three place, most holy place. We don't know how these days, if they can, people, I hear they can, there is people doing there. In shā’a Llāh, Allāh جل جلاله bless them and give their barakah, and for us also, in shā’a Llāh, because we can not go, we can not be that place. They are lucky, they can do more. Each one of these place, Allah جل جلاله
reward them hundred: Masjidu l-Ḥarām, hundred thousand times. Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, Masjid an-Nabawī, a thousand. Masjidu l-Aqṣá, five thousand – so, it is five hundred, sorry. So our...what we get, more bless, we must try to do, but if we cannot try, we say our intention to be, Allāh جل جلاله reward us as these people, who they are lucky and they can be in that place.
Allah ,جل جلاله make this for Ummat Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, also as gift from Him جل جلاله Allāh He جل جلاله has endless gift for who following Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, and practicing, worshiping and imitate him صلى الله عليه وسلم. All this blessing and reward for you, this it will be the most valuable thing in next life. Next life – Turkish, they said, "No pocket for coffin." Coffin, they put you and they not put pocket to put money. When you go to ākhirah, only what you can take with you, what you done in your life. Allāh جل جلاله accept from us.
And also just saying, i‘tikāf ten days, but who cannot make, they can do as much [as they can]: one day, two days, three days. Also even when there is, every in year, i‘tikāf can be when you go in mosque, you say, "Nawaytu sunnata l-i‘tikāf." Ten minutes, half an hour, also you be in i‘tikāf. But the most
acceptable, the most valuable: in Ramaḍān, in shā’a Llāh.
Allāh جل جلاله bless you, Allāh جل جلاله reward you, in shā’a Llāh.
Wa-min Allāhi t-tawfīq, al-Fātiḥah.
انوي الإعتكاف (9-4-2023)
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لقد أوشك رمضان على الإنتهاء. أكثر من نصفه قد انتهى. له عبادته، وإحداها الإعتكاف. الإعتكاف يقصد به قضاء العشر الأواخر من رمضان في مسجد أو في مكان تصلي فيه خمس مرات في اليوم. إنها سُنّة نبينا الكريم ﷺ. يجب أن يؤديها شخص واحد على الأقل في بلد حتى تأتي البركة إن شاء الله.
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نبينا الكريم ﷺ لم يتركها ابدا. حتى عندما كان مشغولاً ﷺ بشيء ما، لا أتذكره الآن. لقد فعلها ﷺ مرتين في ذلك العام. لقد أدى ﷺ عشرة أيام فاتته أولاً. وبعد ذلك أدى ذلك بشكل طبيعي بعد العشرين.
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بالتأكيد يجب أن يكون الإعتكاف عشرة أيام. ومع ذلك، قد يفعل الناس أقل؛ بقدر ما يستطيعون. عند دخولهم جامع أو مسجد، يكتبون فوق الباب "نويت سُنّة الإعتكاف". هذا يعني: "أنوي الإعتكاف". ثم تنال ثوابها. يمكن الإعتكاف في أي وقت من السنة. لكن الأفضل أن تتّبع سُنّة نبينا الكريم ﷺ وأن تؤدّيها في العشر الأواخر [من رمضان] لمن يستطيع ذلك.
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بالنسبة للرجال، تكون في جامع، في مسجد أو في زاوية حيث يُصلّون الخمس أوقات. يجب ألا يتحدثوا عن أمور دنيوية ولكن يؤدون العبادة. أما بالنسبة للأكل، فتناول الطعام بشكل طبيعي. ليس الأمر كما في الخلوة الأربعين. يمكنهم تناول السحور والإفطار في المساء. وهناك إذن لأكل أي شيء يحلو لهم. لا توجد حدود. ولها فضل عظيم في حضرة الله ﷻ. انها مباركة جدا لأولئك الذين يستطيعون القيام بذلك.
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شكراً لله، يقومون بذلك في كل أنحاء العالم. في المسجد الحرام، المسجد الأقصى، المسجد النبوي، مسجد نبينا الكريم ﷺ؛ يعتكفون في كل منها. لا أعرف كيف الحال الآن في المسجد الأقصى. اعتادوا أن يعتكفوا هناك. إن شاء الله يُعطي الله ﷻ قوة للإسلام ببركتهم. الله ﷻ يحفظنا من الفتنة والشر.
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ولأننا نعيش في آخر الزمان، هناك الكثير من الفتنة والشر. كلما زادت العبادة، كلما نزلت رحمة أكثر. سيرحم الله ﷻ رحمة عامة. بسبب شخص واحد، هناك بركة ورحمة للآخرين أيضا. يُعطي قوة لإيمانهم إن شاء الله. نرجو أن يكون مباركا. الله يعطي الأجر للذين يؤدّون هذه العبادة الجميلة. الله ﷻ يرضى عنهم. ومن الله التوفيق . الفاتحة .
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مولانا الشيخ محمد عادل الرباني
Link: https://www.nvrislam.net/index.php?j=eng&post=6718