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Bismillah and assalamualaikum everyone!

My name is Nur Madihah Afrina binti Mohd Haniff and I go by Madi or Didi for short. My matric number is 255912 and I’m from Johor.I’m an October baby!🏄🏻‍♀️ I’m currently majoring in Pharmacy at CFS IIUM, future pharmacist in syaa Allah!👩🏻‍⚕️🤍. Some things that I love are studying, online shopping, watching gaming streams, forensic or horror podcasts, and playing roblox games🎮

Email:mdihah0807@gmail.com

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The five pillars of Islam represent more than mere rituals; they provide an all-encompassing framework for living. They ground the believer’s heart in faith (shahadah), shape the body with prayer (salah), cleanse wealth via charity (zakat), foster patience and self-discipline through fasting, and link the soul to the worldwide ummah through pilgrimage (hajj). They create a harmonious path where devotion, ethics, and community unite, guaranteeing that a Muslim’s life is founded on the remembrance of Allah and serving others.

🕌Imam al-Ghazali (رحمه الله) said:

“Just as a body cannot stand without a spine, Islam cannot stand without its pillars.”

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WEEK 2🌷: Pillars of Islam [Hadith Jibril]

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WEEK 2🌷: Pillars of Islam [Hadith Jibril]

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~The Hadith of Jibril is a Hadith in which the Prophet Muhammad explained about Iman, Islam and Ihsan. Signs of the Hour and it’s indication is also mentioned.

~In order to achieve Ihsan (excellence) in both dunya and akhirah, the basic of our religion, Islam has to be strong first, followed by iman (belief)

Adab in seeking knowledge🌼

-Wear clean and appropriate attire

-Refer to the knowledgeable person with appropriate titles

-Do not interrupt while someone is teaching

-Do not be afraid to say “I don’t know”

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Written commentary compiled by volunteers utilizing Sh. Jamaal Diwan's audio commentary above and English translation of Ibn Daqiq Al-Id's commentary on The Forty Hadith of Imam al-Nawawi.

This hadith includes within it all outwardly actions and inwardly beliefs. The sciences of the Sharia' return back to this hadith due to it encompassing knowledge of the Sunnah. Hence, some of the scholars have termed this hadith the Mother or Core of the Sunnah, just as Surah al-Fatiha has been termed the Mother or Core of the Qur'aan, due to it containing the entire Message of the Qur'an.

This hadith is also known as Hadith Jibreel (Angel Gabriel) (as). The hadith tells the story of Jibreel (as) when he came to the Prophet (sas), asking a set of questions. The Prophet (sas) responded to those questions and then addressed his companions. There is a door called "Baab Jibreel" at Masjid An-Nabawi in Madina. It is known as the door that Jibreel (as) came in to ask the Prophet (sas) these questions.

It is very important for du'aat (Islamic workers ) to be aware of their surroundings, and to recognize what's going on around them so they can act appropriately. Umar (ra) noticed that a well-kept individual with clean clothes, whom he didn't know, entered the Masjid with no trace of travel on him. Umar (ra) was conscious; he could sense that this man was not an ordinary man, nor a man from "around town."

The da'wah, the call to Islam, is very much predicated upon the building of relationships with people. The people who care about inviting others to Islam and spreading the deen of Allah (swt), should notice what's going on around them. They should notice when someone new comes into the masjid. They should notice if someone is left out or if someone is sitting by him or herself. Then they can proceed from there in terms of figuring out how to deal with that situation. The call towards the deen of Allah is predicated upon brotherhood, sisterhood, love for the sake of Allah; and that requires paying attention to the situations of people around us.

Jibreel (as) came dressed in a very nice and clean way. He sat in front of the Prophet (pbuh) in a very respectful and humble way. There are many things that the scholars took from this Hadith in terms of seeking knowledge. Among the etiquettes of seeking knowledge is students should have decent apparel, they should look clean as much as possible. Moreover, they should show a high level of respect towards their teachers.

Jibreel (as) turns to the Prophet (sas) and says, "Tell me about Islam". The Prophet's answer was centered around outward actions. Then he asks him about iman and the Prophet's answer focused on internal actions of belief and of thought.

Islam and iman are interchangeable concepts revolved around the five pillars of action and the six foundations of belief. When Islam and iman are mentioned together in the same place, then Islam refers to the outward actions and iman refers to the inward beliefs.

Belief manifests itself. The scholars say that a belief lives in the heart and shows itself on the actions and on the tongue. For example, the Prophet (sas) said that the Muslim is the person who the people are safe from his hands and his tongue. And the believer is the one who people trust him with their wealth and themselves.

Scholars consider Islam, Iman and Ihsan the three stages in the path towards Allah (swt). The first path is you force yourself and bring yourself to do those actions which you know that Allah wants you to do. The second level is iman where you are not only doing those actions, but you are strengthening your relationship with Allah (swt) and you're beginning to taste the sweetness of your relationship with Allah. The third level is the level of Ihsan, which is to worship Allah as if you see Him, and even if you cannot see Him, to know that He sees you. So, you are moving in this path, this journey, towards the Divine. And in doing so, it's getting more and more intense.

When Jibreel asked the Prophet (sas) about the hour, He said, "The one who is being asked about it is not more knowledgeable about it than the one who is asking." Here, the Prophet (sas) is saying, this is something that Allah (swt) keeps to Himself and it is part of the "ghayb" (unseen). This is an important lesson because it doesn't matter when the Day of Judgment is, what really matters is what and how we are preparing for it. We should be continuously striving to please Allah and seek his forgiveness.

The next question was, "So, tell me about it's signs, tell me about the things that will occur". These signs are considered as warnings. The Prophet (sas) gave two signs to this particular hadith of the end of time. One of them is, "the slave woman will give birth to her master," and the tense is feminine so it is referring to her female master.

One of the interpretations that relates to modern time would be: The one who gives birth is supposed to be in power, or have some sort of level or authority over the one who she gives birth to. But this here is a flipping of the scale. The one who gives birth becomes the servant of the one who is born. Whereas before, the child would respect, honor and listen to their parents. Now it's the complete opposite, and if you look around, you will see it. You see and feel as if the parents are slaves to the children. Parents desperately trying to please their children, and moms are trying to imitate their daughters.

The second sign; is the person will see barefooted, lightly dressed, and poor people who are shepherds. They will see these people competing with one another in their buildings. The point here is you have these people who don't have anything, they are very poor. Then suddenly the situation changes for them, and they are competing with one another over who can build the tallest building. They are competing to see who has the nicest car, the latest gadgets, etc.

In the end, all of this is from the blessings of Allah (swt). Allah (swt) gives us so much and rather than being humble and grateful in front of Allah, we are arrogant and think that it is all from us. Righteousness, putting full effort and trying one's best will all eventually lead to success and wealth. But at the end of the day, we still have to acknowledge that no matter how much effort we put in, our wealth and success will always be in the hands and bounty of Allah. So, being successful and having wealth should give us more reasons to increase our humility and increase our gratitude towards our Lord.

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Islam, Iman, Ihsan - It was narrated on the authority of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: > While we were one day sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), there appeared before us a man dressed in extremely white clothes and with very black hair.

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~Belief in Allah🪐-Quran emphasizes Allah's oneness, creation and sustenance of the universe.

*Application:-five daily prayer

-quranic reflection

-observing the world's order

-Believe in the way Allah is described in Quran, Sunnah

~Belief in the Malaikah☁️-spiritual beings created by Allah to carry out his commands and fulfill various roles.

*Application:Remember that our actions are witnessed by the malaikah, making feel intimidated to do bad behaviour.

~Belief in Kutub🔑 -As source of guidance and wisdom for humanity.

*Study and follow the teaching of Al-Quran.

How to Implement beliefs from Al-Quran in life:

~Study and understand

~Integration into our daily life

~Practice the teachings of Al-Quran

~Share the teachings of Al-Quran with others

~Seek guidance from a more knowleadgable person

Why Al-Quran as dalil?

~It's linguistic beauty that cannot be imitated

~Numerous prophecies have been fulfilled

~It's consistency and unchanged teachings

~Scientific knowledge that's relevant for humans

~Challenges and rhetorical power , human cannot invent any other manuscripts like the Al-Quran

~Al-Quran lead our life because it provides guidance for all aspects of life

🪻Belief in Allah, Malaikah and Kutub is a central tenet of islamic faith

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~Belief in Rasul and Anbiya' 🤍-Allah sent a messenger to every nation to call them to worship Allah

-Obedience toward the prophet also indicates our obedience towards Allah

-From prophecy, humanity will not be able to claim ignorance to the purpose of their creation and life after death when asked in the hereafter.

~Belief in Qada' and Qadar💡- Our life has been planned by Allah before we were even born.

-Everything that happen to us or what we do is because of Allah's Will

Benefit of Belief in Qada' & Qadar:

-Our concern will be focused on how to be a better person instead of the past or future

-Establish good manner

-It leads us to submit ourself to Allah

🪻True faith is not complete unless we believe that Allah's Will is total and all-embracing

~Belief in the Hereafter⏳ -The life of this world and of all that is in it will come to and end on an appointed day.

Effect:

-Demonstrates the greatness of Allah's names and attributes

-Increases the joy for meeting Allah in the hearts of the believers

-Establishes fear for Allah

-Supports a Muslim in 'chasing' good deeds

-The greatest assistance in renewing people's hopes during hardships

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IHSAN 🌿

-Worship Allah as if you see him (for he always see you)

-Do good wholeheartedly, then you will get the Ihsan

-Ihsan requires an object, do good beyond the minimum requirement ex:when reading the Quran, don't just recite it but also understand the content.✅

-When Allah has demanded you to worship him, then worship only him (Allah's demand is as a whole)

-When you have Iman towards the judgement day, you wil do more servitude since you know the consequences of not doing so in the doom's day

-The only regretful people during the judgement day are the people who doesn't do much servitude🎭

THE JUDGEMENT DAY

Minor Signs:

-The coming of the last prophet

-Arabia becomes green🛤️

-Euphrates uncovering a mountain of gold⛰️

-The earth will spill it's hidden treasure

-Siege of Madeenah

Major Signs:

-Arrival of The Mahdi

-The emergence of Dajjal

-The appearance of Ya'juj Ma'juj

-The Dukhan smoke🌁

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Written commentary compiled by volunteers utilizing Sh. Jamaal Diwan's audio commentary above and English translation of Ibn Daqiq Al-Id's commentary on The Forty Hadith of Imam al-Nawawi.
Islam commands Muslims to practice and apply Ihsan, striving for excellence, in all that they do. Ihsan is so important that it was actually made obligatory, or wajib. It has been mentioned in the Quran, where Allah the Almighty says,

Verily, Allah enjoins justice, and ihsan and giving help to relatives, and He forbids immoral sins, evil and tyranny. He admonishes you, so that perhaps you may take heed. (16:90)

The structure of this hadith is very similar to the first one of Imam Al-Nawawi's collection. The Prophet (sas) spoke in the first Hadith about intentions, then he gave an example to clarify what he meant by intentions. Likewise in this hadith, the Prophet (sas) speaks about ihsan and then gives an example of what ihsan means and how to apply it.

When the Prophet (sas) used the terminology: "Allah has written ihsan upon everything," the scholars of Usul al-fiqh[1] said that the word "written" implies obligation. Whenever the terminology "written" is used in the Quran or sunnah it implies a religious mandate. We are bound, then, to strive for excellence in everything we do.

Ihsan is a comprehensive concept. It includes doing things completely, nicely and in a tasteful manner. It comprises four components:

1. Sincerity (Ikhlas)

2. Completeness

3. Tastefulness (doing things in a pleasant manner), and

4. Correctness (doing things the right way).

A Muslim who practices ihsan throughout his life is a responsible person and a person of high quality. He does things in the best manner, in a pleasant and tasteful way, and is never satisfied with anything other than a top-notch quality job in all that he does. He or she is motivated to exercise this excellence because Allah prescribed ihsan for all deeds.

It is very important to apply ihsan to our deen and our relationship with Allah (swt). Sometimes we do the least possible thing to get by. Islam shouldn't be understood this way, but rather as a way of life that is based on continuous striving for excellence. It is based on the understanding that God is watching and that He knows what we do. That God-consciousness should lead us to ihsan.

The meaning of "killing well" is to exert oneself the utmost in performing the action well, without causing unnecessary pain or torment through it. "Slaughtering well" implies that we show kindness to the animal being slaughtered, do not push it to the ground cruelly or harshly, nor drag it from one place to another. It also includes facing it towards the Qibla, pronouncing the name of Allah upon it, cleanly and quickly cutting the throat and the two jugular veins, and finally leaving it until it has turned cold. This hadith also includes recognizing and acknowledging Allah's favors upon us, and thanking Him and being grateful to Him. Allah (swt) has subjected some of His creation to us, and made their meat permissible when He could have made it forbidden, if He had wished.

Acquiring Ihsan requires a level of preparation. We can't practice ihsan without proper planning and readiness.

One of the best examples is the example of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, who applied excellence in everything he did. When the Prophet (sas) gave permission to the companions to migrate to Madinah, Abu Bakr declined to migrate with the companions, secretly hoping that he could accompany the Prophet (sas) on his journey. While he was waiting, he readied two camels, fed them, and made sure they were ready to leave at a moments notice. This is true Ihsan; it is not only doing the action itself in the best way, but preparing for the action in the best way.

[1] Usul al-Fiqh are the principles underlying fiqh (religious jurisprudence); in other words, legal theory.

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Prescription of Ihsan (Perfection) - On the authority of Abu Ya'la Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: > "Verily Allah has prescribed ihsan (perfection) in all things. Thus if you kill, kill well; and if you slaughter, slaughter well.

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Adab: the behaviour that people shows🌘

Akhlak: the qualities of ethic everyone should have inside their heart🌓

Adab with parents (taken from the story of prophet Ibrahim)🐚

-adress parents with respectful and affectionate title💐

-refrain from using any derogatory word that could hurt parents’ feelings

-refrain from belittling parents using the knowledge that we own🙅🏻 (prophet Ibrahim merely mention the prophetic knowledge tht was granted to him)

-don’t hold grudges towards parents🧑🏻‍⚖️ (in the story, even after his father got angry at him, threaten to stone him🪨 and even shoo him from the house, prophet Ibrahim didn’t give back the same behavior and backs away slowly, leaving his father)

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Throughout my usrah sessions, I gained a deeper understanding of Islam beyond what is taught in textbooks.📖 We didn’t just learn about religious rulings, but also how to apply Islamic values in daily life. I became more aware of the importance of akhlaq, time management, and sincerity in every action. The reminders I received in usrah truly helped strengthen my relationship with Allah.💘

I also got to know more sisters outside my course since one usrah group consists of students from multiple courses.🔍 This helped me to get out of my comfort zone and start talking to more people. Through this, I also learn the value of teamwork and communication skills.

📌Not to forget, our naqibah played a huge role in making our usrah sessions meaningful. I'm truly amazed by how easy it is for her to elaborate about a slide she was given and share her insights with us. The way she explained topics was always gentle yet impactful, making even complex Islamic concepts easy to understand.💨

All in all, usrah taught me that becoming a better Muslim is a continuous journey. We're not born perfect muslim, but Allah created us for a reason and that is to worship only him and find our way towards him and Islam throughout our journey on this earth until our last breath.🌬️

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📍Personally, I would suggest incorporating more interactive activities such as group games or roleplay discussions to make every session more engaging. This would engage us and help us remember the lessons better.🔓

📍I would also suggest for every session to include a short slot where members get to share their weekly struggles or personal reflections🖌️. This could make the bond between us even stronger and allow us to support each other more.

📍Finally,I would love to see more variety in the topics covered, mainly topics that are closely related to us as students.📊 For example, mental health in Islam or seeking knowledge as an act of worship.🔗

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Definition🪷: Acts of worship/ performed for the sake of Allah🕋

*Set a right niyyah (set what to do because of Allah)

~Ikhlas (not for other reasons)

~purity of intention (pure)

~clarity

~focus (avoid any distractions)

~consistency

Why We Need to Be Humble🪷

🍃Humility is loved by Allah

~Allah loves those who are humble and dislikes arrogance.

🍃Humility raises a person’s status

~Being humble does not lower you—Allah elevates you because of it.♾️

🍃Arrogance can prevent entry into Paradise

~Even a small amount of arrogance is dangerous.

🍃Humility strengthens brotherhood and unity

~A humble person respects others and avoids looking down on them🫧

🍃The Prophet ﷺ himself was humble

~He is our best example, yet he lived modestly and never acted arrogantly.🌟

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What is it?🕯️

Washing certain body parts along with the intention

Conditions for The Wudu’ to be Valid🕯️:

-The person performing wudu’ must be a muslim 🧕🏻

-The person must be sane (not in a state of insanity/crazy)

-The person must reach puberty (baligh)🧔🏻

-The water used must be clean, and the body of the person is free from najis (impurity)💧

-Must have intention in the heart that the performance if wudu’ is for purification and worship to Allah SWT❣️

-The person is not in a state that requires ghusl (full body purification).🚿 Meaning, the person is free from major impurity such as haid/period🛑

Sunnah Acts in Ablution🕯️:

-Bismillah before starting the wudu’🤲🏻

-Gargle the water in the mouth 3 times

-Sniffing water into the nose (intinshaq) and blowing it out (istinfar) 3 times👃

-Wash the arm until above the elbow🦾

-Wiping the inside and outside of the ear once

-Avoid wasting water while performing wudu’❌

-It’s sunnah to do each part of wudu’ 2 or 3 times🩶

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1. Ṣawm al-ʿĀm (General Fasting)

-Basic, obligatory level.🫧

-Abstaining from food, drink, and marital relations from dawn (fajr) to sunset (maghrib).

2.Ṣawm al-Khāṣ (Special Fasting)✨

In addition to physical abstinence, one restrains:
Eyes from looking at ḥarām👀

Tongue from lying, gossip, foul speech

Ears from listening to sin

Hands and feet from wrongdoing

Emphasizes moral discipline and self-control💪🏻

3.Ṣawm Khāṣṣ al-Khāṣ (The Fasting of the Elite)⚜️

-This is the highest spiritual level.

-Fasting of the heart and mind

Guarding the heart from:
Sinful thoughts❌

Worldly obsessions

Anything that distracts from Allah

Complete focus on Allah, remembrance (dhikr), and sincerity

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Through this usrah, I gained a deeper understanding of Islam and improve myself.The discussions helped me become more aware of my responsibilities as a Muslim and reminded me to constantly reconnect my actions with my intentions✍🏻. This usrah also taught me the importance of ukhuwwah, where we support and remind one another in goodness🗣️.

From our naqibah🧕🏻, I learned the value of patience, sincerity, and leading by example. Her guidance, reminders, and efforts in preparing each session showed me how knowledge should be shared with wisdom and compassion. 💝

Personally, this usrah helped me grow spiritually and become more mindful of my relationship with Allah🤎 I gained motivation to improve my ibadah, strengthen my character, and apply Islamic values in my daily life. Most importantly, I gained clarity that self-improvement is a continuous journey, and this usrah became one of the means that guided me towards istiqamah.❕

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📍 Personally, I would suggest sharing short reminders or dua🤲🏻 at the end of each session, so we leave the usrah with something simple yet meaningful to practise throughout the week.

📍 I would also suggest rotating small roles among members, such as leading a short reflection🧠 or summarising the previous session. This could build confidence and help everyone feel more involved.

📍 Personally, I think having occasional outdoor🏞️ or casual usrah sessions could refresh the atmosphere and make the sessions more relaxed and enjoyable.💎