Anonymous Vows To Hack and Destroy Facebook on Nov 5……
So…
ফেসবুকের সমস্ত ছবি+নোট+ম্যাসেজ+ওয়াল পোস্ট এর ব্যাকআপ নিন
সবাইকে সালাম । আশা করি সকলেই ভালো আছেন। তাই না? আপনার প্রাণের প্রিয় ফেসবুক যদি হ্যাক হয়ে যায় তাহলে ভাবছেন আপনার সকল তথ্য হারিয়ে যাবে? মোটেও না ভাই। এখন আপনি খুব ই সহজে আপনার ফেসবুকের সমস্ত কিছু ব্যাকআপ রাখতে পারবেন। আপনার নিজের পিসিতে সকল কিছু জমা করে রাখুন।
• আপনার সকল প্রকার ছবি
• সমস্ত নোট
• ওয়াল পোস্ট সমূহ
• সকল ভিডিও
• সব গুলো ম্যাসেজ
• ছবিতে করা সমস্ত মন্তব্য
• ছবির এলবামে করা সমস্ত মন্তব্য
• ইভেন্ট
• গ্রুপ
• ফ্রেন্ড লিস্ট
এই সকল কিছু ব্যাকআপ রাখতে পারবেন। তাহলে দেখুন কিভাবে ব্যাকআপ রাখতে হয়।
1. উপরে ডান পাশের Account এ ক্লিক করে Account Settings. এর মাঝে যাবেন
2. এখন নিচের দিকে দেখুন লিখা আছে “Download a copy” of your Facebook data” এটাতে ক্লিক করুন
3. এখন আরেকটি উইন্ডো আসলে “Start My Archive” এর মাঝে ক্লিক করুন
4. তারপরে আবার “Start My Archive” এর মাঝে ক্লিক করে “okey” লিখার ক্লিক দিন।
5. এখন ডাউনলোড শুরু হলে “Pending….” লিখা আসবে। তাহলে বুঝতে হবে ডাউনলোড শুরু হয়ে গেছে। এটি শেষ হতে অনেক সময় লাগবে যদি আপনার প্রোফাইল অনেক ছবি থাকে আমার ২ ঘণ্টা লেগেছিল। এর পড়ে ডাউনলোড হয়ে গেলে আপনাকে একটি মেইল করবে। সেটি মেইল থেকে ডাউনলোড করে নিবেন। unzip করে ফেলবেন ফাইলটি। দেখবেন সেঠার ভেতরে আপনার ফেসবুকের সমস্ত কিছু। ধন্যবাদ।
Friday, August 19, 2011
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Airplane Jokes
Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" and their other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:
"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane..."
Pilot - "Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane till we land ... it's a bit cold outside, and if you walk on the wings it affects the flight pattern."
And, after landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice comes over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced: "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as Hell everything has shifted."
From a Southwest Airlines employee.... "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt, and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with two small children, decide now which one you love more.
Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines."
"As you exit the plane, please make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."
"Last one off the plane must clean it."
And from the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry ...Unfortunately none of them are on this flight...!
Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump and I know what ya'll are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendants' fault.....it was the asphalt!"
Another flight Attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."
After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the Flight Attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt up against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.
Part of a Flight Attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of us here at US Airways."
On reaching his plane seat a man is surprised to see a parrot strapped in next to him. He asks the stewardess for a coffee where upon the parrot squawks "And get me a whisky you cow!" The stewardess, flustered, brings back a whisky for the parrot and forgets the coffee.
When this omission is pointed out to her the parrot drains its glass and bawls "And get me another whisky you idiot". Quite upset, the girl comes back shaking with another whisky but still no coffee.
Unaccustomed to such slackness the man tries the parrot's approach "I've asked you twice for a coffee, go and get it now or I'll kick you".
The next moment, both he and the parrot have been wrenched up and thrown out of the emergency exit by two burly stewards. Plunging downwards the parrot turns to him and says "For someone who can't fly, you complain too much!"
At the airport for a business trip, I settled down to wait for the boarding announcement at Gate 35. Then I heard the voice on the public address system saying, "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Delta Flight 570 will board from Gate 41."
So my family picked up our luggage and carried it over to Gate 41. Not ten minutes later the public address voice told us that Flight 570 would in fact be boarding from Gate 35.
So, again, we gathered our carry-on luggage and returned to the original gate. Just as we were settling down, the public address voice spoke again: "Thank you for participating in Delta's physical fitness program.
RULES OF THE AIRWAYS
Takeoff's are optional. Landings are mandatory.
Flying is not dangerous; crashing is dangerous.
Speed is life, altitude is life insurance. No one has ever collided with the sky.
The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
Flying is the second greatest thrill known to man. Landing is the first!
Everyone knows a 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. But a 'great landing is one after which you can use the airplane again.
The probability of survival is equal to the angle of arrival.
Was that a landing or were we shot down?
Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.
Trust your captain.... but keep your seat belt securely fastened.
Be nice to your first officer, he may be your captain at your next airline.
Any attempt to stretch fuel is guaranteed to increase headwind.
A pilot is a confused soul who talks about women when he's flying, and about flying when he's with a woman.
Try to keep the number of your landings equal to the number of your takeoffs.
There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold, pilots!
Gravity never loses! The best you can hope for is a draw!
Gravity SUCKS!!
At a recent software engineering management course in the US, the participants were given an awkward question to answer. "If you had just boarded an airliner and discovered that your team of programmers had been responsible for the flight control software how many of you would disembark immediately?"
Among the ensuing forest of raised hands, only one man sat motionless. When asked what he would do, he replied that he would be quite content to stay onboard.
With his team's software, he said, the plane was unlikely to even taxi as far as the runway, let alone take off.
Some fun things to do the next time you're on one of those long international flights to kill time...
Pinch the stewardess' butt as she passes.
When two people kiss in the in flight movie, belch real loud.
When there's any nudity, hoot really loudly for a few minutes.
Fart loudly and act shocked, looking around to see who did it.
Fiddle around with the emergency exit, then ask a fellow passenger if he has a crowbar.
Hijack the cockpit and, over the loudspeaker, announce that the first class passengers and luggage are to switch places.
Run down the aisle screaming, "He's got a bomb! He's got a bomb!".
Go into the bathroom and make rude bodily noises, then come out looking refreshed.
"Accidental" soda spill on the dork next to you.
Give someone a coin, saying "Heads, I detonate the bomb. Tails, I don't".
Go into the bathroom, drop your pants, then come out, yelling "We're out of toilet paper! Stewardess!".
Describe your sex life in great detail to the five-year-old next to you.
Lead a bible study session in the back of the plane.
Start a hot dog stand.
Steal businessman's laptop, play solitaire on it.
Remark that perhaps you shouldn't have put super glue in your underpants that morning.
Pick your nose and pat the person next to you.
Show off your Batman underwear.
Switch accents and see if anyone notices.
Sneak into the cockpit and hit the warning alarm.
Scratch your butt, then sniff your finger.
Go into the cockpit, flick on the intercom light, then loudly inquire as to why the fuel dial says "e".
Go into the cockpit, ask the pilot in an obnoxious voice "Why do they call it the COCKpit?" then snort as if it's the funniest thing in the world.
Don't use deodorant, then "accidentally" stick your armpit in someone's face.
Sneeze, using somebody's sleeve instead of your hand to cover it.
Snort when you laugh.
Tell corny jokes and laugh like it's absolutely hilarious, then expect others to do the same.
Ride carry-on luggage down the aisle, yelling "Yeee-ha!".
With a desperate look, ask the stewardess where the bathroom is, then look relieved and say "Never mind. Do you have any towels?".
Jump up and scream "AAAHHH!! I left the stove on!!".
Ask someone for their autograph, pretending that you think they're Kevin Costner or Goldie Hawn (This best then the person looks nothing like the movie star in question)
If someone has a bad toupee, whack it off.
Pretend you're flying the plane.
Get some rub-on tattoos and a leather jacket, pretend that you belong to a biker gang.
Take over the plane with a toy gun.
Yell to someone "Is it time to hijack the plane yet?" (Note: Do this when there are stewardess nearby).
To the person next to you, say "It's amazing that they didn't notice the grenade in my luggage.
"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane..."
Pilot - "Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane till we land ... it's a bit cold outside, and if you walk on the wings it affects the flight pattern."
And, after landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice comes over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced: "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as Hell everything has shifted."
From a Southwest Airlines employee.... "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt, and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with two small children, decide now which one you love more.
Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines."
"As you exit the plane, please make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."
"Last one off the plane must clean it."
And from the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry ...Unfortunately none of them are on this flight...!
Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump and I know what ya'll are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendants' fault.....it was the asphalt!"
Another flight Attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."
After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the Flight Attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt up against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.
Part of a Flight Attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of us here at US Airways."
On reaching his plane seat a man is surprised to see a parrot strapped in next to him. He asks the stewardess for a coffee where upon the parrot squawks "And get me a whisky you cow!" The stewardess, flustered, brings back a whisky for the parrot and forgets the coffee.
When this omission is pointed out to her the parrot drains its glass and bawls "And get me another whisky you idiot". Quite upset, the girl comes back shaking with another whisky but still no coffee.
Unaccustomed to such slackness the man tries the parrot's approach "I've asked you twice for a coffee, go and get it now or I'll kick you".
The next moment, both he and the parrot have been wrenched up and thrown out of the emergency exit by two burly stewards. Plunging downwards the parrot turns to him and says "For someone who can't fly, you complain too much!"
At the airport for a business trip, I settled down to wait for the boarding announcement at Gate 35. Then I heard the voice on the public address system saying, "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Delta Flight 570 will board from Gate 41."
So my family picked up our luggage and carried it over to Gate 41. Not ten minutes later the public address voice told us that Flight 570 would in fact be boarding from Gate 35.
So, again, we gathered our carry-on luggage and returned to the original gate. Just as we were settling down, the public address voice spoke again: "Thank you for participating in Delta's physical fitness program.
RULES OF THE AIRWAYS
Takeoff's are optional. Landings are mandatory.
Flying is not dangerous; crashing is dangerous.
Speed is life, altitude is life insurance. No one has ever collided with the sky.
The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
Flying is the second greatest thrill known to man. Landing is the first!
Everyone knows a 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. But a 'great landing is one after which you can use the airplane again.
The probability of survival is equal to the angle of arrival.
Was that a landing or were we shot down?
Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.
Trust your captain.... but keep your seat belt securely fastened.
Be nice to your first officer, he may be your captain at your next airline.
Any attempt to stretch fuel is guaranteed to increase headwind.
A pilot is a confused soul who talks about women when he's flying, and about flying when he's with a woman.
Try to keep the number of your landings equal to the number of your takeoffs.
There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold, pilots!
Gravity never loses! The best you can hope for is a draw!
Gravity SUCKS!!
At a recent software engineering management course in the US, the participants were given an awkward question to answer. "If you had just boarded an airliner and discovered that your team of programmers had been responsible for the flight control software how many of you would disembark immediately?"
Among the ensuing forest of raised hands, only one man sat motionless. When asked what he would do, he replied that he would be quite content to stay onboard.
With his team's software, he said, the plane was unlikely to even taxi as far as the runway, let alone take off.
Some fun things to do the next time you're on one of those long international flights to kill time...
Pinch the stewardess' butt as she passes.
When two people kiss in the in flight movie, belch real loud.
When there's any nudity, hoot really loudly for a few minutes.
Fart loudly and act shocked, looking around to see who did it.
Fiddle around with the emergency exit, then ask a fellow passenger if he has a crowbar.
Hijack the cockpit and, over the loudspeaker, announce that the first class passengers and luggage are to switch places.
Run down the aisle screaming, "He's got a bomb! He's got a bomb!".
Go into the bathroom and make rude bodily noises, then come out looking refreshed.
"Accidental" soda spill on the dork next to you.
Give someone a coin, saying "Heads, I detonate the bomb. Tails, I don't".
Go into the bathroom, drop your pants, then come out, yelling "We're out of toilet paper! Stewardess!".
Describe your sex life in great detail to the five-year-old next to you.
Lead a bible study session in the back of the plane.
Start a hot dog stand.
Steal businessman's laptop, play solitaire on it.
Remark that perhaps you shouldn't have put super glue in your underpants that morning.
Pick your nose and pat the person next to you.
Show off your Batman underwear.
Switch accents and see if anyone notices.
Sneak into the cockpit and hit the warning alarm.
Scratch your butt, then sniff your finger.
Go into the cockpit, flick on the intercom light, then loudly inquire as to why the fuel dial says "e".
Go into the cockpit, ask the pilot in an obnoxious voice "Why do they call it the COCKpit?" then snort as if it's the funniest thing in the world.
Don't use deodorant, then "accidentally" stick your armpit in someone's face.
Sneeze, using somebody's sleeve instead of your hand to cover it.
Snort when you laugh.
Tell corny jokes and laugh like it's absolutely hilarious, then expect others to do the same.
Ride carry-on luggage down the aisle, yelling "Yeee-ha!".
With a desperate look, ask the stewardess where the bathroom is, then look relieved and say "Never mind. Do you have any towels?".
Jump up and scream "AAAHHH!! I left the stove on!!".
Ask someone for their autograph, pretending that you think they're Kevin Costner or Goldie Hawn (This best then the person looks nothing like the movie star in question)
If someone has a bad toupee, whack it off.
Pretend you're flying the plane.
Get some rub-on tattoos and a leather jacket, pretend that you belong to a biker gang.
Take over the plane with a toy gun.
Yell to someone "Is it time to hijack the plane yet?" (Note: Do this when there are stewardess nearby).
To the person next to you, say "It's amazing that they didn't notice the grenade in my luggage.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
TO ALL MUSLIMS
To all Muslims,
Massage from Mr.Zakir NaikDon't
say 'MOSQUE' say 'MASJID'
Because Islamic organization has
found out that:MOSQUE means
MOSQUITOES (insects that suck
blood)
Don't write 'MECCA' write it
correctly 'MAKKAH'
Because mecca is the house of
wines!
Dont write MOH'D write always
completely :MOHAMMED!
BecauseMOH'D is the dog with a
big mouth!
Forward this message if u r a true
Muslim!
Oh yeah! DON'T DRINK NEW
FANTA APPLE.
IT CONTAINS CARCINOGENIC
(E211.E224) FAT OF PIG!
DON'T DELETE THIS MESSAGE
UNTIL YOU HAVEN'T
FORWARDED IT!
REMEMBER ALLAH IS ALWAYS
WATCHING YOU!
Massage from Mr.Zakir NaikDon't
say 'MOSQUE' say 'MASJID'
Because Islamic organization has
found out that:MOSQUE means
MOSQUITOES (insects that suck
blood)
Don't write 'MECCA' write it
correctly 'MAKKAH'
Because mecca is the house of
wines!
Dont write MOH'D write always
completely :MOHAMMED!
BecauseMOH'D is the dog with a
big mouth!
Forward this message if u r a true
Muslim!
Oh yeah! DON'T DRINK NEW
FANTA APPLE.
IT CONTAINS CARCINOGENIC
(E211.E224) FAT OF PIG!
DON'T DELETE THIS MESSAGE
UNTIL YOU HAVEN'T
FORWARDED IT!
REMEMBER ALLAH IS ALWAYS
WATCHING YOU!
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Monday, September 06, 2010
I am going to perform i'tikaf
[Sahih Bukhari : Volume 3,
Book 33, Book Name 'I'tikaf '
Number 260]
Narrated 'Abu Haraira (Radi
Allah Anhu) : The Prophet
Muhammad (sal-allahu-alleihi-
wasallam) used to perform Itikaf
every year in the month of
Ramazan for ten days and when
it was the year of his death, he
stayed in Itikaf for twenty days."
Friendz,Good bye 4 some days.Bcoz i m going to observe "I'TIKAF" in Mosjid.For my semestar final exam i did not attend i'tikaf in 20th romdan,that's why im going today.So i will n't use blog dis time.I will right back after da i'tikaf's days.Good wishes 4 all n also Eid Mubarak in advance.Plz pray for me in Lilatul-Qdar.
Book 33, Book Name 'I'tikaf '
Number 260]
Narrated 'Abu Haraira (Radi
Allah Anhu) : The Prophet
Muhammad (sal-allahu-alleihi-
wasallam) used to perform Itikaf
every year in the month of
Ramazan for ten days and when
it was the year of his death, he
stayed in Itikaf for twenty days."
Friendz,Good bye 4 some days.Bcoz i m going to observe "I'TIKAF" in Mosjid.For my semestar final exam i did not attend i'tikaf in 20th romdan,that's why im going today.So i will n't use blog dis time.I will right back after da i'tikaf's days.Good wishes 4 all n also Eid Mubarak in advance.Plz pray for me in Lilatul-Qdar.
Good Deed:Perform I’tikaf -Spiritual retreat
Abu Hurayra said, “The Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, used to do i’tikaf for
ten days every Ramadan. In the
year in which he died he did
i’tikaf for twenty days.” [al-
Bukhari]
‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with
her) reported that Allah’s
Messenger (may peace be upon
him) used to exert himself in
devotion during the last ten
nights to a greater extent than at
any other time. Bukhari 6:6:2644
The Prophet (Allah bless him &
give him peace) said, “Whoever
stands the nights of Ramadan in
prayer out of faith and seeking
reward shall have their previous
sins forgiven.” [Bukhari &
Muslim]
Ali Ibn Husain RA narrates from
his father that Rasullullah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“He who observes the ten days
I’tikaf during Ramadhan will
obtain the thawaab of two Hajj
and two Umrah.” (Bayhaqi)
Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbas RA
reported that Rasullullah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Whosoever for Allah’s sake did
even one days i’tikaf, Allah
would keep him away from
Jahannam by
trenches.” (Tabarani)
I’tikaf city documentary -- I don’t
understand this but amazing to
see the turn out for the i’tikaf
here.
Action Plan
Benefits of I’tikaf
I`tikaf is a means of great
reward. It says in the Fatawa
Hindiyya,
“Its excellence is obvious, for the
one make such a spiritual
retreat:
- Has submitted their entire
person to the worship of Allah
Most High;
- seeks closeness;
- distances themselves from the
worldly distractions that prevent
one from proximity;
- drowning their entire time in
actual or effective worship, for
the basis of its legislation is to
wait from one prayer time to the
next prayer in congregation;
- it also makes the one is retreat
resemble the angels who do not
disobey the command of Allah
and do what they are
commanded, while glorifying
Allah by night and day without
tiring…” [1.212]
Things permitted during
I`tikaf
Everything normally permissible,
besides sexual relations, is
permitted during i`tikaf, such as
eating, drinking, and talk (not
during day in ramadan).
What to do during i`tikaf
One should busy oneself with
the beneficial as much as one
meaningfully can, such as:
1. Voluntary prayer,
2. Reciting the Book of Allah,
with reflection, contemplation,
and passion,
3. Remembrance of Allah, in all
its forms,
4. Gaining beneficial knowledge,
and listening to inspiring religious
discourses (which is why it is wise
to make i`tikaf in a mosque with
people of learning, and good
company to inspire one towards
the good).
One should avoid simply wasting
time in things bereft of benefit,
let alone the haram, though
there is nothing wrong in taking
‘breaks’ in which one relaxes
with others, as a means of being
able to return to one’s worship
with vigor and devotion.
source : seekers guidance
WHAT SHOULD ONE DO
DURING I’TIKAF ?
Q: What should one do during
I’tikaf?
A:
1) One should engage oneself in
tilawat of Quran, durud and
salawat upon Nabi sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam, istighfar and
nafil salat.
2) He should abstain from all types
of sin and guard his ears, eyes,
heart, thus deriving maximum
benefit from the I’tikaf.
3) The mu’takif should remember
that he is the guest of Almighty
Allah, therefore he should be
extremely careful of his
behaviour in the House of
Almighty Allah.
4) The main objective of I’tikaf is to
seek Laylatul Qadr, therefore the
mu’takifin (brothers in I’tikaf)
should exert themselves during
the odd nights of Ramadhan.
INTENTION FOR SUNNAH
I’TIKAF
Q: In a sunnah I’tikaf during
the last ten days of
Ramadhan, how does one
make an intention?
A: Niyyat (intention) could be
done in the heart or verbally
expressed, eg. – O Allah I am
making I’tikaf for the last ten
days of Ramadhan.
BATH TO COOL OFF DURING
I’TIKAF
Q: Can one leave the Masjid to
take a bath just to cool off
during I’tikaf?
A: It is not permissible to do so
and the I’tikaf will be invalidated.
VENUE FOR FEMALE I’TIKAF
Q: Where should a female
make her I’tikaf?
A: According to the Shafi’es,
Malikis, Hanbalis, I’tikaf can only
be performed in the Masjid.
Hence, men will sit in the male
section whilst females will
perform their I’tikaf in the
female section of the masjid. It is
not permissible to perform I’tikaf
at home according to the above
mentioned scholars. However,
the Hanafi scholars state that it is
permissible for females to
perform their I’tikaf at home in a
place which is reserved for salat.
Cognizance must be taken of the
fact that women must not be in
menses or post-natal (nifas),
similarly she must take
permission from her husband to
sit in I’tikaf.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MALE &
FEMALE I’TIKAF
Q: Is there any difference
between a male and females
I’tikaf?
A: The same rules which apply
to a man observing I’tikaf in the
masjid, apply to a woman
observing I’tikaf in a place of
seclusion at home (according to
the Hanafis).
LADY DOES HER DOMESTIC
DUTIES IN I’TIKAF
Q: Can a woman do her
domestic duties whilst in
I’tikaf?
A: She can perform her
domestic duties in her room, eg.
cooking, ironing etc. This is only
according to the Hanafi scholars.
LEAVING MASJID WHILST IN
I’TIKAF
Q: Whilst performing I’tikaf,
forgetfully I left the masjid for
a few minutes, is my I’tikaf
valid?
A: According to the Hanafis the
I’tikaf is broken whilst the
majority of the scholars, namely,
Shafi’es, Malikis, Hanbalis, state
that the I’tikaf is valid.
QADHA OF I’TIKAF
Q: If ones I’tikaf broke then
how does one make qadha?
A: In the case of the Sunnah
I’tikaf, a person has to make one
days qadha from maghrib to
maghrib whilst fasting during the
day. Only the Hanafi scholars
state that qadha is compulsory.
This qadha can be kept during
Ramadhan or after Ramadhan.
START & END SUNNAH I’TIKAF
Q: What time does the I’tikaf
start and end during
Ramadhan?
A: The mu’takif (one who
observes I’tikaf) should enter the
masjid before sunset of the 20th
day of Ramadhan. He must
remain in the masjid until the
sighting of the Eid moon is
confirmed.
REASONS FOR LEAVING
MASJID DURING I’TIKAF
Q: What are valid reasons for
leaving the masjid during
I’tikaf?
A:
1. To answer the call of nature.
2. To pass wind.
3. To make wudhu.
4. To take an obligatory bath.
5. To proclaim the azan even if one
is not the muazzin.
UNDESIRABLE THINGS DURING
I’TIKAF
Q: Which things are
undesirable during I’tikaf?
A:
1. To maintain total silence
2. To indulge in idle talk
3. To sleep excessively merely to
pass time.
4. To unnecessarily pass wind inside
the Masjid.
5. To engage in any occupation, eg.
Teaching for a salary.
6. To read books which are not of a
deeni nature.
7. To waste time with cell-phones
etc.
PERMISSIBLE THINGS IN I’TIKAF
Q: Things that are permissible
during I’tikaf?
A:
1. Eating, drinking.
2. Sleeping
3. necessary conversation
4. to change clothes, to apply oil
and perfume.
5. To walk inside the masjid
6. To cut hair and nails – these
should not fall in the masjid.
7. To study deeni books.
JUMMAH BATH IN I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible to go to
the bathroom for a jummah
bath during I’tikaf?
A: During I’tikaf it is not
permissible for one to go for a
sunnat bath, like the Friday
ghusal. If one does so, then the
I’tikaf is broken.
WET DREAM IN I’TIKAF
Q: If one has a wet dream,
does it invalidate the I’tikaf?
A: Emission of semen in a wet
dream does not invalidate the
I’tikaf. However, as soon as he
realizes that he is in the state of
impurity, he should leave the
masjid immediately and perform
the fardh ghusal.
HUSBAND’S PERMISSION FOR
I’TIKAF
Q: I want to sit for I’tikaf
during the last ten days of
Ramadhan, do I need my
husband’s permission, and can
he and the children visit me?
A: It is compulsory for you to
obtain the permission of your
husband to sit in I’tikaf. Your
husband and children can visit
you, however your husband
cannot fondle and touch you
with lust etc.
CHILDREN IN I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible for
children to sit for I’tikaf?
A: The venue for I’tikaf is a
Masjid. Bulugh (puberty) is not a
condition for the validity of
I’tikaf. However, the children
must understand the meaning of
I’tikaf and must maintain the
sanctity of the Masjid. Nowadays,
some children sit for I’tikaf and
one finds a carnival atmosphere
prevailing in the masjid which is
not permissible.
WUDHU AT ALL TIMES IN
I’TIKAF
Q: Is it compulsory for the
mu’takif (person performing
I’tikaf) to remain in wudhu at
all times?
A: It is meritorious to remain in
wudhu as far as possible. If his
wudhu breaks, it will be
permissible for him to leave the
masjid for the purpose of
wudhu, even if it is not yet time
for salat. Similarly it will be
permissible for him to leave the
masjid to make wudhu at night
to enable him to sleep with
wudhu.
FAST BREAKS WHILST IN
I’TIKAF
Q: If someone’s fast breaks is
the I’tikaf valid?
A: It is a pre-requisite for the
validity of the I’tikaf that a
person must fast. Hence, if the
fast breaks, the I’tikaf is also
broken according to the Hanafis.
ERECTING CUBICLES FOR
I’TIKAF
Q: Kindly explain whether
erecting cubicles for I’tikaf is
necessary?
A: The purpose of I’tikaf is
seclusion in order to maximize
ones time in the worship of
Almighty Allah. Therefore, the
cubicle is conducive to the spirit
of I’tikaf. Nabi sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam had a cubicle made of
straw mats (Mirqaat, vol 4,page
329). However, if the cubicles are
causing inconvenience to the
musallees, then a portion of the
majsid should be cordoned of
for those performing I’tikaf
without erecting the cubicles.
I’TIKAF IN A MUSALLAH
Q: We wish to make I’tikaf in a
musallah (jamat khana), is it
valid to do so?
A: The venue for I’tikaf is valid in
a Masjid only. Almighty Allah
states: “Do not touch your wives
whilst you are in I’tikaf in the
Masajid.” (surah 2 verse 187)
Hence, for men to make I’tikaf in
a musallah is not valid. There is
consensus on this issue according
to all four schools.
CONDITIONS FOR I’TIKAF
Q: What are the conditions for
I’tikaf?
A: It must be a masjid. The
person must be a sane Muslim
and could be a minor or mature
adult. A female has to be free
from menses and post-natal.
Similarly she must take
permission from her husband to
sit in I’tikaf.
MOBILE PHONE DURING
I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible to use the
mobile phone during I’tikaf?
A: It is permissible to do so when
there is a need. However, if the
person left the boundary of the
masjid to make or receive a call
then his I’tikaf is broken.
Furthermore, it is not permissible
to disturb other people in the
masjid with the mobile.
Cognizance must be taken of the
fact that musical ring-tones are
haram.
BEST MASJID TO MAKE I’TIKAF
Q: Where is the best place to
sit for I’tikaf?
A: The best place for I’tikaf is the
Haram Shareef in Makka
Mukarrama, then Masjid Nabawi
in Madina Munawwara, then
masjid Al-Aqsa in Palestine,
thereafter all the masajid are
equal.
MUEZZIN RENDERS AZAN
FROM MINARET WHILE IN
I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible for the
muezzin, who is in I’tikaf to go
to the minaret to render the
azan?
A: It is permissible for the
muezzin to do so.
MU’TAKIF PROTRUDES HEAD
OUT OF WINDOW
Q: Can a person in I’tikaf put
his head out of the window of
the masjid?
A: It is permissible for the
mu’takif to protrude his head
out of the window, whilst
standing in the masjid.
JOIN BROTHERS IN I’TIKAF FOR
MEALS
Q: Can I join the brothers in
I’tikaf for iftar and meals?
A: A person who is not in I’tikaf
should not join the brother/s in
I’tikaf for iftar or meals unless he
also makes intention for I’tikaf.
This intention will be a nafil and
its duration can be for a minute.
He should engage in some zikr
and then join the brothers for
iftar or meals.
VISIT SICK OR PARTICIPATE IN
JANAZA WHEN IN I’TIKAF
Q: If one is sitting for I’tikaf, is
one allowed to participate in a
janaza salat or visit the sick?
A: If one is sitting for nafil I’tikaf,
then one may leave the masjid
for janaza salat, visit the sick or
take a bath to cool off etc.
However, if one is sitting for the
sunnah I’tikaf, during the last ten
days of Ramadhan then
according to the Hanafis it is not
permissible to leave the masjid
for a janaza salat or visit the ill
etc. If one does so then the
I’tikaf will be broken and qadha
will be compulsory. However,
according to the Shafi’es, it is
permissible to read the salatul
janaza as the janaza salat is read
in the masjid.
Q: When a person is about to
start his I’tikaf can he make a
condition that if somebody
passes away, he will go for
the janaza salat or visit the
sick. Are these conditions
permissible?
A: According to all the jurists it is
permissible in nafil (voluntary) or
wajib I’tikaf (when one takes a
vow). However, it is not
permissible in the sunnah I’tikaf
of Ramadhan, according to the
Hanafis. Imam Shafi’e RA allows
these type of conditions.
MOVE TO ANOTHER MASJID
WHILST IN I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible to move
from one masjid to another
whilst in I’tikaf?
A: It will nullify the I’tikaf if one
does so. However, if the masjid is
flooded or there is a natural
disaster etc. then to leave the
masjid for another masjid will be
permissible provided that one
goes straight to the other masjid.
Similarly, if one’s life is seriously
threatened, eg. criminals, then
for one to transfer to another
masjid will be acceptable.
For reference: Fathul Qadir by
Ibn Hummam RA, vol 3, page
111.
PERFORM I’TIKAF BUT NO
STRENGTH TO FAST
Q: I intend observing I’tfikaf
during the last ten days of
Ramadhan but do not have the
strength to fast, kindly advise?
A: Fasting is a condition for the
I’tikaf during the last ten days of
Ramadhan. Thus, I’tikaf without
fasting will be considered a nafil
I’tikaf. If you recover from your
weakness then qadha of the fast
is compulsory and if you are
suffering from a chronic ailment
then fidya will be compulsory
upon you.
NO ONE MADE THE SUNNAH
I’TIKAF IN TOWN
Q: In our town no one made
the sunnah I’tikaf, what is the
verdict?
A: According to the Hanafi
jurists, the I’tikaf during the last
ten days of Ramadhan is sunnat
muakkada alal kifaya. This refers
to an insisted sunnah which one
person can fulfil. However, if no
one performs it then everyone is
a sinner and repentance is
compulsory. Therefore, every
town must make arrangements
for someone to perform I’tikaf.
According to the Malikis,
Shafi’es, Hanbalis the I’tikaf is
sunnah. Thus, if someone
performs the I’tikaf then he/she
will be rewarded, but if no one
performs it, there is no sin upon
them.
PAY SOMEONE TO PERFORM
THE I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible to pay
someone to perform the
I’tikaf?
A: I’tikaf should be performed
for the love of Almighty Allah
and not for material gain. It is
not permissible to pay somebody
to sit for I’tikaf.
Ramadhan Q & A -By Mufti
Abdool Kader Hoosen
Courtesy of al-Islaah Publications
may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, used to do i’tikaf for
ten days every Ramadan. In the
year in which he died he did
i’tikaf for twenty days.” [al-
Bukhari]
‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with
her) reported that Allah’s
Messenger (may peace be upon
him) used to exert himself in
devotion during the last ten
nights to a greater extent than at
any other time. Bukhari 6:6:2644
The Prophet (Allah bless him &
give him peace) said, “Whoever
stands the nights of Ramadan in
prayer out of faith and seeking
reward shall have their previous
sins forgiven.” [Bukhari &
Muslim]
Ali Ibn Husain RA narrates from
his father that Rasullullah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“He who observes the ten days
I’tikaf during Ramadhan will
obtain the thawaab of two Hajj
and two Umrah.” (Bayhaqi)
Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbas RA
reported that Rasullullah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Whosoever for Allah’s sake did
even one days i’tikaf, Allah
would keep him away from
Jahannam by
trenches.” (Tabarani)
I’tikaf city documentary -- I don’t
understand this but amazing to
see the turn out for the i’tikaf
here.
Action Plan
Benefits of I’tikaf
I`tikaf is a means of great
reward. It says in the Fatawa
Hindiyya,
“Its excellence is obvious, for the
one make such a spiritual
retreat:
- Has submitted their entire
person to the worship of Allah
Most High;
- seeks closeness;
- distances themselves from the
worldly distractions that prevent
one from proximity;
- drowning their entire time in
actual or effective worship, for
the basis of its legislation is to
wait from one prayer time to the
next prayer in congregation;
- it also makes the one is retreat
resemble the angels who do not
disobey the command of Allah
and do what they are
commanded, while glorifying
Allah by night and day without
tiring…” [1.212]
Things permitted during
I`tikaf
Everything normally permissible,
besides sexual relations, is
permitted during i`tikaf, such as
eating, drinking, and talk (not
during day in ramadan).
What to do during i`tikaf
One should busy oneself with
the beneficial as much as one
meaningfully can, such as:
1. Voluntary prayer,
2. Reciting the Book of Allah,
with reflection, contemplation,
and passion,
3. Remembrance of Allah, in all
its forms,
4. Gaining beneficial knowledge,
and listening to inspiring religious
discourses (which is why it is wise
to make i`tikaf in a mosque with
people of learning, and good
company to inspire one towards
the good).
One should avoid simply wasting
time in things bereft of benefit,
let alone the haram, though
there is nothing wrong in taking
‘breaks’ in which one relaxes
with others, as a means of being
able to return to one’s worship
with vigor and devotion.
source : seekers guidance
WHAT SHOULD ONE DO
DURING I’TIKAF ?
Q: What should one do during
I’tikaf?
A:
1) One should engage oneself in
tilawat of Quran, durud and
salawat upon Nabi sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam, istighfar and
nafil salat.
2) He should abstain from all types
of sin and guard his ears, eyes,
heart, thus deriving maximum
benefit from the I’tikaf.
3) The mu’takif should remember
that he is the guest of Almighty
Allah, therefore he should be
extremely careful of his
behaviour in the House of
Almighty Allah.
4) The main objective of I’tikaf is to
seek Laylatul Qadr, therefore the
mu’takifin (brothers in I’tikaf)
should exert themselves during
the odd nights of Ramadhan.
INTENTION FOR SUNNAH
I’TIKAF
Q: In a sunnah I’tikaf during
the last ten days of
Ramadhan, how does one
make an intention?
A: Niyyat (intention) could be
done in the heart or verbally
expressed, eg. – O Allah I am
making I’tikaf for the last ten
days of Ramadhan.
BATH TO COOL OFF DURING
I’TIKAF
Q: Can one leave the Masjid to
take a bath just to cool off
during I’tikaf?
A: It is not permissible to do so
and the I’tikaf will be invalidated.
VENUE FOR FEMALE I’TIKAF
Q: Where should a female
make her I’tikaf?
A: According to the Shafi’es,
Malikis, Hanbalis, I’tikaf can only
be performed in the Masjid.
Hence, men will sit in the male
section whilst females will
perform their I’tikaf in the
female section of the masjid. It is
not permissible to perform I’tikaf
at home according to the above
mentioned scholars. However,
the Hanafi scholars state that it is
permissible for females to
perform their I’tikaf at home in a
place which is reserved for salat.
Cognizance must be taken of the
fact that women must not be in
menses or post-natal (nifas),
similarly she must take
permission from her husband to
sit in I’tikaf.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MALE &
FEMALE I’TIKAF
Q: Is there any difference
between a male and females
I’tikaf?
A: The same rules which apply
to a man observing I’tikaf in the
masjid, apply to a woman
observing I’tikaf in a place of
seclusion at home (according to
the Hanafis).
LADY DOES HER DOMESTIC
DUTIES IN I’TIKAF
Q: Can a woman do her
domestic duties whilst in
I’tikaf?
A: She can perform her
domestic duties in her room, eg.
cooking, ironing etc. This is only
according to the Hanafi scholars.
LEAVING MASJID WHILST IN
I’TIKAF
Q: Whilst performing I’tikaf,
forgetfully I left the masjid for
a few minutes, is my I’tikaf
valid?
A: According to the Hanafis the
I’tikaf is broken whilst the
majority of the scholars, namely,
Shafi’es, Malikis, Hanbalis, state
that the I’tikaf is valid.
QADHA OF I’TIKAF
Q: If ones I’tikaf broke then
how does one make qadha?
A: In the case of the Sunnah
I’tikaf, a person has to make one
days qadha from maghrib to
maghrib whilst fasting during the
day. Only the Hanafi scholars
state that qadha is compulsory.
This qadha can be kept during
Ramadhan or after Ramadhan.
START & END SUNNAH I’TIKAF
Q: What time does the I’tikaf
start and end during
Ramadhan?
A: The mu’takif (one who
observes I’tikaf) should enter the
masjid before sunset of the 20th
day of Ramadhan. He must
remain in the masjid until the
sighting of the Eid moon is
confirmed.
REASONS FOR LEAVING
MASJID DURING I’TIKAF
Q: What are valid reasons for
leaving the masjid during
I’tikaf?
A:
1. To answer the call of nature.
2. To pass wind.
3. To make wudhu.
4. To take an obligatory bath.
5. To proclaim the azan even if one
is not the muazzin.
UNDESIRABLE THINGS DURING
I’TIKAF
Q: Which things are
undesirable during I’tikaf?
A:
1. To maintain total silence
2. To indulge in idle talk
3. To sleep excessively merely to
pass time.
4. To unnecessarily pass wind inside
the Masjid.
5. To engage in any occupation, eg.
Teaching for a salary.
6. To read books which are not of a
deeni nature.
7. To waste time with cell-phones
etc.
PERMISSIBLE THINGS IN I’TIKAF
Q: Things that are permissible
during I’tikaf?
A:
1. Eating, drinking.
2. Sleeping
3. necessary conversation
4. to change clothes, to apply oil
and perfume.
5. To walk inside the masjid
6. To cut hair and nails – these
should not fall in the masjid.
7. To study deeni books.
JUMMAH BATH IN I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible to go to
the bathroom for a jummah
bath during I’tikaf?
A: During I’tikaf it is not
permissible for one to go for a
sunnat bath, like the Friday
ghusal. If one does so, then the
I’tikaf is broken.
WET DREAM IN I’TIKAF
Q: If one has a wet dream,
does it invalidate the I’tikaf?
A: Emission of semen in a wet
dream does not invalidate the
I’tikaf. However, as soon as he
realizes that he is in the state of
impurity, he should leave the
masjid immediately and perform
the fardh ghusal.
HUSBAND’S PERMISSION FOR
I’TIKAF
Q: I want to sit for I’tikaf
during the last ten days of
Ramadhan, do I need my
husband’s permission, and can
he and the children visit me?
A: It is compulsory for you to
obtain the permission of your
husband to sit in I’tikaf. Your
husband and children can visit
you, however your husband
cannot fondle and touch you
with lust etc.
CHILDREN IN I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible for
children to sit for I’tikaf?
A: The venue for I’tikaf is a
Masjid. Bulugh (puberty) is not a
condition for the validity of
I’tikaf. However, the children
must understand the meaning of
I’tikaf and must maintain the
sanctity of the Masjid. Nowadays,
some children sit for I’tikaf and
one finds a carnival atmosphere
prevailing in the masjid which is
not permissible.
WUDHU AT ALL TIMES IN
I’TIKAF
Q: Is it compulsory for the
mu’takif (person performing
I’tikaf) to remain in wudhu at
all times?
A: It is meritorious to remain in
wudhu as far as possible. If his
wudhu breaks, it will be
permissible for him to leave the
masjid for the purpose of
wudhu, even if it is not yet time
for salat. Similarly it will be
permissible for him to leave the
masjid to make wudhu at night
to enable him to sleep with
wudhu.
FAST BREAKS WHILST IN
I’TIKAF
Q: If someone’s fast breaks is
the I’tikaf valid?
A: It is a pre-requisite for the
validity of the I’tikaf that a
person must fast. Hence, if the
fast breaks, the I’tikaf is also
broken according to the Hanafis.
ERECTING CUBICLES FOR
I’TIKAF
Q: Kindly explain whether
erecting cubicles for I’tikaf is
necessary?
A: The purpose of I’tikaf is
seclusion in order to maximize
ones time in the worship of
Almighty Allah. Therefore, the
cubicle is conducive to the spirit
of I’tikaf. Nabi sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam had a cubicle made of
straw mats (Mirqaat, vol 4,page
329). However, if the cubicles are
causing inconvenience to the
musallees, then a portion of the
majsid should be cordoned of
for those performing I’tikaf
without erecting the cubicles.
I’TIKAF IN A MUSALLAH
Q: We wish to make I’tikaf in a
musallah (jamat khana), is it
valid to do so?
A: The venue for I’tikaf is valid in
a Masjid only. Almighty Allah
states: “Do not touch your wives
whilst you are in I’tikaf in the
Masajid.” (surah 2 verse 187)
Hence, for men to make I’tikaf in
a musallah is not valid. There is
consensus on this issue according
to all four schools.
CONDITIONS FOR I’TIKAF
Q: What are the conditions for
I’tikaf?
A: It must be a masjid. The
person must be a sane Muslim
and could be a minor or mature
adult. A female has to be free
from menses and post-natal.
Similarly she must take
permission from her husband to
sit in I’tikaf.
MOBILE PHONE DURING
I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible to use the
mobile phone during I’tikaf?
A: It is permissible to do so when
there is a need. However, if the
person left the boundary of the
masjid to make or receive a call
then his I’tikaf is broken.
Furthermore, it is not permissible
to disturb other people in the
masjid with the mobile.
Cognizance must be taken of the
fact that musical ring-tones are
haram.
BEST MASJID TO MAKE I’TIKAF
Q: Where is the best place to
sit for I’tikaf?
A: The best place for I’tikaf is the
Haram Shareef in Makka
Mukarrama, then Masjid Nabawi
in Madina Munawwara, then
masjid Al-Aqsa in Palestine,
thereafter all the masajid are
equal.
MUEZZIN RENDERS AZAN
FROM MINARET WHILE IN
I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible for the
muezzin, who is in I’tikaf to go
to the minaret to render the
azan?
A: It is permissible for the
muezzin to do so.
MU’TAKIF PROTRUDES HEAD
OUT OF WINDOW
Q: Can a person in I’tikaf put
his head out of the window of
the masjid?
A: It is permissible for the
mu’takif to protrude his head
out of the window, whilst
standing in the masjid.
JOIN BROTHERS IN I’TIKAF FOR
MEALS
Q: Can I join the brothers in
I’tikaf for iftar and meals?
A: A person who is not in I’tikaf
should not join the brother/s in
I’tikaf for iftar or meals unless he
also makes intention for I’tikaf.
This intention will be a nafil and
its duration can be for a minute.
He should engage in some zikr
and then join the brothers for
iftar or meals.
VISIT SICK OR PARTICIPATE IN
JANAZA WHEN IN I’TIKAF
Q: If one is sitting for I’tikaf, is
one allowed to participate in a
janaza salat or visit the sick?
A: If one is sitting for nafil I’tikaf,
then one may leave the masjid
for janaza salat, visit the sick or
take a bath to cool off etc.
However, if one is sitting for the
sunnah I’tikaf, during the last ten
days of Ramadhan then
according to the Hanafis it is not
permissible to leave the masjid
for a janaza salat or visit the ill
etc. If one does so then the
I’tikaf will be broken and qadha
will be compulsory. However,
according to the Shafi’es, it is
permissible to read the salatul
janaza as the janaza salat is read
in the masjid.
Q: When a person is about to
start his I’tikaf can he make a
condition that if somebody
passes away, he will go for
the janaza salat or visit the
sick. Are these conditions
permissible?
A: According to all the jurists it is
permissible in nafil (voluntary) or
wajib I’tikaf (when one takes a
vow). However, it is not
permissible in the sunnah I’tikaf
of Ramadhan, according to the
Hanafis. Imam Shafi’e RA allows
these type of conditions.
MOVE TO ANOTHER MASJID
WHILST IN I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible to move
from one masjid to another
whilst in I’tikaf?
A: It will nullify the I’tikaf if one
does so. However, if the masjid is
flooded or there is a natural
disaster etc. then to leave the
masjid for another masjid will be
permissible provided that one
goes straight to the other masjid.
Similarly, if one’s life is seriously
threatened, eg. criminals, then
for one to transfer to another
masjid will be acceptable.
For reference: Fathul Qadir by
Ibn Hummam RA, vol 3, page
111.
PERFORM I’TIKAF BUT NO
STRENGTH TO FAST
Q: I intend observing I’tfikaf
during the last ten days of
Ramadhan but do not have the
strength to fast, kindly advise?
A: Fasting is a condition for the
I’tikaf during the last ten days of
Ramadhan. Thus, I’tikaf without
fasting will be considered a nafil
I’tikaf. If you recover from your
weakness then qadha of the fast
is compulsory and if you are
suffering from a chronic ailment
then fidya will be compulsory
upon you.
NO ONE MADE THE SUNNAH
I’TIKAF IN TOWN
Q: In our town no one made
the sunnah I’tikaf, what is the
verdict?
A: According to the Hanafi
jurists, the I’tikaf during the last
ten days of Ramadhan is sunnat
muakkada alal kifaya. This refers
to an insisted sunnah which one
person can fulfil. However, if no
one performs it then everyone is
a sinner and repentance is
compulsory. Therefore, every
town must make arrangements
for someone to perform I’tikaf.
According to the Malikis,
Shafi’es, Hanbalis the I’tikaf is
sunnah. Thus, if someone
performs the I’tikaf then he/she
will be rewarded, but if no one
performs it, there is no sin upon
them.
PAY SOMEONE TO PERFORM
THE I’TIKAF
Q: Is it permissible to pay
someone to perform the
I’tikaf?
A: I’tikaf should be performed
for the love of Almighty Allah
and not for material gain. It is
not permissible to pay somebody
to sit for I’tikaf.
Ramadhan Q & A -By Mufti
Abdool Kader Hoosen
Courtesy of al-Islaah Publications
I'tikaf
I`tikaf in the last ten days of
Ramadan in the Masjid (mosque)
is a beautiful tradition of the
Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him). It is like a spiritual
retreat. It is reported by `A’ishah
(may Allah be pleased with her)
that the Prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him) used to
observe I`tikaf during the last
ten days of the month of
Ramadan and he continued this
practice until his death. After
him, his wives carried on this
practice of observing I`tikaf
regularly. (Reported by Al-
Bukhari and Muslim)
It is recommended that every
Muslim make at least one I`tikaf
in his/ her life. There must be at
least few people in every
community who should do it in
every Masjid every year to keep
this tradition alive. Men should
do I`tikaf in the Masjid so that
they can pray in Jama`ah
(congregation) and also offer the
Friday prayers. Women can also
do I`tikaf, but theirs must be at
home for reasons of modesty
and for their own convenience.
There is a great blessing in
I`tikaf and people who do it
bring blessings upon themselves,
upon their families, and upon
the Muslim community at large.
The Sunnah of I`tikaf is that one
make the intention and begin
the I`tikaf on the evening of the
20th of Ramadan from sunset
time and continue until the
sighting of the moon for `Edul-
Fitr. During I`tikaf men should
stay in the Masjid day and night
and should not leave it except
for the use of toilet or shower.
They are allowed to eat also
inside the Masjid, but if it is not
convenient they may go outside
and come back as soon as they
finish.
During I`tikaf one should spend
most of one’s time in prayer,
reading the Qur’an, dhikr, and
reflection. Engaging in business
and other worldly conversation
and activities is not allowed
during I`tikaf. However,
attending a Janazah (Funeral) or
visiting a sick person or leaving
for any emergency is permissible.
Ramadan in the Masjid (mosque)
is a beautiful tradition of the
Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him). It is like a spiritual
retreat. It is reported by `A’ishah
(may Allah be pleased with her)
that the Prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him) used to
observe I`tikaf during the last
ten days of the month of
Ramadan and he continued this
practice until his death. After
him, his wives carried on this
practice of observing I`tikaf
regularly. (Reported by Al-
Bukhari and Muslim)
It is recommended that every
Muslim make at least one I`tikaf
in his/ her life. There must be at
least few people in every
community who should do it in
every Masjid every year to keep
this tradition alive. Men should
do I`tikaf in the Masjid so that
they can pray in Jama`ah
(congregation) and also offer the
Friday prayers. Women can also
do I`tikaf, but theirs must be at
home for reasons of modesty
and for their own convenience.
There is a great blessing in
I`tikaf and people who do it
bring blessings upon themselves,
upon their families, and upon
the Muslim community at large.
The Sunnah of I`tikaf is that one
make the intention and begin
the I`tikaf on the evening of the
20th of Ramadan from sunset
time and continue until the
sighting of the moon for `Edul-
Fitr. During I`tikaf men should
stay in the Masjid day and night
and should not leave it except
for the use of toilet or shower.
They are allowed to eat also
inside the Masjid, but if it is not
convenient they may go outside
and come back as soon as they
finish.
During I`tikaf one should spend
most of one’s time in prayer,
reading the Qur’an, dhikr, and
reflection. Engaging in business
and other worldly conversation
and activities is not allowed
during I`tikaf. However,
attending a Janazah (Funeral) or
visiting a sick person or leaving
for any emergency is permissible.
Monday, August 23, 2010
THE HADITH ON FASTING
THE HADITH ON FASTING
Abu Huraira related that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven. Whoever prays during the nights in Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven. And he who passes Lailat al-Qadr in prayer with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven (Bukhari, Muslim).
Abu Huraira related that Rasulullah said: If anyone omits his fast even for one day in Ramadan without a concession or without being ill, then if he were to fast for the rest of his life he could not make up for it (Bukhari).
Abu Huraira related that the Prophet said: Allah the Majestic and Exalted said: "Every deed of man will receive ten to 700 times reward, except Siyam (fasting), for it is for Me and I shall reward it (as I like). There are two occasions of joy for one who fasts: one when he breaks the fast and the other when he will meet his Lord" (Muslim).
Abu Huraira related that Rasulullah said: Many people who fast get nothing from their fast except hunger and thirst, and many people who pray at night get nothing from it except wakefulness (Darimi).
When to start fasting
Ibn Umar related that the Prophet said: Do not start fasting unless you see the new moon, and do not end fasting until you see it. If the weather is cloudy then calculate when it should appear (Bukhari, Muslim).
The Suhoor meal (which is eaten before dawn)
Anas related that Rasulullah said: Take the Suhoor meal, for there is blessing in it (Bukhari, Muslim).
Breaking your fast
Salman ibn Amir Dhabi related that the Prophet said: Break your fast with dates, or else with water, for it is pure (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
Fasting during a journey
Aisha related that Rasulullah was asked whether one should fast when on a journey, and he replied: Fast if you like, or postpone it if you like (Bukhari, Muslim).
Behavior while fasting
Abu Huraira related that the Prophet said: If a person does not avoid false talk and false conduct during Siyam, then Allah does not care if he abstains from food and drink (Bukhari, Muslim).
Forgetfully eating or drinking while fasting
Abu Huraira related that Rasulullah said: If anyone forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks he should complete his Siyam, for it is Allah who has fed him and given him drink (Bukhari, Muslim).
Providing for those who are breaking the fast
Zaid ibn Khalid Juhni related that the Prophet said: He who provides for the breaking of the Siyam of another person earns the same merit as the one who was observing Siyam diminishing in any way the reward of the latter (Tirmidhi).
Lailat al-Qadr
Aisha related that the Prophet said: Look for Lailat al-Qadr on an odd-numbered night during the last ten nights of Ramadan (Bukhari).
Anas ibn Malik related that Rasulullah said: When Lailat al-Qadr comes Gabriel descends with a company of angels who ask for blessings on everyone who is remembering Allah, whether they are sitting or standing (Baihaqi).
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