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WorksheetsContent Section Worksheet Questions (Grade 13)
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Worksheet time: 57mins
According to the Islamic legal principle regarding technology, a technological innovation becomes haram primarily when it:
Replaces human labor extensively
Is imported from non-Muslim countries
Serves as a direct means to something prohibited (haram)
Reduces traditional economic activities
The hadith “Antum a'lamu bi umuri dunyakum” implies that technology in Islam is:
Completely value-neutral
Conditionally permissible unless proven otherwise
Restricted only to religious purposes
Always encouraged regardless of consequences
Which example best illustrates the principle “al-wasilah ila al-haram haram” in modern technology?
Using airplanes for international travel
Developing faster communication networks
Using internet platforms to promote immoral content
Automating textile production
In Islamic management theory, the foundational legal ruling (al-asl) for administrative actions is:
Prohibition until evidence permits
Recommendation unless harmful
Permissibility unless evidence prohibits
Obligation if efficiency increases
Which managerial decision would most clearly render an otherwise permissible management activity haram?
Reducing operational costs
Planning expansion into foreign markets
Designing work schedules that prevent obligatory prayers
Implementing performance-based incentives
Strategic management becomes impermissible in Islam when it involves:
Long-term financial forecasting
Risk management analysis
Establishing institutions based on usury
Market segmentation strategies
In Islamic accounting, the obligation to record transactions as mentioned in Qur'an Al-Baqarah (2:282) primarily emphasizes:
Profit maximization
Transparency and justice
Tax compliance
Managerial efficiency
Based on Islamic principles, which accounting role is explicitly condemned when involved in usurious transactions?
Financial analyst
Budget planner
Transaction recorder
Inventory controller
The hadith cursing all parties involved in riba implies which ethical stance in accounting?
Partial responsibility based on role
Equal moral liability for all participants
Liability limited to decision-makers
Exemption for technical roles
Which accounting activity would remain halal under Islamic law?
Recording interest-based loan agreements
Auditing conventional banking interest income
Documenting profit-sharing (mudharabah) transactions
Certifying bonds with fixed returns
According to Alvin Arens’ definition, the core objective of auditing is to:
Detect all fraud
Ensure absolute financial accuracy
Assess conformity between assertions and criteria
Maximize stakeholder confidence
From an Islamic perspective, auditors are most closely analogized to:
Financial consultants
Business partners
Legal regulators
Witnesses (shuhada’)
Which type of audit focuses primarily on efficiency and effectiveness of operations?
Financial audit
Compliance audit
Operational audit
Information systems audit
Information Systems Audit is particularly concerned with:
Shariah compliance of contracts
Accuracy of tax reporting
Security and reliability of information systems
Fair valuation of assets
An auditor becomes haram in Islamic law when he:
Audits a loss-making company
Verifies interest-based transactions
Uses sampling techniques
Works for a multinational firm
The Qur’anic requirement of witnesses in financial contracts primarily aims to:
Increase administrative burden
Strengthen legal enforcement
Prevent doubt and injustice
Ensure state supervision
Which profession is most explicitly legitimized by Qur'an Al-Baqarah: 282?
Economist
Accountant
Entrepreneur
Marketing specialist
In Islamic ethics, technological efficiency that causes mass unemployment is best classified as:
Absolutely prohibited
Absolutely obligatory
Permissible but ethically questionable
Recommended for economic growth
Marketing management violates Islamic principles when it:
Uses digital platforms
Targets specific consumer segments
Employs deceptive or provocative content
Increases brand visibility
Which statement best summarizes the Islamic legal framework governing technology, management, accounting, and auditing?
All modern practices are rejected
All efficiency-oriented practices are encouraged
Permissibility is conditional upon Shariah compliance
Only religious activities are regulated
In Islamic law, zakat is primarily categorized as:
A voluntary economic policy
A social redistribution mechanism only
An act of worship with economic implications
A moral recommendation without legal force
Which authority has the legitimate right to enforce zakat collection by force according to classical Islamic governance?
Religious scholars
Zakat institutions
Individual mustahiq
The Islamic State (Caliph)
The main distinction between zakat and sadaqah lies in:
The amount given
The recipient
The legal obligation status
The timing of payment
Linguistically, the word zakat carries the meaning of:
Charity and generosity
Growth and purification
Redistribution and equity
Wealth circulation
According to Shariah definition, zakat is best described as:
Any form of wealth transfer
A fixed tax imposed by the state
A specific portion of wealth given to designated recipients under defined rules
A flexible donation based on income
Failure to pay zakat on gold and silver results in severe punishment in the Hereafter because zakat is considered:
A financial recommendation
A social courtesy
A divinely mandated obligation
A voluntary redistribution tool
Which of the following assets is unanimously agreed to be zakatable?
Residential housing
Personal vehicles
Gold and silver
Household furniture
The nisab for gold as money (nuqud) is:
10 dinars
15 dinars
20 dinars
40 dinars
Zakat on gold and silver becomes obligatory only if:
The owner is wealthy
The asset is productive
It reaches nisab and completes one lunar year (haul)
It is traded for profit
According to the cited hadith, zakat is not obligatory on jewelry when it is:
Stored as savings
Used as adornment
Made of pure gold
Above the nisab
Which livestock is zakatable only if it is freely grazing (as-sa’imah)?
Poultry
Livestock used for labor
All livestock
Livestock fed entirely with purchased fodder
The minimum nisab for sheep and goats is:
20 heads
30 heads
40 heads
50 heads
Agricultural zakat applies specifically to crops that are:
Commercially traded
Staple and storable produce
All farm outputs
Harvested annually
The zakat rate for crops irrigated naturally by rain or rivers is:
2.5%
5%
7.5%
10%
Which statement correctly describes zakat on trade assets?
Zakat is only on profit
Zakat is on capital only
Zakat is on total asset value at year end
Zakat is paid monthly
The nisab standard for trade zakat is determined by:
The highest value between gold and silver
The value of silver only
The value of gold only
The lower value between gold and silver
If a trader’s assets decrease below nisab after paying debts, zakat becomes:
Still obligatory
Recommended
Deferred
Not obligatory
In Islamic jurisprudence, zakat may be paid before haul if:
The payer intends charity
The wealth has reached nisab
The state permits it
The recipient requests it
The strongest juristic conclusion regarding corporate zakat as a legal entity is that:
It is obligatory
It is recommended
It is prohibited
It does not exist; zakat applies to trade assets
The rejection of corporate zakat as an independent obligation is mainly based on:
Economic inefficiency
Weak hadith transmission
Absence of explicit textual evidence
Difficulty in calculation
Zakat profession is considered weakly founded primarily because:
Income is unstable
Professions did not exist historically
Zakat is a purely ritual act requiring explicit textual evidence
It discourages productivity
According to the dominant opinion, professional income becomes zakatable when it is:
Received
Saved for one year and reaches nisab
Earned monthly
Spent on necessities
The eight categories of zakat recipients (asnaf) are explicitly mentioned in:
Surah Al-Baqarah
Surah Al-Ma’idah
Surah At-Tawbah
Surah Al-Hashr
In the absence of an Islamic state, zakat distribution may be:
Suspended
Given only to institutions
Delivered directly to mustahiq
Converted into taxes
The overall Islamic approach to zakat emphasizes that it is:
An economic policy tool
A voluntary social mechanism
A divinely fixed obligation with specific rules
A flexible welfare contribution
The primary Shariah objection to conventional insurance lies in the presence of:
Risk management
Long-term contracts
Gharar, maysir, and riba
Premium-based payments
The prohibition of bay‘ al-gharar in Islamic law directly affects insurance because:
Insurance contracts lack written agreements
The outcome and compensation are uncertain
Premiums are fixed in advance
Insurance companies earn profits
Which Qur’anic principle is violated when insurance operates as a zero-sum game between the insurer and insured?
Ta‘awun (mutual cooperation)
Tawakkul (reliance on Allah)
Al-‘adl (justice)
Prohibition of maysir (gambling)
In conventional insurance, if the insured event does not occur and premiums are forfeited, this primarily constitutes:
Riba
Gharar
Maysir
Tabarru‘
The contractual relationship in conventional insurance is best described as:
Partnership (shirkah)
Agency (wakalah)
Exchange (mu‘awadhah)
Donation (tabarru‘)
Which hadith explicitly prohibits transactions involving excessive uncertainty, forming the basis for rejecting conventional insurance?
Hadith on riba
Hadith on bay‘ al-hasah and bay‘ al-gharar
Hadith on niyyah
Hadith on zakat
In takaful, participant contributions are legally classified as:
Mandatory premiums
Loans to the company
Charitable donations (tabarru‘)
Insurance fees
The role of the takaful operator is primarily that of:
Risk owner
Capital provider
Fund donor
Fund manager (wakil or mudarib)
Which fund in takaful is used to pay claims when a covered event occurs?
Investment fund
Shareholder fund
Savings fund
Tabarru‘ fund
The Shariah justification for takaful is strongly supported by which Qur’anic verse?
Al-Baqarah: 275
Al-Ma’idah: 2
At-Tawbah: 60
An-Nisa’: 29
The hadith concerning the Ash‘ariyyun sharing food collectively demonstrates the principle of:
Risk transfer
Mutual guarantee
Profit maximization
Contractual exchange
Unlike conventional insurance, takaful eliminates maysir because:
Profits are guaranteed
Claims are limited
Risk is shared among participants
Contributions are refundable
In takaful, any underwriting surplus is generally:
Retained solely by the operator
Distributed among participants
Paid as zakat
Converted into reserves only
Early termination in conventional insurance contracts is problematic mainly because it:
Reduces profitability
Causes administrative losses
Results in unjust enrichment
Violates actuarial principles
Which Islamic legal maxim best explains the impermissibility of conventional insurance?
Al-darar yuzal (harm must be eliminated)
Al-yaqin la yazulu bi al-shakk
Al-ghunm bi al-ghurm
Sadd al-dhara’i‘
The principle al-ghunm bi al-ghurm in takaful implies that:
Profit must be fixed
Risk and reward go together
Losses are guaranteed
Premiums are refundable
Which statement best distinguishes takaful from conventional insurance?
Takaful is non-profit
Takaful is based on mutual assistance
Takaful eliminates all risk
Takaful guarantees returns
In Islamic jurisprudence, the prohibition of maysir primarily aims to:
Eliminate all uncertainty
Prevent unjust wealth transfer
Promote economic growth
Ensure state control
The compensation in takaful is paid even though contributions are donations because:
It is a contractual right
It is a form of loan repayment
Participants mutually guarantee each other
The operator absorbs losses
From a Shariah perspective, the strongest reason takaful is considered permissible is that it:
Mimics conventional insurance outcomes
Transfers risk efficiently
Is structured as cooperative risk-sharing
Uses modern financial techniques
According to Islamic jurisprudence, syirkah is best defined as:
Joint ownership arising from inheritance only
A contractual agreement to perform financial activity for profit
A form of charitable cooperation
State-regulated business cooperation
The primary reason syirkah is considered permissible (ja’iz) in Islam is because:
It promotes economic growth
It is widely practiced in modern economies
It was approved by the Prophet ﷺ
It guarantees profit sharing
Which hadith provides direct legitimacy for the permissibility of syirkah?
The hadith on intention (niyyah)
The hadith on riba prohibition
“Allah is the third partner as long as there is no betrayal”
The hadith on zakat collection
One of the essential pillars (arkan) of syirkah is:
Written documentation
Government approval
Offer and acceptance (ijab–qabul)
Equal capital contribution
For a syirkah contract to be valid, the contracting parties must possess:
Financial independence
Business experience
Ahliyyah at-tasharruf
Equal bargaining power
Which of the following best distinguishes syirkah amlak from syirkah akad?
Profit-sharing rules
Voluntary participation
Joint ownership versus contractual partnership
Capital contribution
In syirkah inan, which statement is correct?
Only one party provides capital
Capital must be in physical goods only
Each partner contributes capital and labor
Loss is shared based on agreement
In syirkah inan, loss is borne by the partners based on:
Profit-sharing ratio
Capital proportion
Labor contribution
Mutual agreement
Which condition applies to capital in syirkah inan?
It must always be gold or silver
Goods can be used without valuation
It must be money or valued goods at contract time
It must be equal among partners
Syirkah abdan is characterized primarily by:
Joint capital contribution
Partnership in labor without capital
Profit sharing based on capital
Ownership of goods
Which of the following invalidates syirkah abdan?
Different professional skills
Unequal profit-sharing ratios
Engagement in haram activities
Absence of written contract
In syirkah mudarabah, who holds the authority to conduct business transactions (tasharruf)?
Capital provider only
Both parties equally
The manager (mudarib)
Government-appointed supervisor
In a valid syirkah mudarabah, financial loss is borne by:
The manager only
Both parties equally
The capital provider only
The party who made the decision
The manager in syirkah mudarabah bears loss only if:
The business fails
Market conditions change
He violates agreed conditions or is negligent
Profit is lower than expected
Syirkah wujuh is primarily based on:
Capital strength
Physical assets
Social standing or trustworthiness
State guarantees
The second model of syirkah wujuh is classified under which category?
Syirkah inan
Syirkah mudarabah
Syirkah abdan
Syirkah mufawadhah
In the second model of syirkah wujuh, losses are borne based on:
Agreement between partners
Capital contribution
Percentage of goods owned
Equal distribution
Syirkah mufawadhah is unique because it:
Is limited to one type of partnership
Is prohibited due to complexity
Combines all valid forms of syirkah
Requires equal capital and labor
The permissibility of syirkah mufawadhah according to An-Nabhani is based on the principle that
Profit maximization is prioritized
Any valid syirkah remains valid when combined
Loss must always follow agreement
Custom (‘urf) determines legality
From an Islamic legal perspective, the core objective of syirkah is to
Eliminate individual ownership
Maximize state revenue
Facilitate lawful cooperation for profit
Guarantee equal outcomes
Identify the primary legal foundations that justify the permissibility of syirkah and are used to regulate modern business partnerships
The Qur’an, the Sunnah, and juristic consensus (ijma’)
The Qur’an alone without supporting sources
Local custom (‘urf) and market practice only
Individual reasoning (ra’y) without scriptural basis
Which statement best distinguishes syirkah inan, syirkah abdan, and syirkah mudharabah with respect to capital contribution and management authority
Syirkah inan: both contribute capital and may share management; syirkah abdan: partnership in labor/skills with little or no capital; syirkah mudharabah: one party provides capital while the other manages
Syirkah inan: only labor is shared; syirkah abdan: both provide capital only; syirkah mudharabah: both parties must provide equal capital and management
Syirkah inan and syirkah abdan both require identical capital and management structures; syirkah mudharabah prohibits profit sharing
All three require equal capital from all partners and prohibit delegated management
Which description correctly characterizes syirkah wujuh and syirkah mufawadhah and reflects the juristic debate over their permissibility
Syirkah wujuh is a reputation-based partnership formed on credit without initial capital, while syirkah mufawadhah is an all-encompassing partnership combining persons and property with full sharing, whose permissibility is debated
Syirkah wujuh requires equal cash capital from all partners, and syirkah mufawadhah is limited to labor-only partnerships that are unanimously permitted
Syirkah wujuh is a charitable arrangement with no profit motive, and syirkah mufawadhah is strictly prohibited by all jurists
Both forms require state authorization and are identical to mudharabah in structure
Under the maxim “the original ruling of technology is permissibility” (al-asl fi al-ashya’ al-ibahah), what is the default status of new digital technologies and when can this ruling change
They are permissible by default, but become impermissible when they serve prohibited ends or contain forbidden elements such as harm, deception, or explicit violations of Shariah
They are prohibited by default until proven lawful by juristic consensus
They are permissible only with prior state approval regardless of use case
They are morally neutral in all cases and cannot become impermissible
Which managerial scenario best illustrates how a basic management function that is originally lawful can become impermissible (haram) when implemented in ways that contradict Shariah principles
Organizing fair shift rotations to improve employee well-being
Planning a financing strategy that relies on interest-bearing loans and deceptive earnings forecasts to meet targets
Controlling operations to ensure timely payment of zakat and supplier invoices
Actuating a safety program to reduce workplace accidents
. Critically analyze the legal foundations of syirkah in Islamic jurisprudence. Explain how the Qur’an, Sunnah, and juristic consensus justify its permissibility, and evaluate the relevance of these foundations in regulating modern business partnerships
Analyze the Islamic legal principle that “the original ruling of technology is permissibility” (al-asl fi al-ashyā’ al-ibāhah) and critically evaluate its application in modern digital technology (such as artificial intelligence or social media). In your answer, explain the conditions under which such technology may shift from halal to haram, supported by relevant Islamic legal maxims and examples.
From an Islamic management perspective, analyze how the basic management functions (planning, organizing, actuating, and controlling) can become impermissible (haram) despite being originally lawful. Provide a critical discussion using concrete examples related to human resource management, strategic planning, or financial management that contradict Shariah principles.
Critically analyze the ethical and legal responsibilities of accountants and auditors in Islam by referring to Qur'an Al-Baqarah (2:282) and the hadith concerning riba. Discuss how the concept of accountants and auditors as witnesses (shuhada’) affects professional accountability and decision-making in contemporary financial institutions
