Sem 3 Usrah - First Session

 Assalamualaikum, I am Shafiyyah! :) This semester I have another Usrah. This time the Usrah was lead by Zulaikha, our facilitator. For our first session which was on 30/4/2021, We had an ice-breaking session. We got to know each other's name, courses, and which state we are from. It was a very interesting session as we could strengthen our ukhuwah.

Afterwards, Zulaikha shared with us about the Acquisition of Hikmah from Ibadah; There are 3 ways we can achieve this;

1. Setting the right Niyyah (Intention)
We need to perform all of our ibadah only with the intention to please Allah (Ikhlas). If we did our ibadah because want to seek approval from other creatures, we wouldn't be able to obtain Hikmah from said ibadah. In simpler words, our Ibadah will be a waste of time.

2. Applying the right 'Amal (Practices)
The right practices of ibadah stem from al-Quran and as-Sunnah. It's our two main sources. Rasulullah told us to pray how we see him pray.

3. Internalising the Ihsan (Positive Virtues)
It is most favourable if we perform our ibadah as if Allah is right in front of us watching. As if we are talking directly with Allah. As if it was our last prayer in our life. Surely if it was our last prayer, we would want it to be the best prayer, the most perfect prayer we have ever performed.

That is my summary for the first Usrah session. I truly learned a lot and hope to improve my Ibadah to acquire Hikmah. Thank you! Assalamualaikum.