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What is Matn and sanad?
Matn contains actual sayings, actions and tacit approvals of Prophet Muhammed (SAW). Sanad means the chain of narrators (isnad) that goes through the student of successor (tabaattabieen) , to the successor (tabieen) to a companion (sahaba) to the text(matn).
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What are our obligations towards the Prophet (s.a.w.)?
1.Believe in the finality of prophethood 2.Love Him 3.Obey and emulate him 4.Spread his message
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1. What do you understand by the term: Sahabi? 2. Mention the sahabah, in sequence, according to their rank near Allah.
1a. 3 conditions: 1.To have seen / met the prophet sal while he was alive 2.To be in a state of Iman 3.To die in a state of Iman 2a. Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman Ali, Asharah Mubasharah, sahabah who participated in Badr, Bhud and Bayatu Ridwan
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Who was Imam Bukhari
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Whenever the four well-known Imams gave a ruling regarding a Fiqh issue, what did they emphasize?
That if their rulings went against Quran and Sunnah, they would choose Quran and Sunnah above all. If the Quran and Sunnah has a better solution than their Ijtihaad, then as Imam Abu Hanifa said: “I am telling you the answer but if you find any authentic hadith related to this issue then that will be my madhab”.
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What is Ilm al-Rijal?
detailed information of the narrator, his reputation, his dealings with life, 40 branches of this science
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What was the curriculum followed by the Prophet (saw)?
1. Recitation of the Quran 2. Purification 3. Teaching Book 4. wisdom
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1.What was the real name of Abu Hurairah? 2. How many Ahadith has he narrated in total? How many out of these were narrated without repetition? 3. How many were narrated by Abu Hurairah alone and not by any other shabi?
1a. Abdur Rahman bin Sakhr Ad Dawsi 2a. 5374 ahadeeth ; without repetition 1236 3a. 8 ahadeeth
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Who was Imam Az-Zuhri?
-Imam ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (124H) was a leading member of this team. -He struck awe in the hearts of the Khulafa. He collected and wrote the Aḥādīth. -He memorized holy Qur’an within 80 days, and memorized a substantial number of Aḥādīth and Sayings of the companions while he was a student.
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What is the difference between Hadith and Seerah?
In shariah hadeeth means anything attributed to prophet (s). So hadeeth is used exclusively related to prophet (s) AFTERr prophethood till his death while seerah is attribution to prophet (s) BEFORE prophet hood
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What is Tabi'un?
one who met a companion in the state of Eman and died on Eman also.Their generation is also called و الذين اتبعهم بإحسان
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Name the first house of learning used by the Prophet(saw) in Makkah and what was the main center of learning in Madinah.
Dar al-Arqam Masjid An-Nabawi
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What you understand by the term “Mukthir” sahabah? How many were they? Mention their names.
Those sahaba who narrated a lot of hadeeth upto 1000 They were 7 in total: Abu Huraira, Saa’d bin Malik (abu Sa’eed al Qhudri) , Jabir ibn Abdullah , Anas Bin Malik, Aisha, Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar
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What can be the reasons for difference of opinion amongst scholars, as mentioned by Ibn Taimiyyah in Raf’ al-Malaam?
1. lack of a particulars scholars belief that prophet (saw) said a particular statement 2. the lack of his belief that a certain issue was affected by that statement of prophet(saw) 3. the belief that the ruling was abrogated
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Mention any incident which proves the authenticity of narration by sahabah.
-They did not know what lying was -Whenever Abu Darda and Ibn Masud narrated ahadith, their eyes would tear, out of fear of saying something incorrect
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What are the Al-Ahkam Al-Khamsa?
1. fard 2. sunnah 3. mubah 4. makrooh 5. haram
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What was the role of Prophet(saw) in spreading knowledge of Hadith amongst people Give at least 10 examples.
-Dar al-Arqam -Masjid An-Nabawi -Letters that Prophet (saw) sent to the kings -he held special sessions for women -he established residence for ashaab asuffah -ransom for prisoners of war was to teach those who were illiterate -direct education through tarbiyah , khutbahs -his personal example
400
1. How many Ahadith are narrated by Abdullah bin ‘Abbas (RA)? What was the subject of majority of his narrations? 2. What was the dua of Prophet (SAW) for Abdullah bin Abbas (RA)?
1a. He narrated 1660 ahadith; the subject of the majority of his narrations were about understanding of Quran- tafsir 2a. Allahumma Alimmhu Ta’weelul Kitab
400
What is the difference between Ilm Al- Riwayah and Ilm Al-Dirayah?
1. Ilm Al-Riwayah is knowledge of narration of hadeeth, both sanad and all matn. Riwayah is only the knowledge of narration of hadeeth i.e all sanad and matan related to the same hadeeth must be accurately known by the narrator. 2. Ilm Al-Dirayah. Dirayah means understanding the reality of the hadeeth’s narrator and its matn, its fiqh rulings and its conditions {fiqh of hadeeth)
500
Explain the difference between Itaah, Ittibaa, Taqleed?
-Itaa= to follow the rules and commands -Ittibaa= to follow the ways and actions of Prophet (saw) -Taqleed= to follow blindly without any proofs
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Did the Prophet(saw) encourage the writing of his ahadith Explain
-No -Quran was being revealed and its compliation was continously taking place - there was shortage of written material -there was also shortage of literate ppl -Prophet (saw) preferred concentrating on writing the Quran first
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1. How many Ahadith were narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (RA)? 2. Mention the main events in the life of Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (RA).
1a. He narrated 848 ahadith. 2a. -6th person to embrace Islam - he killed Abu Jahl in battle of Badr, - chief justice of Kufa -fought in all battles with the Prophet (saw) -led funeral prayer of Abu Dar Ghifari in Rabzah -when he died, Uthman(ra) led his funeral prayer
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What is the difference between a Nabi and a Rasool?
*Every rasool is a nabi, AND every nabi is not rasool. *A Rasool was a messenger of Allah who was given a new Shariah (codes of law) from Allah. *A Nabi was also the messenger of Allah, but he was not given any new Shariah and followed the shariah of earlier Rasool.