Practice Islamic Law & Fiqh MCQs

Question 1

Which are the two primary sources of Islamic law (Shariah)?

Accepted Answer

C. Quran and Sunnah

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A. Ijma and Qiyas

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B. Custom and tradition

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D. Sunnah and Qiyas

Question 2

What is 'Ijma' as a source of Islamic law?

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A. Consensus of qualified scholars

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B. A personal opinion of a ruler

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C. A decision of a court

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D. A local custom

Question 3

What is 'Qiyas' in Islamic jurisprudence?

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D. Analogical reasoning

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A. Memorizing the Quran

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B. Giving a personal fatwa

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C. Collecting hadith

Question 4

What does 'Ijtihad' mean?

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B. Scholarly effort to derive rulings

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A. Fasting for a month

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C. Spending money in charity

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D. Traveling for Hajj

Question 5

What does the term 'Fiqh' mean?

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C. Islamic jurisprudence

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A. Islamic history

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B. Quran recitation

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D. Spiritual purification

Question 6

What is the ruling of a 'Fard' act?

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A. Obligatory

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B. Optional

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C. Prohibited

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D. Disliked

Question 7

What is the ruling of a 'Haram' act?

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D. Prohibited

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A. Recommended

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B. Permissible

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C. Obligatory

Question 8

What does 'Mubah' mean in Islamic rulings?

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B. Permissible

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A. Strongly recommended

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C. Prohibited

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D. Disliked

Question 9

What does 'Makruh' mean in Islamic rulings?

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C. Disliked

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A. Obligatory

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B. Neutral

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D. Recommended

Question 10

What does 'Mustahab' (Mandub) mean?

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A. Recommended

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B. Obligatory

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C. Forbidden

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D. Disliked

Question 11

Which Imam is the founder of the Hanafi school of thought?

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D. Imam Abu Hanifa

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A. Imam Malik

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B. Imam Shafi'i

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C. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Question 12

Which Imam, based in Madinah, wrote the famous hadith and fiqh book 'Al-Muwatta'?

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B. Imam Malik

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A. Imam Abu Hanifa

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C. Imam Shafi'i

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D. Imam Bukhari

Question 13

Which Imam is known for writing 'Al-Risalah', the first major work on the principles of Islamic jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh)?

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C. Imam Shafi'i

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A. Imam Abu Hanifa

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B. Imam Malik

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D. Imam Ahmad

Question 14

What is the percentage of Zakat due on eligible savings and wealth?

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A. 2.5%

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B. 10%

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C. 5%

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D. 20%

Question 15

Which of the following breaks wudu (ablution)?

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D. Passing urine

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A. Speaking

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B. Walking

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C. Eating in a clean place

Question 16

Ghusl (full bath) is obligatory after which state?

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B. Janabah (major ritual impurity)

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A. Eating meat

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C. Sleeping

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D. Sneezing

Question 17

When is Tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) allowed?

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C. When no water is available or it cannot be used

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A. When one is lazy

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B. When it is cold in a mosque

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D. When one is traveling by car

Question 18

What is the total number of Fard rakats in the five daily prayers?

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A. 17

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B. 15

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C. 19

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D. 20

Question 19

Hajj is obligatory how many times in a lifetime for those who are able?

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D. Once

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A. Twice

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B. Every year

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C. Three times

Question 20

What is 'Riba' in Islamic law?

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B. Interest or usury

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A. Charity

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C. A trade contract

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D. A gift

Question 21

What is 'Mahr' in a Muslim marriage?

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C. A gift from the groom to the bride

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A. A gift from the bride's father

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B. A fee for the Imam

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D. A wedding feast

Question 22

In Hanafi fiqh, which level of ruling is between Fard and Sunnah?

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A. Wajib

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B. Mubah

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C. Makruh

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D. Haram

Question 23

Which five essentials do the objectives of Shariah (Maqasid al-Shariah) aim to protect?

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D. Religion, life, intellect, lineage, wealth

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A. Prayer, fasting, Zakat, Hajj, Shahadah

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B. Speech, sight, hearing, touch, taste

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C. Land, army, trade, law, tax

Question 24

According to the hadith, up to what portion of a person's estate can be bequeathed through a will (Wasiyyah) to non-heirs?

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B. One-third

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A. One-half

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C. Two-thirds

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D. One-quarter

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