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Here I want to share some posters made by other groups in our Usrah.

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Why Our Iman Is Always Been Tested?

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https://www.ecomena.org/sustainability-islam/
(Credits to EcoMENA)

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Environmental Sustainability in Islam | EcoMENA

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Islam has a rich tradition of highlighting the importance of environmental protection. Read on to know more about environmental sustainability in Islam.

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B&W photo because I don't like to put profile pictures in the first place

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-Name : Muhammad Hamdi Bin Mohd Najib
-Date of Birth : 4th June 2003
-Birthplace : Kuala Lumpur
-Current Address : Kuantan,Pahang
-Matric No. : 212605
-Usrah Group No. : 150
-Previous School : SM Imtiaz YT Dungun
-Social Media Links:
https://www.facebook.com/fakesmile.hollowskies/
Email : hamdiwarrior@gmail.com
P.S. : I don't have Instagram/TikTok/Twitter for personal reasons

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A picture of my character in a game I played

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-Hobby : Playing games most of the time, reading books, learning new things

-What kind of person I am?
~Introvert
~Perfectionist
~Love to make good friends
~Perceptive

If you have any questions about me, feel free to put it in the comments section!

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<< SCROLL RIGHT FOR USRAH II >>

-Usrah in Arabic translates into family
-In contextual meaning, usrah means a group of Muslim individuals getting together with faith in Islam, working and helping out one another, working together towards a better understanding and practice of Islam.
-People who are involved in usrah programs always help each other to be closer to Allah, and also giving help if any one of them is having a hard time in their lives.

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-In my Usrah programme, we held weekly meetings where each week a topic about our knowledge in Islam is brought up and discussed between the members.
-Other than that, every Usrah members are tasked to do a roleplay session centered around topics given by naqib of the usrah

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-All Usrah members had an icebreaking session where they introduced each other and tell everyone about themselves
-All Usrah members taking a sight in understanding the importance of usrah programme, and it can achieve for Muslims

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-How?
~Make a preparation before class started
~Give full attention to the lecturer
~Ask questions if you have a problem to understand

-Why?
~To gain blessing in the knowledge we learned
~Allah will give good things in our life
~Give a respect to the teachers who helped us learn

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Full Hadith: https://honeyfortheheart.wordpress.com/40-hadith/hadith-02-the-hadith-of-jibreel/

(Credit to honey for the heart)

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-5 Pillars of Islam
-Importance of asking questions when seeking knowledge
-Iman, Islam, Ihsan and why they're important to Muslims
-Asking vs Provoke in present day (Adab when asking a person about something)

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https://madrasatelquran.com/the-six-pillars-of-faith-iman-in-islam/

(Credits to Madrasat El-Quran)

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-How Iman and Islam compliments a Muslim's life?
~If a Muslim practices them faithfully, he/she will bring themselves closer to Allah while also striving in daily life
-Why our Iman can be at different level everyday?
~Our Iman is based on how much we remember Allah in every second of our breath.
~Plus,to keep our Iman consistent and stronger, we need to improve our amal (good deeds) and stop ourselves from committing sins
-Comparisons between non-Islamic and Islamic countries in aspect of practices of Iman and Islam
-Why is Islam a special religion?
~Allah only accepts Islam as a religion(Ali Imran verse 19)

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http://www.quranreading.com/blog/importance-and-benefits-of-following-prophets-sunnah/
(Credits to quranreading.com )

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Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is the last Prophet of Allah Almighty. Allah (SWT) has motivated His Messenger (PBUH) with two kinds of revelation: the Quran and the Sunnah. The Sunnah refers to everything that is said, done or admitted by the Prophet (SAW). For Muslims, their true love is for Prophet Muhammad (SAW) whose entire life is encoded in his Sunnah. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is the walking Quran and following him is the right path which leads towards ultimate satisfaction. There is the great importance of following Prophet's Sunnah that we should know and then try to follow His (SAW) way then we can be successful in both worlds.
Importance of Prophet's Sunnah
For Muslims following the actions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is the matter of meaningful importance because his Sunnah is the source of great benefits for the followers. Believers are encouraged to act in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah. If we follow Sunnah of Muhammad (SAW) we can get many benefits by following Prophet's Sunnah. Allah says in Quran: "There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often." (Quran 33:21)

A person who loves Allah really will definitely try to resemble the person whom Allah loves and is pleased with, and try to replicate his deeds. Hence, despite not everyone can act in accordance with the whole Sunnah, but everybody can have the intention of acting in accordance with the Sunnah and be in favor of the Sunnah. We all know one day this world will come to an end, therefore, all of us should try to live our lives according to the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Allah (SWT) has stressed the obligation of showing complete obedience and submission to Prophet Muhammad (SAW) that is to follow Muhammad (SAW) Sunnah in many verses of Quran. Allah says: "And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad PBUH) gives you, take it, and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it), and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Severe in punishment. "(Quran, 59:7)

Sunnah consists of the character, etiquettes, habits and legislative obligations of our Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) performed to keep the Muslim believers closer to Allah (SWT).Prophet Muhammad (SAW) always practiced in his life what Allah (SWT) has revealed on him in the form of Divine revelation the Quran. He followed all the precepts of Islam to become a leader for Muslims who can be followed to lead a pious life. For every Sunnah, a Muslim follows there is the number of benefits on physical and spiritual grounds. We will discuss some benefits of following Prophet's Sunnah in this article.
Benefits of following Prophet's Sunnah
There are great benefits of following Prophet's Sunnah in this life as well as in the life hereafter too. By following Prophet's Sunnah we can lead a happy and healthy life which we are going to discuss below:

Sleeping and Waking up Early: Sleeping early results in rising early and it has the great impact on our daily routine and also in our body functioning. A sleeping pattern that is the time of sleeping plays a great role in our ability to function properly and effectively during daily activities. Starting the day off by praying the morning Salah sets you in the right frame of mind to be the best you can be throughout the day. It was the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to rise early and offer prayers, which helps in reshaping a person at the start of the day into his proper frame. Hazrat Aisha (R.A) narrated Prophet (SAW) sleeping habit that: "He used to sleep early at night, and get up in its last part to pray, and then return to his bed." (Al Bukhari). Wake up early and sleep early to be the strong, successful you that you want to be and Insha Allah you will get all these things.

Use of Miswak: Miswak comes from the "Salvadora persica" tree and has many anti-bacterial qualities, making it a great way to maintain hygiene of the mouth. Prophet (SAW) used to do Miswak and we all should also do it because it is very important to maintain oral hygiene. This Sunnah introduces preventative measures against a problem that can have you rolled up in bed for days. Miswak is easily purchasable and relatively cheap, making it an easy Sunnah to uphold. It keeps the mouth clean and fresh naturally and effortlessly all the time. Hadith related to Miswak usage is as follows: "If it were not that it would be difficult on my nation, then I would have ordered them to use the siwak for each pray." [Al Tirmidhi]

Having always a pleasant smile: Smiling is a simple way to looks like happy and also try to do other's happy. With the help of smile, you can lift up someone's mood that is sad and worried. By doing so you can make someone be more grateful and relief from sadness. Our beloved Prophet (PBUH) frequently doing it and all of us should follow his Sunnah of having always a pleasant smile. Ibn Jaz reports: "I have not seen anyone who smiled more than the Messenger of Allah (SAW)." (Tirmidhi). Try to smile more often and spread joy and peace around you as our beloved Prophet (SAW) instructed to do so.

Doing Hijama (Cupping): Cupping therapy is the modern form of regulating blood flow via putting suctions on human skin to mobilize the flow of blood for healing the wide range of medical ailments. This form of treatment has been used throughout history in a number of countries. The benefits of cupping are vast, including the removal of toxins from the blood. Hadith narrates: "I there is any healing in your medicines, then it is in cupping, a gulp of honey or branding with fire (cauterization) that suits the ailment, but I don't like to be (cauterized) branded with fire." (Al Bukhari). Cupping on daily basis helps in removal of hazardous toxins that human body accumulates on daily basis along effectiveness for fertility, migraine, and joint pains. So for getting cure from diseases, we should try to follow this act of Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

Sit while eating or drinking: Those who stand while eating or drinking always looks like they are in the stream. Sitting down to eat slows a person in their eating habits, reducing the amount they are likely to eat and the unhealthy speed by which they do so. Importantly, eating together as a family, which requires you to sit, is a crucial way to build relationships. It was narrated by Anas (R.A) that: "The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) prohibited that a man should drink while standing." (Qatadah said) So it was said: "And eating?" He (Anas) said: "That is worse." (Tirmidhi). We should try to follow this Sunnah while eating or drinking in this way our health will also be perfect and we will build the strong relationship with our family too.

Always speaks good or keep silent: The beauty of this particular Sunnah is that it will help you save time and reduce the amount of energy used to contemplate over irrelevant matters being discussed. This energy and time could be well spent on something beneficial, such as reading Quran or doing vital tasks or only speaking things that benefit oneself and others in this world and the Hereafter. The Prophet (SAW) said about this: "He who believes in Allah and the Hereafter if he witnesses any matter he should talk in good terms about it or keep quiet." (Muslim)

We should follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in our daily life routine so that we can get benefits from them and can live healthy, happy and peaceful life.

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Importance and Benefits of Following Prophet's Sunnah - Islamic Articles

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Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is the last Prophet of Allah Almighty. Allah (SWT) has motivated His Messenger (PBUH) with two kinds of revelation: the Quran and the Sunnah. The Sunnah refers to everything that is said, done or admitted by the Prophet (SAW). For Muslims, their true love is for Prophet Muhammad (SAW) whose entire life [...]

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-Sunnah : Sayings and practices did Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h and the second source of knowledge for Muslims

-Benefits from practicing Sunnah :
~Blessed by Prophet Muhammad on Judgement Day
~Create a productive and healthy lifestyle
~Strengthen our Iman

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https://youtu.be/RJRuNhIeubg

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#NoHaters | Why you will love Islam | 2013 | HD

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How Should You Cherish Life?

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https://www.deccanherald.com/content/71956/practice-ihsan-all-walks-life.html

(Credits to Deccan Herald)

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The word ‘Ihsan’ occurs in the Quran in many places and the active participle of Ihsan ‘Muhsin’ (the doer of Ihsan) is praised by God.

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-How Ihsan affect our lives?
~Makes us a better person
~We did our amal as best as we can
~Ihsan improves our amal significantly

-How do we apply the concept of Ihsan to our parents?
~Give them the best treatment we can give
~Always make them happy
~Repay their sacrifices to us when we're still a child

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-In the roleplay session during Usrah meeting, my group presented this topic as a part of the discussion for the day.
-We talked about the meaning of Adab and Ahkam and why they're important to us as a Muslim.
-We also clarified which one for us is more important based on our judgement.
-Lastly, we mentioned about how to apply both Adab and Ahkam to improve ourselves and the Muslim communities in overall.

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Why Study More to Improve Our Amal

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Are All Bad Ending Stories Bad For Us?

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-Actions taken by the government to perserve nature
~Recycle campaigns, establising reserve forests etc.
-Actions that we can take as a citizen?
~3R Principles, using solar panels, make use of power saving electronic products etc.
-How is this correlates into context of Islam?
~As a Khalifah in this world, Allah said that we(humans) is sent to create harmony in the world. One part of this is to keep the balance of the nature as it is.

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-Like Usrah I, in Usrah II we are divided into a group of different members and get acquainted with each other.
-Moreover, the activities are the same; we have Role Play session and weekly meetings, discussing about a topic in Islam.

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(credits to al-islam.org )

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Reasons We Worship Allah SWT:
-Greatness of God(Allah)
-Feelings of dependency
-Awareness of Allah's blessing
-A part of human nature

Role of Worshipping Allah in Our Life:
-Making the perishable perpetual/ everlasting
-Changing material stuff into spiritual
-Individual & collective development

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-Taaruf: On our first meeting, we had an icebreaking session and get to know each other. Moreover, our usrah's facilitator also explained about foundations of usrah and our activities throughout the program.

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(credits to siasat.com )

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DEVELOPING KHUSHU IN THE PRAYER:

Prayer is the greatest of the practical pillars of Islam, and khushu, or humility,is the heart of the prayer. Khushu in the prayer is of such importance that it is made a requirement by the shari'ah. When Iblis, the enemey of Allah vowed to mislead and tempt the sons of Adam, he said:

"Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left..." (Surah al-A'raf 7:17)

One of shaitan's most significant plots is to divert the people from the prayer by all possible means. Those who do pray are subjected to his whispers so as to deprive them of the joy of this worship and to cause them to lose the reward for it.

Indeed khushu will be the first thing to disappear from the earth in these last times that we are living in. The great companion Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

"The first thing of your religion that you will lose is the khushu and the last thing that you will lose of your religion is the prayer. There may be a person praying who has no goodness in him, and soon you will enter the masjid and not find anyone who has khushu." [Recorded in al-Madarij 1/521]

"Successful indeed are the believers, those who offer their salah (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness."

(Surah al-Mu'minun 23:1-2)

Khushu means calmness, serenity, tranquility, dignity and humility.

One gains khushu from a fear of Allah and the sense that He is always watching. It means that one's heart stands before its Lord with humility and submission. Allah tells us:

" ...and stand before Allah with obedience." (Surah al-Baqarah 2:238)

Part of obedience is to bow, to be solemn and submissive, to lower one's gaze and to humble oneself out of fear of Allah, may He be glorified.

The site of khushu is in the heart, and its effects are manifested in the physical body. The various faculties follow the heart: if the heart is corrupted by negligence or insinuating whispers from Shaitan, the worship of the body's faculties will also be corrupt.

The heart is like a king and the faculties are like his troops who follow his orders and go where they are commanded. If the king is deposed, his followers are lost, which is like what happens when the heart does not worship properly.

Hudayfah, RadhiAllahu Anhu, used to say, 'Beware of the khushu of hypocrisy.' He was asked, 'What is the khushu of hypocrisy?' He said, 'When the body shows khushu but there is no khushu in the heart.'

Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said, explaining the difference between the khushu of true faith and the khushu of hypocrisy, 'The khushu of true faith is when the heart feels aware and humble before the greatness and glory of Allah, and is filled with awe, fear and shyness, so that the heart is utterly humbled before Allah and broken as it were, with fear, shyness, love and recognition of the blessings of Allah and its own sins. So no doubt the khushu of the heart is followed by khushu of the body. As for the khushu of hypocrisy, it is something that is put on with a great show, but there is no khushu in the heart.'

One of the Companions used to say, 'I seek refuge with Allah from the khushu of hypocrisy.' It was said to him, 'What is the khushu of hypocrisy?' He said, 'When the body appears to have khushu but there is no khushu in the heart.' The person who truly feels khushu before Allah is a person who no longer feels the flames of physical desire; their heart is pure and filled with the light of the greatness of Allah. Their own selfish desires have died because of the fear and awe which have filled their heart. It has become dignified and secure in the remembrance of Allah, so that tranquility descends upon them from their Lord. They have become humble, mukhbit, before Allah, and the one who is humble is assured. Land that is mukhbit is land that is low-lying, in which water settles, so the heart that is mukhbit is humble and content, like a low-lying spot of land into which water flows and settles.

Khushu in the prayer happens when a person empties their heart for prayer, and focuses on it to the exclusion of all else, and prefers it to everything else. Only then do they find comfort and joy in it as the Prophet, SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, said,

"...and my joy has been made Salah." [Recorded in Ahmad]

Allah has mentioned al-khashi'ina wa'l-khashi'at (men and women who are humble before their Lord), and described this quality as one of the qualities of those who are chosen. He tells us that He has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward.

One of the benefits of khushu is that it makes prayer easier for a person. Allah tells us,

"And seek help in patience and al-Salah (the prayer), and truly it is extremely heavy and hard except for al-khashi'tn." (Surah al-Baqarah 2:45)

The meaning is that the burden of the prayer is heavy indeed, except for those who have khushu. Khushu is therefore very important but it is something that is easily lost and is rarely seen, especially in our own times, which are the last times. The Prophet, SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, said:

"The first thing to be lifted up (taken away) from this ummah will be khushu, until you will see no one who has khushu." [Recorded in al-Tabarani]

According to the most correct view, khushu is obligatory. Allah tells us:

"And seek help in patience and prayer and truly it is extremely heavy and hard except for al-khashi'un." (Surah al-Baqarah 2:45)

Shaikh al-Islam ibn Taymiyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said that this implies condemnation of those who are not khashi'un.

Condemnation only applies when something obligatory is not done, or when something forbidden is done. If those who do not have khushu are to be condemned, this indicates that khushu is obigatory.

The fact that khushu is obligatory is also indicated by the ayat:

"Successful indeed are the believers, those who offer their prayers with all solemnity and full submissiveness." (Surah al-Muminun 23:1-2)

"These are indeed the inheritors, who shall inherit the Paradise. They shall dwell therein forever." (Surah al-Muminun 23:10-11)

Allah, may he be glorified and exalted, tells us that these are the ones who will inherit Firdaws, the highest part of Paradise, which implies that no-one else will do so.

Khushu is obligatory in prayer, and this includes calmness and khushu. Whoever pecks like a crow in sujud (prostration) does not have khushu, and whoever does not raise their head fully from ruku (bowing) and pause for a while before going down into sujud is not calm, because calmness implies doing this at a measured pace, so the person who does not do things at a measured pace is not calm.

Concerning the virtues of khushu and as a warning to the one who neglects it, the Prophet, SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, said:

"Five prayers which Allah had made obligatory. Whoever performs wudu properly for them, prays them on time, performs ruku properly and has perfect khushu, it is a promise from Allah that he will be forgiven, but whoever does not do this, has no such promise - if Allah wishes, He will forgive him, and if He wishes, He will punish him." [Recorded in Abu Dawud]

Concerning the virtues of khushu, the Prophet, SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, also said:

"Whoever performs wudu and does it well, then prays two rakahs focusing on them completely, will be forgiven all his previous sins" and in another naration, "...will be guaranteed Paradise." [Recorded in al-Bukhari]

means 'that you worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot see Him, surely he can see you.' The more the slave tastes the sweetness of salah, the more attracted they will be to it, and this has to do with the strength of . This is why the Prophet, SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, used to say:

" Made beloved to me from your world are women and perfume, and the coolness of my eyes is in the prayer." [Recorded in Ahmad]

Prayer was something beloved to the Prophet, SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, not something that had to be done and gotten over with.

With regard to the second category, weakness of distractions, we find that this entails striving to push away all distractions that make you think of something other than the prayer itself. This means warding off thoughts that keep your mind off the purpose of prayer. This is something which differs from one person to another, because the extent of waswas has to do with the extent of one's doubts and desires and the heart's focus and dependence on what it loves, and its efforts to avoid what it dislikes.

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DEVELOPING KHUSHU IN THE PRAYER: Prayer is the greatest of the practical pillars of Islam, and khushu, or humility,is the heart of the prayer. Khushu in the prayer is of such importance that it is made a requirement by the shari'ah.

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-Meaning of Khusyu'; the calm and submissive state of one's heart
-How to Attain Khusyu'? Fulfill prayer requirements and implement all elements of prayer
-Relationship between Khusyu' and Wudhu'
-Definition of Rukhsah
-Division of Pillars of Salah(Qalbi, Qauli, Fi'li)

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-Due to unforseen cirtumtances, our meeting for this week is cancelled.
-The time is used to divide our usrah into several groups for Role Play.
-I was assigned on Group 1, with given topic "Benefits of Having Good Niyyah"
-Our group take the time to discuss about our poster for presentation.

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-In this week's meeting, my group is tasked to present our poster for Role Play session.
-The topic is about Benefits of Having Good Niyyah
-We discussed about its meaning, the benefits of it and how we as Muslims can obtain it.

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-Our facilitator also shared a few videos and texts of some tazkirahs, which discussed about:-

How to always be Istiqamah

The true definition of Riya' & common misunderstandings

Description of As-Sirat in Judgement Day

Criteria and the responsibility of sharing good knowledge

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-Due to some of our usrah members can't attend to the meeting because of returning home due to COVID-19 SOPs, the meet is cancelled
-Our facilitator orders us to prepare for the next Role Play session

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-Finishing other groups(2-5) Role Play presentation
-Final meeting and photography session

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-As usual, I'd like to share what other groups did for their Role Play session so we can benefit from it together.

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Benefits of Practicing Correct Amal

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Why We Need To Be Khusyu'

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Why We Need To Be Humble

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Copy of Brown White and Beige Collage Comparison Infographic

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What We Gained From Being Patient