General Islamic Knowledge
How many prayers are there in a day and what are they in order?
There are 5 prayers in a day. They are Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha.
Besides the person backbiting, who else is in the wrong in this situation?
Those who listen and do nothing about it.
The Prophet (PBUH) once said in a hadith “the listener is one of the two backbiters.”
True or false: Backbiting is one of the minor sins in Islam.
False.
Some of the major sins in Islam include bribery, disrespecting parents, slandering, adultery, and backbiting.
What are the 3 types of bullying?
Verbal, social, and physical.
When bullied, who should we ask help from?
First of all, Allah (SWT)!! We should also ask help from adults around us, the police, or the school administration.
What is Islam?
(Hint: the first and most important aspect of Islam)
Submission to the will of Allah (SWT).
True or false: If someone is sinning proudly in public, it permissible to talk about what they have done.
True.
One of the exceptions to backbiting is if one openly exposes his acts of evil or his innovation.
How many exceptions are there to backbiting?
There are 6 exceptions to backbiting.
Oppression, Seeking assistance in changing an evil and returning a sinner back to what is correct, Seeking a fatwa (religious ruling), Warning and Advising the Muslims against Evil, When one openly exposes his acts of evil or his innovation, and Defining someone.
Teasing, name-calling, making inappropriate comments, taunting, and threatening to cause harm are all forms of what kind of bullying?
Verbal bullying.
If we are not able to change an evil being done by neither our hands nor our tongues, what is the last thing we can do?
Feel that it is wrong within our heart.
The prophet (PBUH) says: "Whoever sees evil being done, let him change it with his hand, if he's not able then with his tongue if he's not able to do even that, then at least with his heart and that is the weakest form of faith."
What is the name of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW)'s beloved first wife?
Khadijah (Radi Allahu anha).
In Surah Al Hujurat, ayah 12, what does Allah (SWT) compare backbiting to?
Eating your dead brother's flesh.
What goes hand-in-hand with backbiting? (Hint: this word in arabic is hasad)
Envy.
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In a hadith from Al-Bukhari, the prophet Muhammad (SAW) said “The Muslim is one from whose _______ and _______ other Muslims are safe."
Tongue and hand.
Leaving someone out on purpose, telling others not to be friends with someone, spreading rumors about someone, and embarrassing someone in public are all forms of what kind of bullying?
Social bullying.
What is "prophet" in arabic?
Nabi.
What is the difference between backbiting and slandering?
Backbiting is saying something true about someone that they would dislike. Slandering is saying something false about someone that they would dislike.
What is the name of the Surah we went over today which talks about backbiting?
Surah Al-Hujurat.
What 2 things can bullying be the cause or effect of?
Bullying can be the cause or effect of backbiting and envy.
Whose prayers does Allah (SWT) especially listen to and grant?
Allah (SWT) listens to the prayers of the oppressed.
Hajj pilgrims say a prayer as they enter Makkah. What is the first line of this prayer?
Transliteration: Labbayk Allahuma labbayk
It means "Here I am, O Allah, here I am."
What is the arabic word for backbiting?
Geebah.
What must one who backbites and slanders do in order to achieve the forgiveness from Allah (SWT)?
They must go to the person they have spoken ill about and ask their forgiveness first.
In the Quran, Allah (SWT) uses the arabic word humaza. (Hint: a form of this is backbiting)
Humaza means behind someone’s back which means that something is being done without the person knowing.
Recite the short verse mentioned earlier from Surah Al-Humazah which means "Woe to every scorner and mocker".
Transliteration: wailul likulli humazatil lumazah