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Name: Muhammad Nur Adli bin Zohari
Matric Number: 212912
Course: Tourism Planning and Hospitality Management
E-mail Address: adlizohari0308@gmail.com
Telephone Number: 011-1715 8745

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Assalamualaikum WRT and Hello to everyone.

My name is Muhammad Nur Adli and my nickname is Adli. I am from Rembau, a town in Rembau District, Negeri Sembilan. I am a proud Malay and I was born on 08 August in the year 2003. I am the youngest out of six siblings, all brothers.

My hobby is reading and watching movies, especially the Harry Potter franchise because I am a massive Harry Potter enthusiast. My idol is the Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling, of course, because I want to be a successful author just like her.

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Topic 1: Adab in Learning Knowledge and Al-Quran as Book of Guidance

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Topic 1: Adab in Learning Knowledge and Al-Quran as Book of Guidance

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Topic 2: Pillars of Islam - Hadith Jibril

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Topic 2: Pillars of Islam - Hadith Jibril

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In Islam, Hadith Jibril is a hadith of the Prophet Muhammad SAW which is known to express the religion of Islam concisely. Its narrative contains the best summary of the core of the religion of Islam, which are:

Islam, which is described with the "Five Pillars of Islam,"

Iman, which is described with the "Six Article of Faith,"

Ihsan, or "doing what is beautiful/good manners,"

Al-Sa’ah, or The Hour, which is not described, but its signs are given.

This hadith is found in both the Sahih Al-Bukhari and the Sahih Muslim collections.[2] It has been named "Hadith Jibril" by Islamic scholars because the archangel Gabriel appears to Muhammad and those around him in a human form.

The structure of Islam, Iman, and Ihsan is mentioned in Hadith Jibril. This hadith is considered by many Muslim scholars as to the most important hadith in understanding the basis of Islam as a religion (Al-Din). This is because, at the end of the Hadith, Prophet MuÍammad S.A.W. clarified that the questioner was Jibril A.S. who came to teach the Sahabat about the religion. Thus, this Hadith is later known as Hadith Jibril.

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Topic 3: Pillars of Iman - Belief in Allah, Belief in Malaikah, and Belief in Kutub

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Topic 3: Pillars of Iman - Belief in Allah, Belief in Malaikah, and Belief in Kutub

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1 - Belief in Allah

It’s the first and most important pillar. To believe in Allah SWT is to believe that there is only one God worthy of worship. This concept is known as Tawheed. It is to completely believe in the way that He is described in the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah.

Allah SWT clearly explains Tawheed in the Holy Qur’an as He says in Surah Ikhlas: "Say, He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent.”

2 - Belief in Malaikah

The second pillar is to believe in Allah’s servants. They were created before humans to worship Allah.

They do not sleep, eat or suffer from illnesses. They have to keep a record of our deeds as their duty. Some of the other duties of Malaikah include:

Blowing the trumpet on Judgment Day,

Grant the good fortunes from Allah SWT,

To be the keepers of Heaven and Hell.

Allah confirmed the importance of this pillar in the Holy Qur’an as He says in Surah An-Nisa: “O you who have believed, believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Book that He sent down upon His Messenger and the Scripture which He sent down before.”

3 - Belief in the books of Allah

The third pillar is to believe in the divine books which are delivered to the nations by the messengers. Allah SWT revealed books to His messengers as a form of guidance and proof for mankind.

Allah has guaranteed the protection of the Quran from any distortion or corruption and mentioned that in the Holy Qur’an as He says in Surah Al-Hijr: “Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur’an and indeed, We will be its guardian.”

Muslims believe in all of the books revealed to the messengers. However, they only follow the Quran, as it is the final revelation, and aim to implement the rulings into their daily lives.

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Topic 4: Pillars of Iman - Belief in Rasul and Anbiya’ , Belief in Qiyamah and Belief in Qada' and Qadr

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Topic 4: Pillars of Iman - Belief in Rasul and Anbiya’ , Belief in Qiyamah and Belief in Qada' and Qadr

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4- Belief in Rasul and Anbiya’

The fourth pillar is to believe in all prophets and messengers sent by Allah SWT. Most of the messengers of Allah SWT were sent to a specific nation except Prophet Muhammad, who was sent to guide all of mankind.

Allah mentioned that he sent the messengers in the Holy Qur’an as He says in Surah An-Nahl: "And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], “Worship Allah and avoid Taghut.” And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed."

5- Belief in Qiyamah

Muslims attest to the truth of everything Allah SWT or His messenger, said about death. Allah SWT has not created his creation in vain. He created men and jinn to worship him and promised paradise as a reward to those who obey him and his messengers, and promised hellfire to those who disobey.

Allah SWT has set a certain period for the whole universe, whose end will be the final hour. Humans will be questioned about their deeds in this world. Those deeds will be weighed for them. One whose good deeds overweigh his evil deeds will prosper, while whose bad deeds outweigh his good ones will be condemned to hellfire.

Allah SWT described justice of the judgment day in the Holy Qur’an as He says in Surah Al-Anbya: “And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.”

6 - Belief in the Qada’ & Qadr

Qada’ is the general decree of Allah SWT that every human shall die. Qadr is a particular decree of Allah SWT or the execution of Qadhaa’, that a certain person is to die at a particular time and place. Hence, believing in this pillar entails believing that He has created everything and has foreordained its proper measure.

Moreover, The belief in Divine Predestination includes belief in four things:

Allah is well acquainted with everything taking place, and His Knowledge encompasses everything.

Allah has pre-assigned portions of everything in the preserved tablet.

Nothing takes place in the heavens or on the earth without the will of Allah and his wish.

Allah is the creator of all things. There is no other creator besides him.

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Ihsan is excellence. It is perfection. It is beauty. It is balance, harmony, discipline, good character, softness, gentleness, improvement, drive, will power. Ihsan is a human reflection, a human attempt to achieve a high level in the areas covered by the revealed 99 beautiful names of Allah SWT.

Ihsan, which means excellence in belief is neglected of our deen. It is to believe in God Almighty without the slightest speck of doubt. If we fail to nourish our Iman by submitting to Allah, we will bear no reward and our soul will die. Ihsan is the lost treasure that we must unearth and revive.

In Surat Ar-Rahman, Allah SWT uses one of the most powerful and difficult to use literary devices, the rhetorical question. The rhetorical question can only be used in very special, particularized situations and it can only be used when the author has much confidence and much leverage in the answer and the motivation for asking the question. Allah SWT, in Surat Ar-Rahman, conquers this literary device and uses it in truly miraculous ways.

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Topic 6: Adab towars Parents, Neighbours and Society and Adab as a Student

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Topic 6: Adab towars Parents, Neighbours and Society and Adab as a Student

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Topic 7: Appreciation for the nature and environment and Sustainability in Islam

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Topic 7: Appreciation for the nature and environment and Sustainability in Islam

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Poster on Topic: WHY OUR IMAN ALWAYS BEEN TESTED?

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Our group is Group 3 and we choose the title "WHY OUR IMAN ALWAYS BEEN TESTED?" and each of the members has given good cooperation along with the Role Play tasks.

My contribution during the Role Play tasks include:

Suggesting the chosen title for my group members,

Sharing some of the ideas with them,

Searching and elaborating the point in the poster and during the presentation.

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The Quranic ayah mention above is Allah SWT told to us that He will not burdensome of His worshippers unless they can bear it.

Allah SWT wants to refine us, with His love and mercy, so that we can attain not just Heaven but the highest rank of the Prophets and the righteous. Tests expose our faults and weaknesses to ourselves and that awareness enables us to be more focused and proactive in rectifying those aspects of our character.

Also, the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: “The people who face the most difficult tests are the prophets, then the righteous, then those following them in degree. A person is tried according to his religion. So if there is firmness in his religion, then the trial is increased, and if there is a weakness, then it is lightened. Verily a trial remains with a servant until he walks the earth having no sin left upon him.”

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Through this Usrah II session, I have received a lot of knowledge about the core and fundamental elements of Islam more than the previous Usrah I session. It really helps me to widen my thoughts in understanding the Islamic virtues and the values that its stand for. As a result, I have becoming better on every aspects that I am going through in my entire life.

Furthermore, it also improves my social and communication skills as I and the other Usrah members speak and share our opinions and views among ourselves. It made me feels confident and assured to be braver to issue the statement regarding what topic we cover on every week.

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I wish and hope that I can use all of these great lessons from the Usrah class that I have learnt throughout my life in the future. For instances, I need to be more supportive and taking care to every person around me so that I could assist them and lightened their burden.

I have also wanted to be the best person in the future by accomplished more goals and aimed for the highest level of motivation as possible so that I could performed and submitted the ibadah and my practices in a perfect way as well as being responsible for the duty as a fellow Muslim.

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Topic 1: The Hikmah that Learned from Ibadah

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Topic 1: The Hikmah that Learned from Ibadah

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Hadith Number One in Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths

On the authority of Amir Al-Mu’minin (the Commander of the Faithful), Abu Hafs ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattab RA, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah SWT said:

“Actions are but by intentions and every man shall have only that which he intended. Thus he whose migration (Hijrah to Madeenah from Makkah) was for Allah SWT and His Messenger, his migration was for Allah SWT and His Messenger, and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his migration was for that for which he migrated."

Reported in Bukhari and Muslim.

Brief Commentary on the Hadith above:

There is an implied meaning in the first statement, in that it is talking about the correctness of actions, as we are only judged in the hereafter for actions which we intended to do and are not judged for accidental actions.

The meaning of the first statement is saying that for every correct action you do, there is an intention behind it. The second statement is saying that the reward for the doer for his deed is according to his pious intention.

The main theme of this hadith is sincerity and purifying our intentions. The opposite of sincerity is riyaa’, which means showing off and it is considered as a minor form of shirk and could disqualify a person’s good deeds. Riyaa’ in Islam is when we do an act of worship for other than the sake of Allah SWT alone.

This hadith also mentioned two things, Dunya and women, as they distract us the most from the hereafter.

We need the three I’s for our deeds to be accepted:

Iman (Being a Muslim)

Ikhlas (sincerity)

Ittibaa’ (following the way of the Prophet SAW)

Without any of the three above, our deeds will not be accepted, hence it is vital that we be sincere with Allah SWT in our acts of worship.

We need to have a sincere intention for everything we do so that we may be rewarded for it. For example, intend to go to sleep to be able to be stronger to worship Allah SWT and intend to eat to be able to be stronger to worship Allah SWT.

Benefits and Action Points on the Hadith above:

Setting the Right Intentions

A virtuous intention is the source of all goodness. The heart is where intentions are formed. Hence as the heart and mind are interconnected, what we intend will influence our thoughts and then our actions. The heart has such a significant influence on our body and more on our intentions. Hence, it is vital that we ensure our hearts are in a ‘healthy’ state as we set our intentions to avoid pursuing any actions or goals that may harm ourselves and others.

Using Intentions as Anchors to Our Actions

Indeed, when we are aware of the intentions of our actions and goals, it helps us to be objective. Our intentions help direct us on what needs to be done and how things should be done. This reflects our principles and values. For Muslims, being conscious of God is one of the ways to ensure our intentions are pure. It is natural that we only act upon something that brings benefit and comfort to others, and not otherwise.

Having Multiple Intentions for a Single Action to Maximise Benefits

There is a sentence that said, "Muslim multiple intentions for every action for maximum benefits." The Muslim scholars would perform a single action for which they would have many intentions so that they could be rewarded abundantly for every intention. It is due to this that one of them said, “The intention reaches further than the action.” There's a list of intentions for different actions, with each action paired with many intentions. For example, if you plan to help people and fulfill their needs, you may have the following intentions:

1 - To obey the command of the Prophet SAW,
2 - So that Allah SWT, Most High, may come to your
assistance,
3 - To follow the Prophet SAW,
4 - To bring joy and happiness to them,
5 - To be humble,
6 - So that Allah SWT may allow others to assist you and
fulfill your needs.

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Topic 2: Reasons and Sources of Hikmah from Ibadah

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Topic 2: Reasons and Sources of Hikmah from Ibadah

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Surah Al-'Ankabut (29: 45) - Salah

"(O Prophet), recite the Book that has been revealed to you and establish Prayer. Surely Prayer forbids indecency and evil. And Allah's remembrance is of even greater merit. Allah knows all that you do."

Surah Al-Baqarah (2: 183) - Sawn

"O Believers! Fasting is enjoined upon you, as it was enjoined upon those before you, that you become God-fearing."

Surah Al-Tawbah (9: 103) - Zakah

"Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase, and invoke [ Allah 's blessings] upon them. Indeed, your invocations are reassurance for them. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing."

Surah Al-Baqarah (2: 197) - Hajj

"The months of Hajj are well known. Whoever intends to perform Pilgrimage in these months shall abstain from sensual indulgence, wicked conduct, and quarreling; and whatever good you do, Allah knows it. Take your provisions for the Pilgrimage; but, in truth, the best provision is piety. Men of understanding, beware of disobeying Me."

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Through this Usrah I session, I have gained a lot of knowledge about the core and fundamental elements of Islam. It really widens my horizon of understanding the Islamic lifestyle and benefits what I am doing every day in my entire life.

Moreover, this Usrah session is very convenient because the timing of it is held after the Friday Prayer where at first we had to listen to the khutbah before continuing with the prayers. It reminds us all to adopt the way of Islamic life wherever and whenever.

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I wish and hope that I can use some of the great lessons from the Usrah class throughout my life in the future. For examples, I need to be more sympathy and sensitive to every person around me.

I also desire to be a stronger person next time by being more discipline and punctual as well as being respect to the other so that I will have a better life and the hereafter.

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Poster on Topic : WHY WE NEED TO BE KHUSYU'?

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Our group is Group 3 and we choose the title "WHY WE NEED TO BE KHUSYU'?" and each of the members has given their contributions during the Role Play tasks.

My cooperation along with the Role Play tasks include:

Suggesting the chosen title and sharing some of the ideas with my group members,

Searching the main point for the poster and elaborating the Hikmah during the presentation.

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Topic 3: Preparation for Salah with Khusyu'

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Topic 3: Preparation for Salah with Khusyu'

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Khusyu' Definition :

Imam Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali Rahimahullah gave an interesting definition of khusyu', stating: "The origin of khusyu' comes from the softness of the heart, the calm and submissive state of one's heart."

Refer to Al-Khusyu' Fi Al-Solat, Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali (Page 17).

Khusyu' in Solah (Prayer) :

- Present the heart when praying is like being in the presence of Allah S.W.T.

- Full of manners, courteous before Allah S.W.T.

- Not remembering the affairs of the world.

Methods to Attain Khusyu' in Solah :

1. Khusyu' & Wudhu'

- Linguistically it means cleanliness and excellence.

- In terms of Shari'a, it is to purify certain parts of the body with water to make them clean and to remove the judgment of 'minor impurity" (hadath) from them to permit acts of worship which are forbidden by lack of purity.

- A person of Muslim faith is supposed to perform a ritual washing of their bodies before praying to get rid of these minor impurities.

2. Fulfill the Prayer Requirements

- The principle of salah is to ensure Muslims maintain their faith and devotion to Allah SWT, to increase taqwa (closeness to Allah SWT) and to remain conscious of the importance of faith and submission to their Creator. For example :

Knowing the solat time.

Clean from major and minor impurities.

Cleanse of the body, clothes and solat place from najis.

Covering the aurat.

Facing the Qiblat.

- Allah S.W.T. says in Surah Al-A'raf, verse 31: " 0 Son of Adam! Wear your best and most beautiful clothes when you enter the mosque."

3. Implement All of the Pillars of Prayer

- In order for the salah to be valid, the pillars must be implemented.
- The salah is rendered invalid if any pillar is left out for whatever reason, not even the prostration of forgetfulness because it can compensate for the omission of a pillar.
- The pillar has to be done or the salah has to be repeated, even if a long time passes.
- Sujuud as-Sahw or Prostration of forgetfulness are the two prostrations made at the end of the prayer to compensate for mistakes done within the prayer. This does not apply to the pillars.

Rukhsah

It is sharia laws revealed by Allah as a blessing for His servants. It aims to avoid certain rituals in Islam from being ignored and merely skipped.

An accountable Muslim is demanded to perform the decreed laws and it differs from executional aspect according to condition and situation faced by them. Rukhsah depends on the difficulty faced by involved person.

Forms of critical situation include rukhsah implementation involving sickness preventing prayer from being performed normally, travel good intention, continuous rainfall, rescue of flood victims, flight an extinguishment of critical fire.

Division of the Pillars of Solah

- Qalbi
- Qauli
- Fi'li

Solat Nawafil

At-Tatawwu', or Nawafil or Supererogatory Prayers, have been legislated to make up for any deficiencies left in the performance of Fard Salah, or Obligatory Prayers. In Salah, there are virtues that are not found in any other forms of worship.

Abu Hurairah reports that the Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. said: The first thing that the people will be called to account for on the Day of Resurrection will be the prayers. Our Lord will say to the angels although He knows better: 'Look into the salah of my servant to see if he observed it perfectly or been negligent in it. So if he observed it perfectly it will be recorded to his credit, but if he had been negligent in it in any way, Allah would say: See if My servant has any supererogatory prayers. Then if he has any supererogatory prayers, Allah would say: Make up the deficiency in My servant's obligatory prayer with his supererogatory prayers.' Thereafter all his actions will be examined in like manner." (Abu Dawud).

Beware! There is a piece of flesh in the body if it becomes good (reformed) the whole body becomes good but if it gets spoilt the whole body gets spoilt and that is the heart.

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Translation (Saheeh International) : "Certainly will the believers have succeeded: They who are during their prayer humbly intent...,"

The Qur'anic Ayah mentions above stated that the “Believers”, who have attained true success, are those who have accepted the message of Muhammad (peace be upon him), and have acknowledged him as their guide and followed the way of life taught by him.

This assertion cannot be fully appreciated unless one keeps in view the background in which it was made. On the one hand, there were the well-to-do and prosperous chiefs of Makkah, the opponents of Islam, whose business was thriving and who were enjoying every good thing of life, and on the other hand, there were the followers of Islam, majority of whom were either poor from the beginning, or had been reduced to poverty by ruthless antagonism to Islam.

Therefore, the assertion: Most certainly the believers have attained true success, with which the discourse begins, was meant to tell the disbelievers that the criterion of success and failure that they had in mind was not correct. It was based on misconceptions besides being transitory and limited in nature: it led to failure and not true success.

The noble characteristics of the believers pointed out the arguments to prove the above assertion. In other words, it has been stated that people with such and such traits and qualities only can attain true success in this world and in the Hereafter.

Khushu' (to bow down, to express humility) is a condition of the heart as well as of the body. Khushu of the heart is to fear and stand in awe of a powerful person and khushu of the body is to bow his head and lower his gaze and voice in his presence.

In Salat one is required to show khushu both of the heart and of the body, and this is the essence of the Prayer. It has been reported that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) once saw a person offering his Prayer as well as playing with his beard, he remarked: If he had khushu in his heart, his body would have manifested it.

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Topic 4: The Virtues Found in Salah with Khusyu'

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Topic 4: The Virtues Found in Salah with Khusyu'

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Topic 6: The Virtues Found in Zakah/Sadaqah

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Topic 6: The Virtues Found in Zakah/Sadaqah

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Topic 7: The Virtues Found in Hajj/'Umrah

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Topic 7: The Virtues Found in Hajj/'Umrah