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-Purification of Wealth

-Cleanse the Heart from Greed

-Fostering Gratitude

Reflection

->Purification of Wealth - Zakah pures one's wealth and it can be symbolizes as a detachment from materialistic.

->Cleanse the Heart from Greed - Zakah cleanse our heart from greed and selfishness and makes have more empathy to give some of our wealth to the ones in need.

->Fostering Gratitude - Increase our gratitude towards Allah SWT who gave this wealth for us so that we can share with other people who also needs it

Conclusion

Zakah is a deed and Ibadah that makes us more detach from the love of wealth because the wealth is given by Allah and it won't last long

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WEEK 5: The Virtues found in Sawm (fasting)

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WEEK 5: The Virtues found in Sawm (fasting)

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-Sabr (patience and forbearance)

-Takrim (respect and deference)

-Rahmah (friendliness)

Reflection

-Sabr (patience and forbearance) - From fasting we will learn to be patience as we go through our days without food and drink.

Not just patience in holding hunger but patience in everything, even patience in holding anger.

-Takrim (respect and deference) -Make us respect others that also fasting like us and also respect the non-muslim who is not fasting and they will also respect us.

-Rahmah (friendliness)- Rahmah makes us feels more empathy and mercy towards another, which is why we have to perform Zakat fitrah during the month of Ramadhan to help those in need.

Conclusion

There's a lot of benefits of Sawn that people overlook very often. That is why it is advice to fasting even outside of the month of Ramadhan like performing the Sunnah Sawm so we can implement these virtues often.

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WEEK 4: The Virtues Found in Salah with khusu'

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WEEK 4: The Virtues Found in Salah with khusu'

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-->At Ta'ah (submission/loyalty)

-->Al-Jihad (struggle in the path of Allah)

-->Muhasabah (reflection)

-->I'ffah (modesty/self-restraint from sinful behaviour)

-->Tawaddu' (humility humbleness)

Reflection

At Ta'ah makes us more ta'ah to Allah SWT because when we perform salah with khusyu' we think no one but Allah

Al-Jihad is a struggle that we faced againts nafsu (lust) that think about wordly matters and this struggle is only for Allah SWT

Muhasabah- after received the satisfaction of khusyu' in salah, we will reflect back on ourselves and the sins that we may commited

From khusyu', we will also found I'ffah as one of the virtues and will make always hold ourselves from commiting sins

We can also learn Tawwadu' which will makes us less arrogant feel very humble with our position on this world

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--> Name: AHMAD DANIAL BIN MOHD NIZAM

--> Matric Number: 240318

--> Program: Islamic Revealed Knowledge ( IRK )

-->Usrah 2 Section: 149

-->Facilitator's name: Muhammad Fathullah bin Jakaria

First expectation: My hope from joining this Usrah section is that I wish to gained more knowledge regarding any knowledge that related to Islam.

Suggestion: My suggestions after joining and participating this Usrah for this semester, is that I suggest that the facilitator uses more of a visual aids like using slide instead of using more traditional way.

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WEEK 3: Preparation for Salah, with khushu'

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WEEK 3: Preparation for Salah, with khushu'

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--> Taharah (wudu'/tayyamum)

Taharah is needed to clean us from Hadath so that we are in a pure state to perform a Salah

Wudhu': Washing certain part of body before performing a Salah

Tayyamum: Use dust from sand or Earth as a replacement for water and wipe it on certain body parts. Tayyamum is perform when there is unavailablity or water

-->Conditions for acceptance (sah) of Salah

-Must pure from najis and hadath

-Followed the pillar of Salah

-->Pillars of Salah

There are total of 14 Pillar of Salah that must be done in order for Salah to be accepted.

-->Application of Salah based on situation (qasr and jama', nawafil, during illness)

Qasr and Jama': An allowance for Muslims to gather Salah and shorten the amount or rakaah when they are in a journey to go somewhere very far.

Nawafil: Nawafil refers to voluntary prayers or acts of worship in Islam that are not obligatory but are highly encouraged. They are performed to earn extra rewards and draw closer to Allah. Examples include extra prayers like Sunnah or Tahajjud.

During Illness: An understanding from one of Rasulullah's Hadith is that if you can't stand properly, it is allowed for Muslim to Salah in specific ways like sitting, if not sitting then, laying down, if not then an eyes sign and so on.

Reflection:

From these note, I learned a lot about Salah in all of it's condition to be accepted when preform it and also other specific ways to perform it when there some special case like Jama' and Qasar and also during illness

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WEEK 2: Reasons and Sources of Hikmah from Ibadah

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WEEK 2: Reasons and Sources of Hikmah from Ibadah

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Al-Ankabut 45: Salah

-Bring ourselves closer to Allah

Al-Baqarah 183: Sawm

-Teach us self-control whether from holding ourselves from eating or from commiting sins

At-Tawbah 103: Zakah

-Cleanse our soul from obsession toward our property

Al-Baqarah 197: Hajj

-Teach us patience and sacrifices due to how much we spend and the hot weather we need to face when performing Hajj

Reflection:

All the ibadah above is the commandment of Allah SWT and also parts of the Pillar of Islam. As a muslim, it would be a sin to abandon this Ibadah.

Despite that, from these notes I learned that this Ibadah is not just a plain commandment of Allah, all of them have their own benefits toward humanity or ourselves.

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WEEK 1: Acquisition of hikmah from Ibadah

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WEEK 1: Acquisition of hikmah from Ibadah

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-Setting the right niyyah (intention)

-Applying the right amal (practices)

-Internalising the ihsan (positive virtues

Reflection:

-Niyyah affects the quality of our ibadah and any deeds we do

-When doing practices, I need to do it right based on Islamic teaching and do all the rukun

-Always practices ihsan in daily life so that I will always remembers Allah when doing any activity and practices

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Reasons and sources of hikmah from Ibadah (Usrah 2)

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Reasons and sources of hikmah from Ibadah (Usrah 2)

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W2: reasons and sources of hikmah from 'ibadah

- al-ankabut: 45 - salah (Ammar)

- al-Baqarah: 183 - sawm (Danial)

- at-tawbah: 103 - zakah (Fahmi)

- al-Baqarah: 197 - hajj (Hafiz)

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Based on Surah Maryam verses 41 - 48:

-Unfold a story of conversation between Prophet Ibrahim and his father who worshipped the Idols.

-Prophet Ibrahim use a very kind and gentle approach when addressing his father on asking him the reason he worshipped the Idols, one of the things we can see is that Prophet Ibrahim use the words "ya abati" instead of "ya abi".

-Despite his father negative respond and scolding him from his home, Prophet Ibrahim left the his home following with a du'a for his father.

Reflection

1) Use kind, considerate and respectable language to parents

2) Be kind to Parents even though they are rude, harsh and inconsiderate

3) Be humble towards parents

4) Making du'a for parents

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Ihsan (Divine Presence)

Generally, Ihsan meant we perform Ibadah as we feel divine presence of Allah as if Allah was watching him and he was watching Allah

How to practice Ihsan

1) Verified Iman - when someone has a strong beliefs in Allah, it reflects his Ibadah and feel the presence of Allah SWT

2) Ihklas- we must perform Ibadah in a sincere of heart in order to receive Allah's pleasure

3) Following the Sunnah - follow a Sunnah recalls Prophet Muhammah directly and such a recollection transformed into recollection of divine presence

4) Solat - performed Solat is a khusyuk way without thinking about anything else and only think about Allah as you worship him through the Solat.

Eschatology

Definition:

1) a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of humankind

2) a belief concerning death, the end of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humankind

Relation between Ihsan and Hereafter?

Ihsan refers to excellence in actions and worship in Islam, embodying the idea of doing good with the intention of pleasing Allah. Its relationship with the hereafter is crucial: those who practice ihsan are promised greater rewards and a higher status in paradise. It encourages believers to act righteously, knowing that Allah is always aware of their deeds. In essence, ihsan serves as a guiding principle for both life and the pursuit of success in the hereafter.

Reflection

-The practices of Ihsan is significant to the Day of Judgement as Allah's pleasure will reward our success in maintaining Ihsan

-We must practices Ihsan in every of our action to always believes in Allah's divine presence

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As a Muslim, we generally know that there is 6 Pillar of Iman that is a foundation of our Aqidah, without it our Aqidah is not valid. This post will cover the last three of Pillar of Islam which is Beliefs in The Messenger and Prophets, The Ressurection Day, Qada and Qadar.

Beliefs in The Messenger and Prophets of Allah

-It is upon Muslim to believe his in all of Allah's messenger that were sent

-They were sent in every nation throughout of the history and generally there despite they amount of them, there are only 25 Messengers who have been mentioned inside Quran

Beliefs in the Ressurection Day

-Also known as The Day of Judgement where Allah judges mankind for their deeds

-It is the day where they will be ressurected from their grave and they will be given the books of Good and Bad deeds

-Beliefs in the Day of Judgement includes that the people who do a lot of bad acts will be punished while the ones that done good deeds will be rewarded.

Beliefs in Qada and Qadr

Definition

-Literal meaning: predertemined and planned perfectly

-Technical meaning: Al Qadar refers to Allah's complete Knowledge that is written in Safe Tablets, His Will exist before the existence of all things and His creation of all things and His creation of all things happen by His Command and Will

4 Components

a. what happened

b. what is happening now

c. what will happen in the future

d. if something didn't happen then He will know what would've happened if it's happened

Reflection

-We must belief in all of the Messengers and Prophet by Allah SWT as they are his messengers who have done their duty in leading their people in their respective era

-The day of Judgement is the day that one day will come upon us one day and we must believe it, and so we need to do more good deeds in order to fill our good deeds record book

-We must belief in Qada and Qadr of Allah as he he the wants who is the best planner and everything that has happened in the past happened for a reason and Allaj's knows the best

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As a Muslim, we generally know that there is 6 Pillar of Iman that is a foundation of our Aqidah, without it our Aqidah is not valid. This post will cover the first three of Pillar of Islam which is Beliefs in Allah, Angels, Books,

Belief of Allah

A firm beliefs in Allah existence, His names, attributes, His Lordship and His right to be the worshiped alone

1) Tauhid Asma'u Wassifat

2)Tauhid Uluhiyah

3)Tauhid Rububiyyah

Beliefs in Angels

A firm beliefs that Angels were created to obey the commands of Allah and they were transgress his laws and commands

Beliefs in The Books

A firm beliefs to The Book that was revealed to the Messenger

There's have been many scriptures that was send down to Allah messenger and as a Muslim we are obligatory to beliefs all of it's existence

1) Torah

2) Gospel

3) Psalms

4) Holy Quran

Reflection

-As a Muslim, we must have a firm beliefs in all of these three, failed to do so will make our beliefs invalid

-Learning this in Usrah make us strengthen our Iman a lot more, which shows that we always need to be reminded as we are a human that always forget

-We need to know what are the Angels and the Books that was mentioned in the Quran in order to make our beliefs a lot stronger towards it

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Seeking knowledge is in fact an obligation as stated in Hadith of Prophet Muhammad SAW that translated to:

"Seeking knowledge is duty upon every Muslim"

Guideline for seeking knowledge

1) Correct intention - develop and adopt sincerity

2) Respect - Show utmost respect to the one's that lecturing you

3) Be of Service - Assist your teacher in your quest seeking knowledge

4) Good company - Surround yourself with someone who will support you

5) Good habits - Have a good schedule and eat healthy

6) Dua - Ask Allah to ease your journey in seeking knowledge

Quran as book of Guidance

Generally as a student, we need to always have Quran on our side as Quran is the book send by Allah as guidance towards the humanity as it contains a lot of knowledge, stories and commandments from Allah SWT

Reflection

-In seeking knowledge, those guidline is encouraged to be follow as it ease the aspect that can help you in your study

-Quran is the book guidance, as Muslim we must always reading it in our life as our service to Allah SWT

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Fasting in The month of Ramadhan (Usrah 1)

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Fasting in The month of Ramadhan (Usrah 1)

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-Known as a very long Hadith

-It is also known as the second Hadith in "Arba'in Nawawi"

عَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَيْضًا قَالَ : بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوْسٌ عِنْدَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِذْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْنَا رَجُلٌ شَدِيْدُ بَيَاضِ الثِّيَابِ شَدِيْدُ سَوَادِ الشَّعْرِ, لاَ يُرَى عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ السَّفَرِ وَلاَ يَعْرِفُهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ, حَتَّى جَلَسَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم, فأَسْنَدَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ إِلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ, وَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى فَخِذَيْهِ, وَ قَالَ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَخْبِرْنِيْ عَنِ الإِسْلاَمِ, فَقَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم : اَلإِسْلاَمُ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ أَنْ لاَإِ لَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُوْلُ اللهِ, وَتُقِيْمُ الصَّلاَةَ, وَتُؤْتِيَ الزَّكَاةَ, وَتَصُوْمَ رَمَضَانَ, وَتَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيْلاً. قَالَ : صَدَقْتُ. فَعَجِبْنَا لَهُ يَسْئَلُهُ وَيُصَدِّقُهُ. قَالَ : فَأَخْبِرْنِيْ عَنِ الإِيْمَانِ, قَالَ : أَنْ بِاللهِ, وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ, وَكُتُبِهِ, وَرُسُلِهِ, وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ, وَ تُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدْرِ خَيْرِهِ وَ شَرِّهِ. قَالَ : صَدَقْتَ. قَالَ : فَأَخْبِرْنِيْ عَنِ الإِحْسَانِ, قَالَ : أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ. قَالَ : فَأَخْبِرْنِيْ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ قَالَ : مَا الْمَسْؤُوْلُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ مِنَ السَّائِلِ. قَالَ : فَأَخْبِرْنِيْ عَنْ أَمَارَاتِهَا, قَالَ : أَنْ تَلِدَ الأَمَةُ رَبَّتَهَا, وَأَنْ تَرَى الْحُفَاةَ الْعُرَاةَ الْعَالَةَ رِعَاءَ الشَّاءِ يَتَطَاوَلُوْنَ فِيْ الْبُنْيَانِ, ثم اَنْطَلَقَ, فَلَبِثْتُ مَلِيًّا, ثُمَّ قَالَ : يَا عُمَرُ, أَتَدْرِيْ مَنِ السَّائِل؟ قُلْتُ : اللهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قَالَ : فَإِنَّهُ جِبْرِيْلُ أَتَاكُمْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ دِيْنَكُمْ. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ

Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, one day, a man appeared with very white clothes and very black hair. There were no signs of travel on him and we did not recognize him. He sat in front of the Prophet, rested his knees by his knees, and placed his hands on his thighs. The man said, “O Muhammad, tell me about Islam.” The Prophet said, “Islam is to testify there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to establish prayer, to give charity, to fast the month of Ramadan, and to perform pilgrimage to the House if a way is possible.” The man said, “You have spoken truthfully.” We were surprised that he asked him and said he was truthful. He said, “Tell me about faith.” The Prophet said, “Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and to believe in providence, its good and its harm.” The man said, “You have spoken truthfully. Tell me about excellence.” The Prophet said, “Excellence is to worship Allah as if you see Him, for if you do not see Him, He surely sees you.” The man said, “Tell me about the final hour.” The Prophet said, “The one asked does not know more than the one asking.” The man said, “Tell me about its signs.” The Prophet said, “The slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and you will see barefoot, naked, and dependent shepherds compete in the construction of tall buildings.” Then, the man returned and I remained. The Prophet said to me, “O Umar, do you know who he was?” I said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” The Prophet said, “Verily, he was Gabriel who came to teach you your religion.”

Content of the Hadith

-Islam [5 Pillars of Islam]

-Iman (Faith) [6 Pillars of Iman]

-Ihsan [Meaning of Ihsan]

Core Aspect:

-Faith (Aqidah)

-Worship (Ibadah)

-Unseen Thing (Ghaibiyyat)

1) The Hadith relation to Adab (manners) in seeking knowledge.

-In terms of outfit and appearance , people who seeking knowledge must wear the most clean outfit and seeking knowledge in a very clean state.

-When learning with the teacher makes sure you're seating very close to your teacher as you gain the knowledge.

-In seeking knowledge session, you must be eager to ask question as it is help you for a better understanding.

-Seek the knowledge from the right person who is professional and expert on the topic or the knowledge that you seek, especially, if the knowledge is related to faith (Aqidah) so that you wouldn't stray away to the wrong path.

-Never be afraid to admit that you don't know and don't understand.

2) 5 Pillars of Islam

i. Shahadah

-Declaration to accept Islam through qalb (heart) and lisan (words through mouth)

ii. Salah/ Prayer

-Salah is a prayer, guidance, forgiveness and blessings that Muslims preform 5 times in their daily life and only for the sake of Allah SWT.

-Salah is also preformed to prevent Muslims from doing forbidden acts that is prohibited by Allah SWT.

-Focus in Salah and make sure to practice Ihsan in Salah to feel the gratitude-like feeling towards Allah SWT

-Ihsan definition in terms of easier understanding: Preform Ibadah as if Allah watching us and we saw Allah.

وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍۢ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌۭ ١١٠

"Establish prayer, and pay alms-tax. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will ˹certainly˺ find ˹its reward˺ with Allah. Surely Allah is All-Seeing of what you do."

iii. Zakah

-Financial form of worship, compulsory to people who met certain criteria

-Zakah is a revolutionary concept because it can make people get rid or their poorness and get rid of the love towards their richness.

وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍۢ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌۭ ١١٠

"Establish prayer, and pay alms-tax. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will ˹certainly˺ find ˹its reward˺ with Allah. Surely Allah is All-Seeing of what you do."

iv. Fasting

- Fasting is holding ourselves from eating and drinking in the holy month of Ramadhan starting from dawn to sunrise

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ١٨٣

"O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you—as it was for those before you¹—so perhaps you will become mindful ˹of Allah˺."

v. Hajj

-Hajj means visiting Baitullah in certain time to preform a certain Ibadah,

-Compulsory to do it once in lifetime but only for those who can afford it and in a great health.

وَأَذِّن فِى ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًۭا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍۢ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍۢ ٢٧

"Call ˹all˺ people to the pilgrimage.¹ They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel from every distant path,"

Why Rukun Islam the first one that mentioned in the Hadith??

-Streghten our bonds to Allah SWT (Hablu minna Allah)

-Strengthen bonds with others (Hablu minna Nas

-Devine and cleanse the soul from major sins

Reflection

1. Based on the adab is seeking knowledge, we must practices it in our daily life

2. We must hold on the Pillar of Islam as it is what represent we as a Muslim and the order of Allah SWT

3. All of Pillar of Islam is not just bland order from Allah as all of them have their own benefits to ourselves

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--> Name: AHMAD DANIAL BIN MOHD NIZAM

--> Matric Number: 240318

--> Program: Islamic Revealed Knowledge ( IRK )

-->Usrah Section: 144

-->Facilitator's name: BR. AQIL HADIF

--> Favorite verse of Quran:

فَٱذْكُرُونِىٓ أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لِى وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ

(2:152)

"Remember Me ; I will remember you. Thank Me, and never be ungrateful

--> Favorite verse of Hadis:

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:

«إِذَا مَاتَ الإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلاَثَةٍ: إِلَّا مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ أَوْ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ»

"When a person dies, their deeds come to an end except for three things: ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah), beneficial knowledge, and the supplication of a righteous child for them."