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We're going to have a very brief class in inshallah and open Q&A about the Ahkam or the

rulings of Iyat Tikaf and JazakAllah Khair. And let's begin by, of course, mentioning what is

the concept of Iyat Tikaf. Iyat Tikaf comes from the verb Aakafa. Aakafa. So, for example,

Allah Shukhanu Ta'ala mentions that the Bani Israel when they left Egypt, they came across a group

of people. They were circling and respecting their idol. And so they said we wanted idol like

this idol. So Allah used the word Aakafa, Ya Qufun. The meaning of Aakafa is therefore to stick

to a place and to constantly be involved with that. This is what Aakafa means. So, Iyat Tikaf,

therefore, has a meaning of physically sticking to a place and spiritually being involved with something.

This is what Iyat Tikaf means, right? So, Aakafa is physical and mental. Iyat Tikaf, therefore,

there is a physical component and there is a spiritual or a mental component. And as for the physical

component, Allah Shukhanu Ta'ala explicitly mentions in the Quran, this is a very clear verse. Do not

approach your women while you are Aakafa doing Iyat Tikaf. This Aayah gives us the two main and

only things that break the Iyat Tikaf. This is the beauty of the Quran that so succinct, so small

and we learn so much from it. We do not approach your women

while you are doing Iyat Tikaf in the Masjid. What are the two things that break Iyat Tikaf? Number one,

approaching the women, number two, leaving the Masjid. Allah's,

Allah's, the end of the story, class over guys, Bismillah, we're done. Literally, that's really,

that's it. Wa la tubaash yiruhuna wa antum aakifuna fil masajid. These are the two things that

break the Iyat Tikaf. Intimacy with your spouse and leaving the Masajid. Allah Azza Wajal

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