Short 40
It’s your turn to give naseeha after Dhuhr prayer at school. You want to remind your classmates of how united Muslims are. Which hadith do you quote?
“A faithful believer to a faithful believer is like the bricks of a wall, enforcing each other.” While (saying that) the Prophet clasped his hands, by interlacing his fingers. (Hadith 16 Short 40)
The gatherings that lack remembrance of Allah (SWT) are regretful and deplorable. Which hadith discusses this matter?
“If people sit in an assembly in which they do not remember Allah and invoke a blessing on their prophet, a regret will descend upon them. If Allah wills He will punish them, but if He wills He will forgive them” (Hadith 32, 2nd Short 40)
Which hadith explains several ways of performing charity?
“Each person’s every joint must perform a charity…” (Hadith 26, Nawawi)
or
“Some of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said to the Prophet (PBUH): O Messenger of Allah, the affluent have made off with the rewards…” (Hadith 25, Nawawi)
In which two ahadith is the Prophet (PBUH) asked about what leads people to Paradise? (Nawawi and Short 40)
The Prophet (PBUH) was asked about the things which mostly cause the people to enter Paradise. He answered: “Being careful about one’s obligations to Allah and good behavior.” Thereafter, he was asked about the things which mostly cause people to enter Hellfire. He answered: “His mouth and genitals.” (Short 40 hadith)
"I said: O Messenger of Allah tell me of an act that will take me into paradise and will keep me away from Hellfire. He said you have asked me about a major matter…" (Hadith 29, Nawawi)
At what age did Allah (SWT) grant the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) nabuwwah?
At 40 years old
You notice your friend making fun of one of your classmates. You distract your friend and tell him to stop bothering others. Which hadith are you following?
“Whoever amongst you notices something evil, should correct it with his own hands, and if he is unable to do so, he should prohibit the same with his tongue; if he is unable even to do this, he should at least consider it as bad in his heart; this is the lowest degree of faith” (Hadith 25, Short 40)
The Prophet (PBUH) has taught us to treat all beings with respect, including animals. Which Hadith discusses this matter?
“A woman entered hellfire because of a cat which she had imprisoned till 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)
Which hadith encourages us to study knowledge of the deen?
Whosoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will… (Hadith 36, Nawawi)
“…Whosoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise…”
You feel yourself starting to get angry at your siblings so you say “A’udhu Billahi min asshaytan arrajeem.” Which two ahadith are you trying to follow?
“A man said to the Prophet (PBUH): Counsel me. He said: Do not become angry…” (Hadith 16, Nawawi)
“The strong is not the one who overcomes people with his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger.” (Short 40 hadith)
Describe the color and type of clothing the Prophet (PBUH) wore.
He wore two pieces of red clothing.
Your friend thinks it’s okay to celebrate Christmas. You remind her that she is Muslim, and she should not celebrate the holidays of people from other religions. Which hadith do you quote?
“If someone tries to introduce into this faith of ours (Islam) something which is not part of it, it is to be rejected.” (Hadith 31, Short 40)
Having good manners increases one’s iman, which hadith discusses this?
“The most perfect Muslim in the matter of faith is one who has excellent behavior; and the best among you are those who behave best towards their wives” (Hadith 21, 2nd Short 40)
As Muslims we know this life is only temporary and we will not live here forever. Which hadith supports this?
“Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a wayfarer” and The son of Umar used to say: “At evening do not expect [to live till] morning, and at morning do not expect [to live till] evening. Take from your health for your illness and from your life for your death.” (Hadith 40, Nawawi)
What are two ahadith that encourage us to conceal the faults of our Muslim brothers and sisters?
"Whosoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Judgement…" (Hadith 36, Nawawi)
“…Whoever shields a Muslim Allah will shield him in this world and the next…”
"He who conceals (the faults) of a Muslim, Allah would conceal his faults on the Day of Judgement, and he who exposed the faults of his Muslim brother, Allah will expose his faults even if he is in his house." (Hadith 18, 2nd Short 40 hadith)
Describe the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) stature and describe how his face shined.
He was neither tall nor short, he had medium stature
His face shined like the moon, not like a sword
Your dad calls you to pray Maghrib with him right when the athan comes in. You set the intentions of praying Salah on time and being good to your dad by listening to him. Which hadith are you thinking of?
Narrated ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, that: He asked the Prophet (PBUH): Which action is most favorite with Allah the Almighty? He answered: “Performing Salah on time.” I asked: Thereafter?” He said: “Good treatment of parents.” I submitted: “Then which next?” He said: “Fighting or struggling in the way of Allah.”
There is an individual you know whose life goal is to get a Bugatti and he is very attached to money, so much so that it begins to lead him astray. Which Hadith would you say to him?
“Two hungry wolves let loose among sheep are not more destructive to them than a man’s greed for property and status are to his religion”. (Hadith 36, 2nd short 40)
Recite one of the hadith Qudsi
"O my servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it…" (Hadith 24, Nawawi)
"Allah the Almighty has said: O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done…" (Hadith 42, Nawawi)
"Allah the Almighty has said: Whosoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, I shall be at war with him…" (Hadith 38, Nawawi)
Which two Hadith pertain to the righteous Muslim who weeps from the fear of Allah and how Allah will reward this person?
“No one who weeps from fear of Allah will go into Hell till the milk returns to the udder…” (Hadith 26 2nd Short 40)
“I said O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an act which will take me into paradise…. 'who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of that we have bestowed on them...'”. (Hadith 29 Nawawi)
Describe the Prophet’s (PBUH) teeth.
His two upper front teeth had a gap and when he spoke, a light came from the gap.
Your non-muslim friend says “YOLO (you only live once), might as well have as much fun as we can while we’re alive”. Which hadith do you think of?
“The world is a prison-house for a believer and Paradise for a non-believer”
Uthman asks his smart friend Ali for his math homework instead of putting in the effort to do it himself. Which hadith would you say to Uthman?
“By him in whose hand my life is, it is better for anyone of you to take a rope and cut the wood and carry it over his back and sell it rather than to ask something of a person who may or may not give him” (Hadith 38, 2nd Short 40)
This is also cheating so don't do this.
In Surat-al-Israa’ ayah 82, Allah (SWT) says, "We send down the Qur'an that which is a healing and mercy for those who believe and for the unjust people it causes nothing but loss after loss." Which hadith emphasizes that the Quran either supports (the believers) or causes loss (to those who disbelieve)?
"Purity is half of faith. Alhamdulilah [Praise be to Allah] fills the scales, and SubhanAllah [How far is Allah from every imperfection]…" (Hadith 23, Nawawi)
“…and the Quran is an argument for or against you…”
You went to the market one day and when you were checking out, you were treated unfairly by a Muslim brother as he cheated you out of your money. Which two hadith would you say to the brother?
“He who took up arms against is not one of us, and he who acted dishonestly towards is not one of us”. (Hadith 17, 2nd 40 Hadith)
"Do not envy one another; do not inflate prices to one another; do not hate one another; do not turn away from another….” (Hadith 53, Nawawi)
Describe how the Prophet (PBUH) walked.
He walked in a good way, he didn’t lift his chest in pride and he had a fast pace.