Al Ma'idah 102 - 120

What is the incident Allah SWT is reminding us about when people didn't accept Allah's command and asked unnecessary questions to avoid the expiation?

• Day of Saturday

• Prophet Musa AS and Khizr

• Slaughtering of the cow when Prophet Musa AS accidentally killed a man

• Slaughtering of the cow when Prophet Musa As went away for 40 days

What was the purpose behind unnecessary questions from the Jews?

• To mock and defy the instructions of their Prophets instead of gaining guidance

• They wanted to make sure that they don't make any mistake in following Allah's command

What should we do when there is an Islamic discussion going on and we don't have knowledge about a certain matter in Deen?

• Assume and carelessly pass judgment without knowledge

• Never change own opinion even if the evidence is present in the Quran and Sunnah

• Declare each other a Kafir if they don't allow your school of thought

• We should either excuse ourselves or remain silent, and learn from the people who are knowledgeable

In India, some Hindus avoid beef and some avoid consuming meat altogether, Catholic Bishops abstain from meat on Fridays while fasting and for 40 days of mourning the death of Prophet Jesus As, etc. Why did the disbelievers placed their own restrictions on the animals being lawful and unlawful when Allah declared permissible for them?

• As a source of attaining pleasure and nearness to Allah SWT, which was their right of freedom

• As a source of attaining pleasure and nearness to Allah SWT, but ended up doing Shirk instead

• As a source of attaining power to overcome Shaytan

• As a source of attaining power to control Jinn and learn black magic

Following old customs blindly leads to ______.

• Negligence

• Power

• Entertainment

• Respect for elders

What did most of the disbelievers say who innovated strange customs in religion when they were called to Islam?

• They said, "Sufficient is for us that on which we saw our forefathers", but still considered the message of Islam

• They said, "Sufficient is for us that on which we saw our forefathers", and rejected the truth

What is the criterion of leadership? Who should we choose as our leaders?

• People who have both knowledge as well as guidance, and being a fair, just person

• Ancestry and lineage

• Being in the lead followed by masses

• Wealthy, being in power and authority

"O believers!You are accountable only for yourselves." Does it mean that the doors are closed for enjoining good and forbidding evil?

• No, it means that the first responsibility we have is to our own selves. We can't blame our forefathers for our false traditions that were passed down to us mindlessly, or for our negligence to the true message of the Quran

• Yes, it means that everybody has a right to live their own life however they want. We should mind our own business and let people sin

How should we strike a balance between correcting ourselves and enjoining the good and forbidding wrong?

• When you see wrong, correct them. If they don't listen, curse them and don't ever talk to them

• Focus on yourself first. When you see wrong happening, correct nicely. Sometimes people don't even know that they are sinning. But, if they don't listen, then worry about improving yourself

• Make sure that people are doing the right thing and if you have time leftover after judging others then you focus on yourself too

What is the duty of Muslims around a person who is about to pass away but he has not prepared a written WILL?

• Three just and righteous Muslims will be made witnesses to carry out the bequest according to the dying person's instructions

• Two just and righteous Muslims will be made witnesses to carry out the inheritance according to the dying person's verbal instructions