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Choose an option to check your answer.
A.
A report known to be fabricated
B.
A statement with no narrator
C.
A verse revealed in Madinah
D.
A hadith judged acceptable but below the highest sahih standard
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Correct Answer: D. A hadith judged acceptable but below the highest sahih standard
Explanation:
Hasan reports are considered acceptable evidence by many scholars.
Their narrators' precision is generally below the strongest sahih level.
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A.
Surah Al-Ma'idah
B.
Surah An-Nisa
C.
Surah Al-An'am
D.
Surah At-Tawbah
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Correct Answer: A. Surah Al-Ma'idah
Explanation:
Surah Al-Ma'idah opens with a command to fulfill obligations.
It also discusses lawful food and legal principles.
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A.
A hadith with a weakness in transmission or other criteria
B.
A universally fabricated report in every case
C.
A hadith found only in Bukhari
D.
A Qur'anic command
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Correct Answer: A. A hadith with a weakness in transmission or other criteria
Explanation:
Da'if means weak because one or more authenticity conditions are not met.
Weakness has different degrees and causes.
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A.
Surah Al-Baqarah
B.
Surah An-Nisa
C.
Surah Al-Hajj
D.
Surah Al-Mulk
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Correct Answer: B. Surah An-Nisa
Explanation:
Surah An-Nisa contains detailed shares and principles of inheritance.
It also addresses family justice and protection of the vulnerable.
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A.
A report narrated by only one person
B.
A report transmitted by many independent narrators at each level
C.
A report without text
D.
A legal analogy
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Correct Answer: B. A report transmitted by many independent narrators at each level
Explanation:
Mutawatir transmission involves such numerous independent routes that deliberate agreement on a lie is considered impossible.
It provides a very high level of certainty.
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A.
Only Qur'anic verses
B.
Only legal verdicts of rulers
C.
Reports about the Prophet's sayings, actions, and approvals
D.
Poetry of the companions
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Correct Answer: C. Reports about the Prophet's sayings, actions, and approvals
Explanation:
Hadith reports preserve the Prophet's sayings, actions, approvals, and characteristics.
They are a major source for understanding the Sunnah.
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A.
A verse of the Qur'an with a chain
B.
A saying of a companion only
C.
A report in which the Prophet relates words from Allah outside the Qur'an
D.
A legal opinion of a judge
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Correct Answer: C. A report in which the Prophet relates words from Allah outside the Qur'an
Explanation:
In a hadith qudsi, the Prophet conveys a message attributed to Allah.
It is not part of the Qur'an and is not recited as Qur'an.
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A.
A chapter of the Qur'an
B.
A type of tax
C.
A historical calendar
D.
The Prophet's established way and practice
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Correct Answer: D. The Prophet's established way and practice
Explanation:
Sunnah refers to the normative way of Prophet Muhammad.
It is known through authentic reports and established practice.
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A.
Abu Bakr
B.
Umar ibn al-Khattab
C.
Khalid ibn al-Walid
D.
Abu Hurairah
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Correct Answer: D. Abu Hurairah
Explanation:
Abu Hurairah is credited with narrating the largest number of hadith reports.
He devoted significant effort to learning and transmitting the Prophet's teachings.
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A.
The chain of narrators of a hadith
B.
The text of a Qur'anic verse
C.
A legal court
D.
A mosque sermon
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Correct Answer: A. The chain of narrators of a hadith
Explanation:
The isnad lists the transmitters through whom a report was conveyed.
Hadith scholars examined chains to assess reliability.
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A.
Aishah bint Abi Bakr
B.
Hafsah bint Umar
C.
Safiyyah bint Huyayy
D.
Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith
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Correct Answer: A. Aishah bint Abi Bakr
Explanation:
Aishah narrated many hadith and taught later scholars.
Her knowledge covered worship, family life, law, and Seerah.
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A.
The chain of narrators
B.
The actual text or content of the report
C.
The title of the collection
D.
The place of narration
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Correct Answer: B. The actual text or content of the report
Explanation:
The matn is the wording and substance of the hadith.
It is distinguished from the isnad, or chain.