General Knowledge
What was the Prophet's (ﷺ) favorite garment?
Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
Out of all garments, the Mesenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked the Qamees the best.
Found in Riyad As Salihin, 788.
In Surah Al Baqarah, who said this, "...مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنۢ بَعْدِى..."?
Prophet Ya'quub A.S.
In Surah Al Baqarah, Ayah 133.
أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَآءَ إِذْ حَضَرَ يَعْقُوبَ ٱلْمَوْتُ إِذْ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنۢ بَعْدِى قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ إِلَـٰهَكَ وَإِلَـٰهَ ءَابَآئِكَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ إِلَـٰهًۭا وَٰحِدًۭا وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ ١٣٣
Where did the Prophet's (ﷺ) mother die?
Al Abwa.
What is the difference between Hadith Qudsi and Hadith Nabawi?
Hadith Qudsi are direct revelation from Allah to the Prophet (ﷺ) but conveyed to the people in the Prophet’s own words and Hadith Nabawi are sayings or actions of the Prophet (ﷺ).
Who was the fourth President of the United States?
James Madison.
Who are the three people who will not have their supplication rejected?
Abu Huraira reported Allah's messenger as saying, “There are three whose supplication is not rejected: one who has just ended a fast, a just imam, and one who has been wronged whose supplication is raised by God above the clouds and for which the gates of heaven are opened. The Lord says, ‘I swear by my might that I will certainly help you, though it be after some time’.”
Found in the Musnad of Imam Ahmad and the Sunans of At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah.
Which surah in the Qur'an contains the first ayah that was revealed where Muslims are commanded to bow down in sujud (prostration) when read and which ayah was this?
Surah An Najm, Ayah 62.
"فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ۩ ٦٢"
Related by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawuud and An Nasai, on the authority of Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud.
Who accompanied the Prophet (ﷺ) to his trip to At-Ta'if in his tenth year of Prophethood?
Zaid bin Haritha.
Finish this Hadith.
On the authority of Tamim Al-Dari (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The religion is naseehah (sincerity)." We said, "To whom?"....
On the authority of Tamim Al-Dari (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The religion is naseehah (sincerity)." We said, "To whom?" He (peace be upon him) said, "To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk."
The 7th Hadith in the Forty Hadith of An Nawawi.
Who was the first President of Somalia?
Aden Abdullah Osman Daar.
Finish this qoute:
A little that suffices is better than....
....مَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا
A little that suffices is better than an abundance that distracts.
مَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كَثُرَ وَأَلْهَى
Hadith 13, 40 Hadith Shah Waliullah
Recite the introduction of Tuhfatul Atfaal.
يَقُـولُ رَاجِـي رَحْمَـةِ الْغَـفُـورِ ** دَوْمًـا سُلَيْمَـانُ هُـوَ الجَمْـزُوري
الْحَمْـدُ لـلَّـهِ مُصَلِّـيًـا عَـلَـى ** مُحَـمَّـدٍ وَآلــهِ وَمَــنْ تَــلاَ
وَبَعْـدُ هَــذَا النَّـظْـمُ لِلْمُـرِيـدِ ** فِـي النُّـونِ والتَّنْوِيـنِ وَالْمُـدُودِ
سَمَّيْـتُـهُ بِتُحْـفَـةِ الأَطْـفَــالِ ** عَنْ شَيْخِنَـا الْمِيهِـىِّ ذِي الْكَمـالِ
أَرْجُـو بِـهِ أَنْ يَنْـفَـعَ الطُّـلاَّبَـا ** وَالأَجْــرَ وَالْقَـبُـولَ وَالثَّـوَابَـا
What was the agreement that was made during the meeting that was held by the leaders of Quraish in An Nadwah after the Great 'Aqabah pledge and whose idea was it?
They decided that a band of young men, one from each clan, should strike the Prophet (ﷺ) simultaneously with their swords so that the crime would be shared by them all and therefore could not be avenged, and it was unanimously agreed upon. This was suggested by Abu Jahl.
Recite the Hadith about the musk seller and the blacksmith, both English and Arabic are acceptable.
Narrated Abu Musa:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The example of a good companion (who sits with you) in comparison with a bad one, is like that of the musk seller and the blacksmith's bellows (or furnace); from the first you would either buy musk or enjoy its good smell while the bellows would either burn your clothes or your house, or you get a bad nasty smell thereof."
Found in Sahih Al Bukhari, 2101. Hadith 54 in book 34.
Who was the first President of the United States to live in the White House?
John Adams.
Which surah is being referred to in these narrations? Imam Ash Shaafi’ee, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: “If Allaah had sent down to His creation no other proof besides this Surah, it would have been sufficient for them.” Or Imam Ash-Shaafi’ee, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If the people were to reflect upon Surat _____, it would be enough for them.”
Surah Al Asr.
First Narration is found in Thalaathatul Usool, The Three Fundamental Principles by Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al 'Uthaymeen. The Second narration is found in the tafsiir of Ibn Al Kathir.
Name the 10 Qiraat.
In which battle did Hamzah bin Abdul-Muttalib (R.A.) fall and who assassinated him?
In the Battle of Uhud. The one who killed him was Wahshi bin Harb, the slave of Jubair bin Mut'im.
Finish this Hadith.
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
Iman has over _____ branches, and.....
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
Iman has over seventy branches, and modesty is a branch of Iman.
Another narration states "over seventy branches or over sixty". Both are acceptable answers.
Found in Sahih Muslim, 35. Hadith 59 in book 1.
What animal is on the coat of arms of Somalia and America?
Cheetah and Eagle.
What is the literal meaning of the word Tawheed and which arabic verb is it derived from?
Tawheed means unification or oneness, and it comes from the Arabic verb َwahhada which itself means to unite, unify, or consolidate.
In Surah Al Baqarah, Ayah 207, Allah said:"وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشْرِى نَفْسَهُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ " "And of mankind is he who would sell himself, seeking the pleasure of Allah.".
This ayah was revealed about who?
Suhayb bin Sinan Ar Rumi.
Found in Tafsir of Ibn Kathir. It was said to be about him by Ibn Abbas, Anas, Sa`id bin Musayyib, Abu Uthman AnNahdi, Ikrimah and several other scholars.
Who was the messenger sent by the Prophet (ﷺ) to carry a letter to the ruler of Busra that was killed on his mission and how was he killed?
Haritha bin 'Umair Al Azdi, he was beheaded.
Finish this Hadith.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite the following in the Fajr prayer of Friday...
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite the following in the Fajr prayer of Friday, "Alif, Lam, Mim, Tanzil" (Suratas- Sajda #32) and "Hal-ata-ala-l-Insani" (i.e. Surah-Ad-Dahr #76).
Found in Sahih Al Bukhari, 891. Hadith 16 in book 11.
Which Yemeni tribe came to live with Hagar in Makkah?
The tribe of Jurhum.
Who are the seven people whom Allah will give protection with His Shade on the Day of Resurrection?
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Seven are (the persons) whom Allah will give protection with His Shade* on the Day when there will be no shade except His Shade (i.e., on the Day of Resurrection), and they are: A just ruler; a youth who grew up with the worship of Allah; a person whose heart is attached to the mosque; two persons who love and meet each other and depart from each other for the sake of Allah; a man whom a beautiful and high ranking woman seduces (for illicit relation), but he (rejects this offer by saying): 'I fear Allah'; a person who gives a charity and conceals it (to such an extent) that the left hand might not know what the right has given; and a person who remembers Allah in solitude and his eyes well up."
Found in Riyad As Salihin, Hadith 658.
What was the last ayah and the last surah to be revealed in in the Qur'an?
Ayah 176, the last ayah of Surah An Nisa'.
"يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِى ٱلْكَلَـٰلَةِ"
The last Surah is Surah Bara'ah (Surah Al Tawbah).
Found in Sahih Al Bukhari, 4654. Hadith 176 in book 65.
Who led the soldiers in the Battle of Hunain against the Muslims?
Malik bin 'Awf.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah marvels at those people who enter Jannah in chains."
What is the explanation of this Hadith?
"...from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) who reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Allah marvels at those people who enter Paradise in chains.” The author (may Allah shower blessings on him) explained that this refers to a group of disbelievers who are captives. They will be put in chains and they will later accept Islam. This will be the cause of their acceptance of Islamic religion and thereafter their entry into Paradise."
From the Explanation of Riyad As Salihin by Sh. Al Uthaymeen. Hadith 1840.
What was the first Capital of the United States(after the constitution was ratified)?
New York City.