Summarizing usrah classes

 

Assalamualaikum and hi everyone. Today i would like to share what i've learnt in my usrah classes for last week. So basically some of us are given task to do a presentation about 'Rukun Islam'. Meanwhile the rest will take turn for next week about another topic. This is some points that my classmates shared about their topic.

1) Declaration of faith

As a Muslim, the first thing we have to do to declare our faith (imaan) is reciting syahadah. The state of syahadah is there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his Messenger. A person who understand this declaration, recites it with sincerity and lives according to its teachings is a Muslim. It is what identifies or distinguishes a Muslim at the most fundamental level.

2) Obligatory prayer

There are 5 prayers that compulsory for muslim to do in their daily life. The first one is fajr prayer that will be done after dawn, Dhuhr in the afternoon, Asr in the evening, Maghrib (sunset) prayer and Isha' (nightfall) prayer. Muslim have to perform all this 5 prayers everyday to show our remembrance of Allah and to express our gratitude towards all the ni'mat that Allah has given to us.

3) Compulsory giving

Zakat is mandatory for all muslims that are capable to do so. Zakat is a sign of worship to Allah. The concept of zakat is to give away some amount of money to people in needed. This is because zakat is considered to purify one's heart of greed. Love of wealth is natural and it takes firm belief in Allah for a person to do so.

4) Fasting in the month of Ramadan

During the holy month of ramadan, all Muslims are required to abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk for 30 days. The act of fasting is to remind Muslims about people who less fortunate and to reinforce need to be thankful to Allah. In ramadan, Allah will increase our rewards.

5) Pilgrimage to Mecca

The hajj is a last pillar of islam, required of all muslims who is capable once in a lifetime. It is a physically demanding journey that Muslim believe offers a chance to wipe out their ast sins and start anew with Allah. The pilgrimage rite begins on the 7th day of Dzulhijjah (the last month of islamic calendar) and ends on the 12th day.

In conclusion, as a Muslim we have to obey all the pillars that Allah stated for us to do. Last but not least, becoming a better muslim is a must when we want to enter the Jannah.