Scenarios (1st Short 40)
Your friend is complaining about how annoying his little sister is. Which hadith would you choose to defend her with?
“Let no Muslim male entertain any malice against a Muslim female. He may dislike one habit in her but may find another in her which is pleasing.” (Hadith 34, 1st Short 40)
A friend of yours arrived a little late to class without the teacher knowing. You think about joking about it aloud, alerting the teacher, but you choose to keep silent. Which hadith helped you make that decision?
“He who conceals (the faults) of a Muslim, Allah would conceal his faults on the day of judgment, and he who exposes the faults of his Muslim brother, Allah will expose his faults even if he is in his house.” (Hadith 18, 2nd Short 40)
Someone tells you that a person in poverty is unable to offer anything. What hadith would you recite to this person?
“Every joint of a person must perform a charity each day that the sun rises: to judge justly between two people is a charity. To help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it, is a charity. And the good word is a charity. And every step that you take towards the prayer is a charity, and removing a harmful object from the road is a charity.” (Hadith 26, An-Nawawi)
Your father is complaining aloud about your mother’s cooking, not even offering constructive criticism. Which hadith would you recite to him?
“The most perfect Muslim in the matter of faith is one who has excellent behaviour; and the best among you are those who behave best towards their wives.” (Hadith 21, 2nd Short 40)
Which hadith helps to remind us to consider marriage seriously?
“If any woman asks her husband for a divorce without some valid reason, the smell of Paradise will be forbidden to her.” (Hadith 11, 2nd Short 40)
You are shopping for gifts for a friend, and you spot something you think your friend would like. At the same time, you really like that gift and want to be unique in owning it. What hadith helps you avoid this way of thinking?
“None of you will have faith ‘til his loves for his brother what he loves for himself.” (Hadith 6, 1st Short 40)
You plan to start studying for a test sometime during the weekend. Which hadith helps advise when best to begin?
“O Allah, bless my people in their early mornings.” (Hadith 4, 2nd Short 40)
You are walking by your grandparents’ door which is slightly open and accidentally hear a little of their conversation, regarding your cousin. Though you are curious, you choose to ignore what you just heard and carry on. Which hadith’s advice did you listen to?
“Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.” (Hadith 12, An-Nawawi)
Your brother and you are bored one day. Suddenly, he gets an idea and says that both of you should ding-dong-ditch the house of the old lady from across the street. Which hadith would help to dissuade him?
The Prophet (PBUH) declared, “By Allah, his faith is incomplete. By Allah, his faith is incomplete. By Allah, his faith is incomplete.” He was asked, “O! Messenger of Allah! Who is he?” He said, “One whose neighbor is not immune against mischief.” (Hadith 10, 1st Short 40)
If you wish to be 100 years old, which hadith gives you the answer that will help guide you to accomplish this feat?
“A person who wants abundance in his provision, and his age to be lengthened, then he should do favor to his blood relations.” (Hadith 18, 1st Short 40)
A boy comes up to you and says his father wants him to buy the man some beer. The boy says he knows Allah (SWT) and the Prophet (PBUH) forbid such an action, but he also does not wish to displease his father. What hadith would you advise the boy with?
“None of you becomes a believer ‘til he loves me more than his children, his father, and all mankind.” (Hadith 5, 1st Short 40)
While shopping for cat food, your friend accidentally bought a package that contained pork cans in it. Instead of returning it, your friend decides she wants to sell those individual cans to earn some money back. Which hadith would you advise her with?
“Verily when Allah forbids people from eating from something, He also forbids its price.” (Hadith 10, 2nd Short 40)
You are at your friend’s house, and your friend is eating a lot of his chocolate but is not offering you any. What hadith would you recite to try and persuade your friend to give you some?
“Let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day speak good, or keep silent; and let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his neighbour; and let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his guest.” (Hadith 15, An-Nawawi)
You see several of your younger cousins playing with each other—all but one who is standing in the corner, watching them. Which hadith should you recite to the rest of your cousins so that they include her in the fun?
“When three of you are together, two of you must not converse privately ignoring the third, lest he should be grieved.” (Hadith 28, 1st Short 40)
Which hadith reminds us why we become paranoid when we commit a sin?
I asked the Prophet of Allah (PBUH) concerning righteousness and sin. He said: “Righteousness is having a noble behavior, and sin is that which creates doubt in yourself and you do not want people to know it.” (Hadith 19, 1st Short 40)
Your non-muslim friend says “YOLO; might as well have as much fun as we can while we’re alive, right?” Which hadith would you be reminded of?
“The world is a prison for a believer and paradise for a non-believer.” (Hadith 7, 1st Short 40)
A friend of yours buys an aquarium, intending to own a chameleon, but you know he is a forgetful man with an aversion to bugs. Which hadith would you use to advise him against the idea?
“A woman entered Hellfire because of a cat which he had imprisoned ‘til it died. For she neither gave it food nor water, nor set it free to eat from the vermin of the earth.” (Hadith 12, 2nd Short 40)
A friend of yours is in a difficult situation and wonders who he should seek aid from. Which hadith would you recite to him?
One day, I was behind the Prophet (PBUH) [riding on the same mount, and he said. “O young man, I shall teach you some words [of advice]...” (Hadith 19, An-Nawawi)
There is a man in your community who has a very bad reputation. You overhear someone saying that man will never amount to anything good in his life and will surely end up in Hell. Which hadith would you use to rebut that person’s claim?
“Verily the creation of each one of you is…” (Hadith 4, An-Nawawi)
Which hadith advises you to not scrutinize rules and worry about every small detail?
“What I have forbidden for you, avoid. What I have ordered you [to do], do as much of it as you can. For verily, it was only the excessive questioning and their disagreeing with their Prophets that destroyed the nations who were before you.” (Hadith 9, An-Nawawi)
Your friend wants to celebrate Halloween and dress up in a costume. You remind her she should not participate in such a holiday just because many non-believers do, for she is a Muslim, not a non-believer. Which hadith do you quote?
“He who imitates any people is one of them.” (Hadith 30, 1st Short 40)
A friend tells you that if you cook alcohol for long enough, all trace is removed from the dish. Another friend responds by saying that the fact alcohol was used to start with at all makes it haram to eat. Which hadith would help you with your judgment?
“Leave what causes you doubt and turn to what does not cause you doubt. Truth is tranquility, but falsehood is doubt.” (Hadith 20, 2nd Short 40)
A friend of yours confesses to you that she believes herself to be unforgivable. Which hadith would you choose to recite to her?
“Allah the Almighty has said; ‘O Son of Adam, as long as you invoke Me and ask of Me…” (Hadith 42, An-Nawawi)
A friend of yours is sad because she had wanted to donate a meal to a foodbank, but when she finished making it and left it alone to get ready, her family members ate it, believing it was prepared for them. Which hadith would you use to cheer her up?
Verily Allah ta’ala has written down the good deeds and the evil deeds, and then explained it [by saying]: “...” (Hadith 37, An-Nawawi)
Which hadith should be a reminder to us to say inshaAllah, as only Allah knows of what time and health we are assured?
“Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a wayfarer.” And Ibn Umar (RA) used to say, “In the evening, do not expect [to live until] the morning, and in the morning, do not expect [to live until] the evening. Take [advantage of] your health before times of sickness, and [take advantage of] your life before your death.” (Hadith 40, An-Nawawi)