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! It is makr[h to perform Tar\w|# sitting if one has the strength of<br />
qiy\m (standing).<br />
! While performing Tar\w|# some people do not join the jam\`ah<br />
from the beginning but join the Im\m when he prepares to go into<br />
Ruk[`. This is makr[h. They should join at the beginning.<br />
! If one does not get the Jam\`ah for the Far} of `£sh\’, he should<br />
first perform his Far} alone and then join the Jam\`ah for Tar\w|#.<br />
I`TIK¬F<br />
I`tik\f means to enter the Masjid with the intention of staying therein.<br />
Mu'takif - One who performs I`tik\f.<br />
The basic purpose of I`tik\f is that the heart gets attached to All\h and,<br />
with it, one attains inner composure and serenity; and pre-occupation<br />
with the mundane things of life ceases, and focus on the eternal reality<br />
develops in its place. And such a state is reached in which all fears,<br />
hopes and apprehensions are superseded by love, devotion, and<br />
remembrance of All\h.<br />
Ras[lull\h r always observed I`tik\f and the Muslims have on a whole<br />
adhered to it. It has become a regular feature of the month of Rama}\n<br />
and a confirmed practice with the devout and the faithful. `¬’ishah y<br />
relates that “Ras[lull\h r regularly observed I`tik\f during the last ten<br />
days of Rama}\n till the end of his life. After him, his wives maintained<br />
the tradition”.<br />
al-Bukh\r| and Muslim<br />
REWARD OF I`TIK¬F<br />
Ibn `Abb\s t narrates that Ras[lull\h r said:<br />
“Whoever walks to fulfil the needs of his brother, this is better for him<br />
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