Our mentor had the genius idea of putting everyone into secret groups named based off states in Malaysia — Im in group Sabah!

We played some games and started our first usrah session with the topic of 'acquisition of hikmah from ibadah' by our dearest mentor. One of the few hikmah we can acquire is creating self-discipline through doing ibadah like salah and fasting, mindfulness and many more

There was four ibadah where we discussed its wisdom or benefits.

Praying helps us build discipline and keeps on the right path in remembering Allah constantly

Sawm or fasting teaches us self-control and patience. Not to mention it purifies us humans.

Zakah helps purifies our wealth and prevent feelings of selfishness to bubble inside our hearts.

Doing Hajj teaches Muslims about unity and taqwa all the while allowing Muslims all around the world to build a brotherhood among each other.

Khusyu is the presence of one's heart during every recitation of surah and dhikir in all aspects — tongue, mind and heart.

To obtain khusyu, we must clean ourselves and ready our mind. Slowing down movements and understanding the tafsir and stories behind every surah uttered by our tongue can also help us gain khusyu'

Its encourage to practice this as it will strengthen our spiritual connection with Allah SWT and helps us build discipline and focus within ourselves

Following last week's topic, there are so many virtues we can obtain from practicing khusyu during salah. One of them is practicing self-reflection that allows us to think of all our past and our mistakes, encouraging us to seek forgiveness in hoping it will be the last mistake we ever made

Salah keeps us grounded — nurturing humility in our hearts and also allows us to practice modesty and self-restraint.

Whenever we pray and face any sort of distraction, that also is a sign of us doing jihad even in the smallest actions.

Lastly, khusyu' when amplifies with the acts of praying such as bowing like sujud reminds us to give total submission and obedience towards The Almighty

One of the many virtues is that it helps us practice Sabr or patience. The act of fasting teaches us how to control our desires by not eating from sunrise to sundown alongside refraining from anger and bad behaviour.

Next, fasting is a respected act in Islam as it helps build discipline and increases kindness, empathy and our spiritual relationship with Allah.

Lastly, fasting reminds us of the poor and starving and thus teaches us about rahmah by encouraging us to practice charity and being a loving Muslim.

To differentiate, zakah is nowhere near sadaqah. For example, zakah is compulsory and also has rules to follow while sadaqah is voluntary and holds more freedom.

Zakah helps in purifying our wealth and creating balance in a community. It brings Muslims closer with each other due to the help the rich can give towards the needy through Zakah and it teaches us to be charitable and not look down but instead help those in need.

Not to mention zakah reminds people that our money is not ours and a worldly essence, we should ultimately only depend on The Almighty. After all, it is with His permission we even have money for food.

It was a fun day of creating a fun, last moment together in the usrah! We played bingo and mafia together and it was really entertaining!

It was also rather refreshing, we got to know each other more and converse freely since mafia requires everyone to discuss and accuse each other for the sake of winning. All in good fun though!