Riddles
I have one house with no door, no windows, and no chimney, but Muslims all around the world face me every day. What am I?
The Ka'bah
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًۭا
وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ
(Surah Al-Mulk 67:2 continuation)
What pillar of Islam is practiced during Ramadan?
Answer: Sawm, or fasting
Does changing a baby’s diaper break wudu?
❌ No, it does NOT break wudu
If you have 3 apples and take away 2, how many do you have?
Answer: 2
(You took them!)
A family has 4 children. Each child has 1 sister. How many children are in the family?
Answer: 5
(The 4 children all share the same 1 sister.)
إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُۥٓ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَيْـًٔا…
أَن يَقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
(36:82 continuation)Ya- Sin
What charity is given at the end of Ramadan before Eid prayer?
Answer: Zakat al-Fitr
Name at least 4 key steps of Hajj in the correct order.
Enter Ihram
Tawaf (around the Ka‘bah)
Sa’i (between Safa and Marwah)
Standing at Arafah (Wuquf)
Muzdalifah (collect pebbles)
Stoning the Jamarat
Animal sacrifice (Qurbani)
Shaving or trimming hair
A man reads Quran every day. On Monday he reads 10 pages, on Tuesday twice as many, and on Wednesday 5 fewer than Tuesday. How many pages on Wednesday?
Answer: 15
What gets wetter the more it dries?
Answer: A towel
...ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ
Baqarah
لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ…
(2:286)
What is the Arabic root word of “Ramadan,” and what does it relate to?
From ramida / ar-ramad → intense heat or burning (symbolizing burning of sins)
Name two parts of the prayer that are Sunnah (not obligatory).
Raising hands (raf‘ al-yadayn)
Saying extra du‘a in sujood
Reciting a surah after Al-Fatiha
Saying Ameen aloud
A man has 4 daughters. Each daughter has 1 brother. How many children does he have?
5
A boy gives 3 dates to each of his 5 cousins at iftar and keeps 4 for himself. How many dates did he start with?
Answer: 19
وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ…
Bayyinah
حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ
(98:5 continuation)
1) The obligation of fasting in Ramadan was revealed in Surah Al-Baqarah. Which specific verse introduces this command?
2)Why is fasting described in a Hadith Qudsi as an act that Allah says “is for Me, and I will reward it,” unlike other acts of worship?
1)Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:183
(“O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed upon you…”)
2)Because fasting is sincere and hidden—it’s free from showing off (riya), since only Allah truly knows if someone is fasting.
Name the four rules of Noon Saakin and Tanween, and recite an example of each.
** READ SURAH ADIYAH
The four rules are:
Izhar (Clear pronunciation)
👉 Example: مِنْ هَادٍ
Idgham (Merging)
👉 Example: مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ
Iqlab (Conversion to Meem sound)
👉 Example: مِنۢ بَعْدِ
Ikhfa (Hidden/nasal sound)
👉 Example: مِنْ شَرٍّ
Does Ramadan begin at the full moon, new moon, or crescent moon?
Crescent moon
A man has 3 daughters. Each daughter has 2 brothers. How many children are in the family?
Answer:
5
(3 daughters + 2 brothers shared by all)
1.How many times is the name “Muhammad” mentioned in the Quran?
2.What is the kaffarah for breaking a fast through marital relations during Ramadan?
1.4
2.Answer: Free a slave → fast 60 days → feed 60 poor people
If Laylatul Qadr is better than 1000 months, approximately how many years of worship is that?
Answer:
About 83 years and 4 months
Which companion was known as “Dhul-Nurayn” (the possessor of two lights), and why?
Answer:
Uthman ibn Affan (RA)
Because he married two daughters of the Prophet ﷺ
Who was born January 14, and February 14?
Muhammad Bashir and Mouhamad Al -Amin