Salah
True or False: Salat-ul-Istikhaara is the only way to get help from Allah(SWT).
False
Can you fast the first 6 days of Shawwal?
No, because 1st of Shawwal is Eid and it is prohibited to fast on Eid.
True or False: We have to eat suhoor to fast
False
A) What number day of what month is the Day of Arafah?
B) What act of worship is highly encouraged on that day?
A) 9th day of Dhul Hijjah
B) Fasting, abundant Dua
How long did it take to fully reveal the entire Quran?
Which action is performed immediately after the first takbīrah in ṣalāt al‑janāzah according to reports from Ibn Abbās and other companions?
A. Sending ṣalāh upon the Prophet
B. Reciting Sūrat al‑Fātiḥah
C. Making the final salām
D. Supplicating for the deceased
(Answer: B. Reciting Sūrat al‑Fātiḥah, as Ibn ʿAbbās said: “صليت خلف ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما على جنازة فقرأ بفاتحة الكتاب وقال لتعلموا أنها سنة” Al-Ḍiyāʾ al-lāmiʿ min ṣaḥīḥ al-kutu....)
Name three obligations for fasting to be fardh.
1. Being Muslim
2. Being sane
3. Have to be baaligh
4. Being a resident
5. Being physically capable
For Salat-ul-Istikahara, is a dream or a specific sign necessary?
No
Fasting was made obligatory when?
2nd year After Hijrah
How old was the prophet at the start of the first revelation until the last?
40, 63
True or False: In Salah al Istisqaa, turning the clothes (cloak/shawl) inside out is not mandatory
True
Name three health benefits of fasting (spiritual, physical, etc.)
1. Increased Taqwa/ becoming closer to Allah
2. Sustainable weight loss
3. Lower cholesterol, heart health
Which common misconception about Ramadan do scholars warn against?
A) That Ramadan is mainly for special foods
B) That it is a month of Qur’an and worship
C) That early Muslims fought battles in Ramadan
D) That fasting requires guarding one’s tongue
A) That Ramadan is mainly for special foods
True or False: Fasting was prescribed for us and the people before us, even if they weren't muslim.
True
What does Istisqaa mean?
seeking water or asking for rain
How many ركوعات are performed in each ركعة of the eclipse prayer according to the practice agreed upon in the most authentic reports?
Two
A strong, healthy teen forgets and eats. Her weak friend sees her and chooses not to remind her because she personally finds fasting hard. Who is correct?
The weak friend is technically incorrect because, when a stronger, faster person forgets, a person should remind them that they’re fasting, whether or not the person reminding is strong or weak. So, the strong teen is correct.
True or False: For Salat-ul-Istikhara, you should NOT have a desired opinion and should remain emotionally neutral.
False; You can have a preference but ask Allah to guide you to what is best.
Where was the first revelation of the quran revealed to the prophet?
Cave of Hira, Mecca
Which Salah (not everday salahs) is not Fard Kifayah?
Salat-ul-Istikhara
In the widely accepted and most reported description of how many extra takbirs the Prophet ﷺ performed in the first rak‘ah of Salat al‑Eid, what is the number found in the strongest and most widespread narrations?
Seven
The strongest and most widespread narrations from the companions — especially the hadith of Aisha and the hadith of عمرو بن شعيب عن أبيه عن جده — describe that the Prophet ﷺ made six or seven extra takbirs in the first rak‘ah. This is the narration most commonly transmitted in the major books of hadith and accepted by the majority of jurists as the dominant and soundest practice.
What famous ayah in surah Baqarah specifically talks about Ramadan. Name either the ayah number or recite the ayat.
(2:185)
شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ هُدًۭى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْفُرْقَانِ ۚ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ ٱلشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ ۖ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍۢ فَعِدَّةٌۭ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ ۗ يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُمُ ٱلْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ ٱلْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا۟ ٱلْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
Do you need to be in a state of purity (ghusl) to fast after your period has finished?
No, you are allowed to fast without having done ghusl, however you are receiving sin for missing salah and delaying ghusl.
What important battle happened during Ramadan, and on what day?
Battle of Badr, 17th.
Name the first ayahs revealed, and the last ayahs.
Alaq (1-5)
Baqarah (2:281):
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًۭا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ