HADITH QUIZ

Which of these statements is not true about Hadith Qudsi

• It is traced back to Allah

• It is the Hadith which Allah (SWT) communicated directly to the Prophet (PBUH) through inspiration or in a dream

• Although it is a revelation from Allah, it is not part of the Qur‘an

• It is a Hadith which one of the Prophet's sahabas (companion) reports what the Prophet said, what he did or what he approved to be okay

Abu Hurairah (RA) said that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said that Allah (SWT) said: “The gates of Paradise will be opened on Mondays and on Thursdays, and every servant [of Allah] who associates nothing with Allah will be forgiven, except for the man who has a grudge against his brother.”[About them] it will be said: Delay these two until they are reconciled; delay these two until they are reconciled.”(Muslim and Abu Dawud)

This is an example of?

• Hadith Qudsi

• Hadith Nabawwi

• Sunnah

• Qur'an

Which of the following is not how Hadith Nabawwi always begins ...

• “The Messenger of Allah said”

• “I heard the Messenger of Allah saying”

• “From what his Lord Has inspired him with”

• "I saw the messenger of Allah doing”

Choose all that is true about Hadith Nabawwi

• Reports from the Swahabas about the Prophet‘s statements, deeds, or approvals

• Most of them make direct reference to Allah

• Both meaning and wording are from the Prophet.

• They deal mostly with spiritual and ethical subjects.

• The subject matter is addressed directly.

Choose all that is true about Hadith Qudsi

• Reports from the Swahabas about the Prophet‘s statements, deeds, or approvals

• Most of them make direct reference to Allah

• Both meaning and wording are from the Prophet.

• They are numerous in number

• They begin with the statement, ―the Prophet (PBUH) says that Allah (SWT) says...

The following statements show the difference between Holy Quran and Hadith Qudsi, which of them is incorrect

• Both words and meaning in the Quran are from Allah while in Hadith Qudsi the words are from the Prophet (PBUH) but attributed to Allah

• All the Hadith Qudsi were collected and compiled during the Caliphate of Abubakar while Quran was not compiled into a book form until generations after the death of the Prophet and the Sahabah

• One is not allowed to touch the Qur‘an when in the state of impurity whereas One is not prohibited from touching the books of Hadith Qudsi

• Hadith Qudsi was revealed through Angel Jibril to the Prophet (PBUH) while Quran May have been inspired by other ways such as in the form of a dream.

• Quran is recited in every prayer while Hadith Qudsi is only used as reference or for guidance but should not be recited in prayers

How is the test for Sanad of the Hadith done

• The narrator must be a pious and practicing Muslim of sound Aqeeda. 

• The Hadith should not go against any established Sunnah or tradition of the Prophet (PBUH).

• The reporters should have excellent and retentive memory and should narrate what he exactly heard from the Prophet or saw the prophet do.

• The biographies of the narrators must be well documented.

• The Hadith should not go against any established Sunnah or tradition of the Prophet (PBUH). It should not go against the foundations of Islam like Tawheed or acts of devotion

How is the test for Matn of the Hadith done

• The narrator must be a pious and practicing Muslim of sound Aqeeda. 

• The Hadith should not go against the teachings of the Holy Qur‘an or the commandments of Allah (SWT) or against any established Sunnah or tradition of the Prophet (PBUH).

• The reporters should have excellent and retentive memory and should narrate what he exactly heard from the Prophet or saw the prophet do.

• The biographies of the narrators must be well documented.

• The Hadith should not go against any established Sunnah or tradition of the Prophet (PBUH). It should not go against the foundations of Islam like Tawheed or acts of devotion

A Hadith that contradicts basic commonsense or that which is not quoted in Arabic language will not be accepted. What criterion is used here to refuse acceptance of such hadith

• Isnad

• Matn

• None of the above

• Both Isnad and Matn

Which statement is not true about Hadith Sahih

• This class of Hadith is the most authentic andindisputable

• They are faultless hadith, in which there is no weakness either in regard to the chain of transmission (Isnad) or in regard to the text (Matn

• This class of Hadith is one where its source is well known and its reporters are clear only that they may have slight defects on Sanad

• There is no contradiction of any kind of any of the established beliefs of Islam