My name is Muhammad Yusuff Khairal Anuar Bin Abdul Azim. My matriks number is 254442. I'm from Alor Setar, Kedah, but was raised in Perlis. I went to school in Perlis, which is Sekolah Rendah Islam 1 (SRI 1) for my primary school and Sekolah Menengah Agama Al-Islahiyah (SAIM) during my high school era. My current course in IIUM is the BAR program. Then, my personal moto during studying is(تعلموا العربية فإنها من دينكم) which means learn arabic,verily it is apart of your deen.

First and foremost, this is the first meeting for the naqib and the usrah members. Before starting the discussion between the naqib and usrah members, we introduce ourselves. For example, we introduce our names, where we are originally from, and which school we attended before entering IIUM. After that, we started our discussion for that day.

1) Adab during reading the Al-Quran.

• It is important to maintain a good relationship with the Qur’an and treat it as your best friend.

• Make it a habit to read the Qur’an at least once daily and never forget it.

• A hadith states: “The most beloved deeds to Allah are those done consistently, even if small” (أحب الأعمال إلى الله أدومها وإن قل).

• Example: Reading Surah al-Mulk daily guarantees protection from the punishment of the grave.

2) Adab while learning.

• Students should always have good manners during learning

• Example: Being panctual during events and classes

• Punctuality shows that students are invested and have the desire to learn towards the lecturer.

• A good student should always remain humble and control their ego while learning.

1) Hadith Jibril

• This hadith basically covers all the needs to be a great Muslim

• Example: Pillars of Iman (Faith), Pillars of Islam, Ihsan in Ibadah and Signs of the Day of Judgment

• The most intriging part for me was about Ihsan that is we need to Worship Allah as if you see Him and If you don’t see Him, know that He sees you

2)Grouped discussion on adab while learning.

• Respecting Peers: Treat friends respectfully during learning and answer questions kindly, respect assignment partners by being own time, and avoid harsh words, as university friendships differ from high school ones.

• Respecting Lecturers: Respect lecturers’ boundaries. Example, when texting, introduce yourself first since you’re not the only student with questions.

• Being Punctual: Be on time for classes. Example: Be ready early like 30 minutes before class starts and ask your roommates to remind you if needed.

• Having the Right Intention (Niat): Learn for the sake of Allah. A hadith teaches: “Verily, deeds are only by intentions, and every person will have only what they intended…”

1) Ways to increase belief in Allah

• Perform Salah with Khusyuk. Example: Pray on time and understanding the meaning of the recitation

• Read and Reflect on the Qur'an. Example: Read tafsir and understating the meaning of the Surah

• Be Grateful and Patient. Example: Be patient when facing shortcomings and remember that " Patience is a part of Iman"

  
  

2) Ways to increase belief in Malaikat

• Being aware that they actually exist with us

• Avoiding Sins because they are always beside us

  
  

3) Ways to increase belief in Kutub

• Belief that there were several Kutub which is Zabur, Injil, Taurah and then Al quran

• Then,always reading al quran at least once a day

1) Difference between Adab and Akhlak

Adab is more about is Manners. It is about how you behave in specific situations like saying salam and eating with you right hand . While, Akhlak is the morals within the person like honesty and kindness.

2) Different types of Adab

• Adab with parents. Example: Speak respectfully with them. Like the Quran mentions (If one of them or both of them reach old age with you, do not say to them even 'uff')

• Adab while in the toilet. Example: Recite dua before going in the toilet and cover up our head at the same time

• Adab with others. Example: Never backbite any of our friends and talk with them nicely without using hardwords

Ihsan is excellence in worship and actions, living with deep awareness of Allah.

Ways to develop ihsan

• Remember Allah in every situation. Example: while learning and when are doing something happy we tend to forget about Allah

• Forgive others and respond with kindness. Example: When A friend insults us, instead of holding a grudge, we should forgive them and pray for them.

  
  

2) Eschatology

Eschatology from what I think is Knowledge of the Hereafter

-In Islam it is told that it has 5 stages that is:

• Death

• Alam Barzakh

• Resurrection

• Day of Judgment

• Final Destination

-Then we talk about the major and minor signs of The Day of Judgement:

Major Signs

• The arrival of dajjal

• The emergence of yajuj and makjuj

• The arrival of Imam Mahdi

Minor Signs

• Competing to build skyscrapers

• A mom becomes a slave to its child

• Fitnah becoming normalize and rampant

1) Ways to increase belief in Qada Qadar

• Belief that everything that happens is because of Allah

• Whether something bad happens to us or something good

2) Ways to increase belief in Rasul and Anbiya

• Belief there were prophets before nabi Muhammad

• Read the Qur'an and authentic Hadith about their lives

• Learn about 25 rasuls and other anbiya' like khidr and more

3) Ways to increase belief in the Hereafter

• Learn about the condotions during the herafter like Paradise and Hellfire

• Make dua to ease our fate in the hereafter

• Stay away from sins, minor sins and especially major sins

Our usrah assistant talk about his opinion about us and we conclude our usrah expiriences. After that, we took a picture together.

Every week during usrah, I would share our opinions and hear opinions from others. For instance, I really remembered our discussion on adab, our group shared about adab with people and others shared about adab in the bathroom and in the masjid and more. Also, we discussed about the importance of preventing bullying among students. To sum up, I learned a lot of new hadiths diring these sessions and also memorize a few things that we discussed about.

My name is Muhammad Yusuff Khairal Anuar Bin Abdul Azim. My matriks number is 254442. I'm from Alor Setar, Kedah, but was raised in Perlis. I went to school in Perlis, which is Sekolah Rendah Islam 1 (SRI 1) for my primary school and Sekolah Menengah Agama Al-Islahiyah (SAIM) during my high school era. My current course in IIUM is the BAR program. Then, my personal moto during studying is(تعلموا العربية فإنها من دينكم) which means learn arabic,verily it is apart of your deen.

In a nutshell, I think the most valuable thing that i learned during this first meeting is crucialness of having the right niyyah in every ibadah we do. for instance, we must pray for the sake allah, no one else, same as during

learning and other deeds.

SUGGESTIONS: For the next usrah, I hope all the members would share real life experiences.

In conclusion, the most beneficial thing that i learned during our second meeting is the lack of importance of zakat among us Muslims. Some of us think that by paying zakat, our money will go away and never comeback, but people tend to forget that Allah literally said in the Quran that he would multiply our rewards 700 times or maybe more than that. To add to that, zakat means adding and gaining in the literal sense; so that basically means that at the of the day, we would gain something by doing zakat, it either can be gaining more money or even something else.

SUGGESTIONS: For the next usrah, I hope all the members would share real life experiences.

• Solat

• Wuduk

• Tayammum

• Khusyu

1. Solat:

We discussed about the obligations to prayer, the obligations to know if our solat is accepted, the Pillars of Prayer. Then, we also got to know the few things that invalidate our prayers, things that is makruh in solat and some sunnah during solat.

2. Wuduk:

We usually do wuduk before performing solat and clean ourselves from unclean matter. During the meeting, We identified the obligations to know if our wuduk is accepted, the few things that invalidate our wuduk and the sunnah while doing wuduk.

3. Tayammum:

Tayammum is performed when there is a nuisance to make wuduk whether it can be there isn't any clean water to use for wuduk or something else and we learn the pillars or requirement of tayammum.

4. Khusyu:

Khusyu is a sunnah during solat and it is our true feelings while performing solat that is by focusing ourselves, having humility while performing it and others. We also discussed on some things that maybe prevent oneself to achieve Khusyuk and a few ways on how to achieve it during our solat.

SUGGESTIONS: For the next usrah, I hope all the members would share real life experiences.

Khushu is a way for us to strengthen our bound with Allah and one of the ways to prevent ouselves from sinful behaviour. By performing salah with khushu we can shape some ideal characteristics to have as a muslim:

• al-Taah

• al-Jihad

• Muhasabah

• Iffah

• Tawaddu

1. al-Taah:

It is referring to ones obedience and loyalty to Allah. at the same time, it will discipline and acceptance of Allah's commands. For example, in a Hadith mentioned by Rasulullah: “The closest a servant is to his Lord is during sujūd.” (Muslim)

2. al-Jihad: It refers into making ourselves strive in path of Allah. Fighting distractions and overcome procrastination while consistently building strength during Salah.

3. Muhasabah: It is referring to self reflection on the mistakes or wrong doings that we do during the day. Self-checking ourselves and take awareness on our shortcomings.

4. Iffah: It refers to modesty and self-restraint in oneself. Protecting and avoiding ourselves from doing bad things and strengthening our integrity outside and during Salah.

5. Tawaddu: It implies our humbleness and humility towards Allah. Recognising ourselves that we are not as strong as we thought while removing bad habits like arrogance in oneself.

SUGGESTIONS: For the next usrah, I hope all the members would share real life experiences.

Synopsis:

The video tells us a story about being humble is an important trait to have in a person.

This meeting we discussed about zakah and Sadaqah.

Zakah- A deed that is obligatory for a muslim during a certain time, a certain amount and allowed to be give to certain people.

Sadaqah- Something that is optional, can give during any matter, it does not require to be a certain amount and can give it to anybody.

Both purifies the heart(tawakkul) and we make us feel inner peace in our heart and teach us to be more involve with the community and making the bond(ukhwah) between muslim brothers stronger.

SUGGESTIONS: For the next usrah, I hope all the members would share real life experiences.

Fasting is one of the rukun of Islam, every muslim is obligated to fast during ramadan.

Virtues

Sabr: Patience and self-restraint of oneself. Sabr in following Allah's commands and patience in facing challenges.

Rahmah: Mercy and empathy shown towards those who are misfortune. Humbling ourselves by being hungry and thirsty like our brothers that are unfortunate. Plus, it is also encouraged to feed those that are fasting.

Levels of fasting:

1- Restraining oneself from eating and drinking.

2- Refrain one's body from doing any bad sin.

3- Refrain from worldly things and just focusing on Allah while fasting.

SUGGESTIONS: For the next usrah, I hope all the members would share real life experiences.