Salah / Calendar
لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ
Short Surahs
Day of Judgement
Tawbah / Knowledge
100
What event marks the beginning of the Islamic Calendar?
BONUS for X2. What is it called?
Hijrah
Bonus: Hijri Calendar
100
What is the meaning of La Ilaha IllAllah?
None has the right to be worshipped but Allâh
or
There is no deity except Allāh
100
What do we seek refuge from in Surah An-Nas?
Whispers of Shaytaan
100
What is the first thing people will be judged on?
Salah
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُحَاسَبُ بِهِ الْعَبْدُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ صَلَاتُهُ فَإِنْ صَلُحَتْ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ وَأَنْجَحَ وَإِنْ فَسَدَتْ فَقَدْ خَابَ وَخَسِرَ فَإِنْ انْتَقَصَ مِنْ فَرِيضَتِهِ شَيْءٌ قَالَ الرَّبُّ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ انْظُرُوا هَلْ لِعَبْدِي مِنْ تَطَوُّعٍ فَيُكَمَّلَ بِهَا مَا انْتَقَصَ مِنْ الْفَرِيضَةِ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ سَائِرُ عَمَلِهِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The first action for which a servant of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will be his prayers. If they are in order, he will have prospered and succeeded. If they are lacking, he will have failed and lost. If there is something defective in his obligatory prayers, then the Almighty Lord will say: See if My servant has any voluntary prayers that can complete what is insufficient in his obligatory prayers. The rest of his deeds will be judged the same way.”
Sunan al-Tirmidhī 413
Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani
100
The best of sinners are those who ______.
Repent
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " كُلُّ ابْنِ آدَمَ خَطَّاءٌ وَخَيْرُ الْخَطَّائِينَ التَّوَّابُونَ "
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:"Every son of Adam sins, and the best of the sinners are those who repent”
200
In which two prayers do all the angels gather every day?
Fajr and Asr
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَتَعَاقَبُونَ فِيكُمْ مَلاَئِكَةٌ بِاللَّيْلِ وَمَلاَئِكَةٌ بِالنَّهَارِ، وَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ وَصَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ، ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ الَّذِينَ بَاتُوا فِيكُمْ، فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ وَهْوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي فَيَقُولُونَ تَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ، وَأَتَيْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ ".
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Angels come to you in succession by night and day and all of them get together at the time of the Fajr and `Asr prayers. Those who have passed the night with you (or stayed with you) ascend (to the Heaven) and Allah asks them, though He knows everything about you, well, "In what state did you leave my slaves?" The angels reply: "When we left them they were praying and when we reached them, they were praying."
Sahih al-Bukhari 555
200
What is the opposite of Ikhlas?
Shirk
200
Who are condemned in Surah Al-Masad?
Abu Lahab and his wife
200
What is the phrase that will outweigh all other deeds on the scale on the Day of Judgment?
لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ
200
What emotion did the Prophet ﷺ describe as being repentance?
Regret
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّدَمُ تَوْبَةٌ
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Regret is part of repentance.”
300
What is the best Salah after the obligatory prayers?
Qiyamul Layl
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمُ وَأَفْضَلُ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْفَرِيضَةِ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ "
Abu Haraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The most excellent fast after Ramadan is ..., and the most excellent prayer after what is prescribed is prayer during the night.
Sahih Muslim 1163a
300
What are the two conditions for deeds to be accepted?
Ikhlas (Sincerity) and Following the Sunnah
أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ هِلاَلٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حِمْيَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ شَدَّادٍ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلاً غَزَا يَلْتَمِسُ الأَجْرَ وَالذِّكْرَ مَا لَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ شَىْءَ لَهُ " . فَأَعَادَهَا ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ يَقُولُ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ شَىْءَ لَهُ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَقْبَلُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ إِلاَّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ خَالِصًا وَابْتُغِيَ بِهِ وَجْهُهُ " .
It was narrated that Abu 'Umamah Al-Bahili said:
"A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: 'What do you think of a man who fights seeking reward and fame - what will he have?' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'He will not have anything.' He repeated it three times, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: 'He will not have anything.' Then he said: 'Allah does not accept any deed, except that which is purely for Him, and seeking His Face.'"
and
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا فَهُوَ رَدٌّ
Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever performs a deed that is not in accordance with our matter, it will be rejected.”
300
What is Al-Kawthar?
A river in Paradise given to the Prophet ﷺ
300
What will be a darkness on the Day of Judgement?
Thulm (Oppresssion)
عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ الظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, oppression will be darkness on the Day of Resurrection.”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2447, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2579
300
What is the best voluntary act one can perform?
Seeking Knowledge
400
What is the best month for fasting after Ramadan?
Muharram
The most excellent fast after Ramadan is God's month. al-Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after what is prescribed is prayer during the night.
400
With which three states do we worship Allah?
Love for Allah,
Hope in His mercy, and
Fear of His punishment.
But those who believe, love Allâh more (than anything else).
and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment.
400
Who planned the attack on the Ka‘bah, as mentioned in the story of Surah Al-Fil?
Abraha
400
What are the four types of rivers in Jannah?
Water, milk, honey, and wine.
مَّثَلُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِى وُعِدَ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۖ فِيهَآ أَنْهَـٰرٌۭ مِّن مَّآءٍ غَيْرِ ءَاسِنٍۢ وَأَنْهَـٰرٌۭ مِّن لَّبَنٍۢ لَّمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُۥ وَأَنْهَـٰرٌۭ مِّنْ خَمْرٍۢ لَّذَّةٍۢ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ وَأَنْهَـٰرٌۭ مِّنْ عَسَلٍۢ مُّصَفًّۭى ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ وَمَغْفِرَةٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ كَمَنْ هُوَ خَـٰلِدٌۭ فِى ٱلنَّارِ وَسُقُوا۟ مَآءً حَمِيمًۭا فَقَطَّعَ أَمْعَآءَهُمْ ١٥
Is the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are rivers of water unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of which never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink, and rivers of purified honey, in which they will have from all [kinds of] fruits and forgiveness from their Lord... [Are its inhabitants] like those who abide eternally in the Fire and are given to drink scalding water that will sever their intestines?
400
What two things deprive a person from seeking knowledge?
Arrogance and Shyness
500
Name all of the sacred months
Muharram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qi‘dah, Dhu al-Hijjah
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ ٱلشُّهُورِ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًۭا فِى كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ مِنْهَآ أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌۭ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ ۚ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا۟ فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ كَآفَّةًۭ كَمَا يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمْ كَآفَّةًۭ ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ٣٦
Indeed, the number of months with Allāh is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allāh [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion [i.e., way], so do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight against the disbelievers collectively as they fight against you collectively. And know that Allāh is with the righteous [who fear Him].
500
Name three conditions of La Ilaha IllAllah. (100 points each)
Knowledge, Certainty, Acceptance, Submission, Truthfulness, Sincerity, Love
1. Knowledge (ʿIlm)
“So know that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah…”
(Surah Muhammad 47:19)
2. Certainty (Yaqīn)
“Only those are the believers who have believed in Allah and His Messenger and afterward doubt not…”
(Surah Al-Ḥujurāt 49:15)
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah. A servant meets Allah with these two without doubting them and he will enter Paradise.”
(Sahih Muslim 27)
3. Acceptance (Qabūl)
Accepting its implications and obligations, not rejecting or opposing it.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“When I invited him (Abu Talib) to say it so that I could intercede for him, he refused.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari 3884, about Abu Talib rejecting it despite knowing its truth)
4. Submission (Inqiyād)
“And turn to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you…”
(Surah Az-Zumar 39:54)
5. Truthfulness (Ṣidq)
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“No one bears witness that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, truthfully from his heart, but that Allah makes the Fire unlawful for him.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari 128, Sahih Muslim 32)
6. Sincerity (Ikhlāṣ)
“And they were not commanded except to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion…”
(Surah Al-Bayyinah 98:5)
7. Love (Maḥabbah)
Loving Allah, His religion, and the meaning of the Shahādah.
📖 Allah says:
“But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah…”
(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:165)
🌟 The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Whoever has three qualities will taste the sweetness of faith: that Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anything else…”
(Sahih al-Bukhari 16, Sahih Muslim 43)
🌟 The Prophet ﷺ said:
“None of you truly believes until his desires follow what I have brought.”
(Reported in Al-Nawawi’s 40 Hadith, though its chain has weakness, its meaning is supported by Quran 4:65)
500
What do we seek refuge from in Surah Al-Falaq?
Evil that Allah created, Evil of darkness, Evil of witchcraft, and evil of envy.
500
Who will be shaded under Allah’s Throne on the Day of Judgment? (name 3).
BONUS: Additional 100 points for every extra answer.
1. A just ruler
2. A young person who grew up worshiping Allah
3. A person whose heart is attached to the masjid
4. Two people who love each other for Allah
5. A man who resists a woman of beauty and status, saying: “I fear Allah”
6. A person who gives charity so secretly that his left hand doesn’t know what his right hand gave
7. A person who remembers Allah alone and their eyes fill with tears
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمْ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ الْإِمَامُ الْعَادِلُ وَشَابٌّ نَشَأَ بِعِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ وَرَجُلٌ قَلْبُهُ مُعَلَّقٌ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ وَرَجُلَانِ تَحَابَّا فِي اللَّهِ اجْتَمَعَا عَلَيْهِ وَتَفَرَّقَا عَلَيْهِ وَرَجُلٌ دَعَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ ذَاتُ مَنْصِبٍ وَجَمَالٍ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ وَرَجُلٌ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَأَخْفَاهَا حَتَّى لَا تَعْلَمَ يَمِينُهُ مَا تُنْفِقُ شِمَالُهُ وَرَجُلٌ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ خَالِيًا فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Seven people Allah will give them His Shade on the Day when there would be no shade but the Shade of His Throne (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 mosques, two men who love and meet each other and depart from each other for the sake of Allah; a man whom an extremely beautiful woman seduces (for illicit relation), but he (rejects this offer and) says: 'I fear Allah'; a man who gives in charity and conceals it (to such an extent) that the left hand does not know what the right has given; and a man who remembers Allah in solitude and his eyes become tearful". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Riyad as-Salihin 449
500
Name the three conditions for sincere repentance.
Bonus: 100 points for fourth (not always applicable)
1. Regret (Nadam)
2. Stop the Sin Immediately
3. Resolve Not to Return to the Sin
4. Return the Rights of Others (If Applicable)