FIFTH SESSION IN USRAH

 6th December 2022

🌸بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم🌸

السلام عليکم ورحمة الله وبرکاته

Today we have two topics to discuss in usrah class, the first topic is the virtues found in sawm (fasting) and the second one is the virtues found in zakah or sadaqah. And also discussion on the exact date of our presentation.

I will start lessons I got from the firs topic, okay. 

🌼 A shield protects the servant from the fire. 

Every good deed is rewarded with ten of the same up to seven hundred times over.  Fasting is a shield from the Fire.  The smell coming from the mouth of the one fasting is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. 

 🌼 It breaks the eruption of desire and tames it

 So the Prophet, peace, and blessings are upon him, instructing young people who cannot marry, to seek help from fasting to be a restraint (Wija).  

🌼 Fasting helps you erase sins and expiate sins.  

Rayyan's Gate is one of the Paradise (Jannah) gates that only the fasting person can enter.  Fasting is one of the reasons for supplication being answered. 

 🌼 Fasting is one of the acts of worship where the believer gets used to being patient in obeying Allah.

 So he stays away from what he has forbidden, abandons his desires, and thus gets used to self-control.  Fasting helps to overcome the self that is inclined to evil and the whispers of Satan.

Go through with the second topic.

Zakat is a fascinating word in Arabic. It relates to cleanliness, growth, blessing and praise. This form of charity helps to purify your wealth, increases blessings in your life and earns you much reward. Zakat is an obligatory tax on every Muslim designed to help the poor and empower communities. Below the virtues found in zakah.

🌼 The Nature of the Heaven-dwellers.

 What is meant that paying Zakat is the nature of the people who will enter Heaven is that people who pay Zakat will get a very large reward from Allah.  As Muslims, we must already know that one of the ways Allah rewards someone is by giving him permission to enter Heaven.

 We can find this explanation in the Quran below:

 إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ () آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ () كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ () وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ () وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ

 "Surely those who are righteous are in gardens (jannah) and in the springs, taking what is given to them by their Rabb.  Indeed, they were in the world before that people who did good.  They sleep very little at night, and at the end of the night they ask forgiveness (of Allah).  And in their property there is a right for the poor who ask and the poor who do not receive a share.  ” (Adz-Dzariyat: 15-19).

🌼 Obtaining Allah's Grace

 Paying Zakat is one of the rituals that are not only related to bodily movements, such as prayer and fasting.  Zakat is a ritual related to gestures, sincerity, and wealth.  That's why only those who truly believe in Allah are able to do it.  That's why people who pay Zakat will receive mercy from Allah.

 We can find this explanation in the Quran below;

 وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

 "And those who believe, male and female, some of them (are) helping others.  They command (do) the righteous, prevent those who are evil, establish prayers, pay zakat, and they obey Allah and His Messenger.  They will be given mercy by Allah.  ” (At-Taubah: 71).

 🌼 Fertilize Zakat.

 What is meant by Zakat will fertilize Zakat assets is that someone who pays zakat will not experience a loss.  Allah will give the person more wealth.

 We can find this explanation in the Quran below:

 يَمْحَقُ اللَّهُ الرِّبَا وَيُرْبِي الصَّدَقَاتِ

 "Allah destroys usury and fertilizes alms."  (Al-Baqarah: 276).

Here’s video and article related to tonight’s session: 

*Sawm (fasting)*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9EG2FZdy_g&t=911s

https://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/islamic-resources/5-pillars-of-islam/sawm/

Here is the link for articles that I may share with you tonight 

*Zakat*

https://bayarzakat2u.com/cara-bayar-zakat-negeri-selangor/

https://perkimdk.com/cara-sedekah-online/

https://sinarplus.sinarharian.com.my/fyi/macam-macam-cara-boleh-sedekah-ini-paling-kreatif-dan-terbaik/