Fiqh
What is the difference between pillars and waajibaat?
If you leave off a pillar out of forgetfulness , the the act of worship becomes invalid and you need to make it up.
If you leave out a waajibaat out of forgetfulness, you don’t have to make it up but you perform the sujood of forgetfulness
What are the conditions of لا إله إلا الله?
1. Knowledge
2. Certainty
3. Acceptance
4. Compliance
5. Truthfulness
6. Sincerity
7. Love
Which prophet is mentioned the most times in the Quran by name?
Prophet Musa
What is the kunya of Abdulrahman ibn Saqr ad-Dawsi? Bonus question: what was his tribe?
Abu Hurairah
Tribe: Ad-Daws
Who was the first child to accept Islam?
Ali ibn Ali-Talib
What are the mistakes a person does the imaam takes the responsibility for?
However if you leave off a pillar, that means you need to make it up and it doesn’t not fall upon the imaam.
What is the highest and lowest branch of imaan?
Highest branch: لا إله إلا الله
Lowest branch: removing something harmful from the road and having modesty
Which surah contains the word الله in every ayah?
Surah Mujadillah
What is Hadith the definition of Hadith Qudsi and what is another name for it?
Its wording and meaning both come from Allah (S.W.T) but is different to the Quran
Hadith illahi
Who is buried next to the prophet ﷺ?
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and Umar ibn-Khattab
In Qawwaid al-Fiqhiyyah, what are the five principles the madhahib are agreed upon?
1. Matters are by their intentions
الأمور بمقاصدها
2. Certainty is not removed by doubt
اليقين لا يزول بالشك
3. Hardship brings about ease
المشقة تجلب التيسير
4. Harm is to be removed
الضرر يزال
5. The norm is given legal consideration
العادة محكمة
What are the two levels of ihsaan?
1st level - worshipping Allah as if you can see him (level of seeing)
2nd level - worshipping Allah knowing knowing the he is watching and observing you (level of watchfulness)
What was the name of the creature that spoke to Sulayman about the Queen of Saba? Bonus question: what surah is it mentioned in?
The name: Hudhud (the hoopoe)
Surah: An-Naml
وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَا أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَائِبِينَ
“And he inspected the birds and said, ‘Why do I not see the hoopoe, or is he among the absent?’”
Who are the العبادلة?
Who accompanied the prophet ﷺ on during the hijrah?
Abu Bakr
Who was the first to author in Usul al-Fiqh?
Imaam ash-Shafici’
What is النذر?
When a person obligates something upon themselves that originally wasn’t obligatory upon them
Who are the 25 prophets mentioned in the Quran?
What is the definition of a mukthirun? Bonus question: can you name one?
A sahabah who narrated over 1,000 hadiths
Abu Hurairah
Abdullah ibn Abbas
Jaabir ibn Abdullah
Sa’ad ibn Maalik
What was the treaty that was signed and after which battle? Bonus question: what did the treaty state?
The treaty of Hudaybiyyah and it was signed after the battle of khandaaq.
The treaty agreed to a 10 year peace treaty between the Muslims and the Quraysh. They weren’t allowed to perform umrah that year but were allowed the following year.
The Muslims agreed to return Qurayshi Muslims who escaped to them, but Quraysh didn’t have to return Muslims who went to them.
What are the four pillars of Qiyas?
Original case (الأصل)
- The original case already has a ruling (from the Quran and sunnah)
The ruling (الحكم)
- The ruling of the original case
New case (الفرع)
- This issue didn’t exist in the past and this is what you want to perform qiyas on
Effective cause (العلة)
- The attribute appropriate for this ruling and must be constant and consistent
Example: الحكم - alcohol = prohibited ;العلة - alcohol intoxication
Where were the following idols worshipped: al-Lat, Al-Uzza and Al-Manat?
Al-Lat = Ad-Ta’if
Al-Uzza = Makkah
Al-Manat = Madinah
How many sajdah tilawah are there in the Quran and can you name the surahs they appear in?
There are 15.
Why was the term حديث حسن صحيح problematic for the people of knowledge and what were the conclusions drawn? Bonus: who was the only one to class the hadiths as حديث حسن صحيح?
The term wasn’t explained and the ulama differed as to what it meant. The closest possible reason was this Hadith reached us through two chains of transmission. One chain was saheeh and the other was hassan
At-Tirmidhi
Which Companion was considered unattractive, was martyred at Uḥud, and the Prophet ﷺ grieved over his death?
Julaybib