Make things Easy

​Recitation of Surah an Naba

Open Ended

Make Things Easy and Do Not Make them Difficult

By Nafisa Ali

​Learning Intentions

• I can explain the hadith about choosing the easier of the two matters unless the easier is forbidden.

• I can identify the situations in Islam where Allah chose easiness for us so as not to burden the body and soul.

• I can conclude the effect of obeying the Prophet(s) in avoiding difficulty in our behaviour and manners.

Multiple Choice

What is the only thing that we take with us after we die?

• Our Body

• Our deeds

• Our words

• Our soul

Multiple Choice

On the Day of Judgement

• Best friends will come to our help.

• Our parents will come to our help.

• We can defend ourselves, because we are Muslim.

• No one has the power to do anything for anyone.

Open Ended

Which of the two sums will you choose to calculate a or b, both carry 5 marks ? Give reason f?

a) 12 multiplied by 4 or

b) 73 multiplied by 67

Multiple Choice

What conditions did the Prophet(s) set for the choice between the two options?

• The easy option, its ok if it is forbidden(haram)

• The easy option, not important to check, just take it easy

• The easy option but it has to be halal

Open Ended

Identify the ease in the verse:

And when you travel throughout the land, there is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer, Surah an Nisa 101

Open Ended

“The Prophet used to take care of us in preaching by selecting a suitable time, so that we might not get bored.”

Open Ended

• It is fard to stand (qiyam) while performing prayers. However, those who cannot stand can perform prayers sitting. 

Open Ended

You are down with flu in Ramadan? What has Allah made it easy for a sick person?

Open Ended

“The earth was made a mosque and a clean place for me. Whoever from my community reaches the time of a prayer should pray no matter where he is.”

Multiple Choice

If you are in the park and you have to join for prayer in the masjid, but you dont have time for wudu

• Do tayamum although there is water

• Its ok to miss salah, you can go home and pray because that is easier.

• Stop playing as soon as you hear the azan and go do wudu

Open Ended

Mention a situation in which you had to choose between two things and the choice that you made along with the reason for your choice.

Situation: _____________________________

Choice: ____________________________

Reason for your choice: _______________________