Understanding Zakat: Religious Duty or Moral Obligation?

1. Questions about Ibadat Part 5 62 Questions

2. Is Zakat our religious duty or moral duty, or both? • Of course, it is religious. • It is purely moral. • It is religious as well as moral. • It is partly religious and partly moral. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

3. When you give the Zakat, is it a favor to the poor or an honor to give? • Religious favor. • Religious honor. • Both a and b. • Religious duty. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

4. Is Zakat a must? • Yes, always for the qualified. • Yes, always for everyone. • For some. • For only the rich. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

5. Do you have to pay the Zakat every year? • Yes, of course. • Yes but only when you want to. • Only when you have money to throw away. • Yes, if you qualify. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

6. How much do you pay for the Zakat? • 2.5% of the yearly left over income. • 5%. • 10%. • 15%. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

7. What does the Zakat teach us? • To help one another. • Purify our wealth. • Obedience to Allah. • All the above. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

8. Name three qualifying receivers of the Zakat fund? • The poor, destitute, and for the cause of Allah. • The kuffar. • The munafiqeen. • The poor as well as the middle class. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

9. What is meant when some of the Zakat fund goes "for the cause of Allah"? • To support Religious works. • To spread Islamic publications. • To support Islamic projects. • All above + all works to benefit Islam. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

10. Are there many destitute people who need the Zakat fund? • Yes, quite a few. • No, hardly any. • Just a few. • So many. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

11. Can you help in other ways other than giving Zakat? • Sadaqah. • Khums. • a and b above. • None of the above. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

12. Being charitable is very good. How can you be charitable in the school? • By being helpful to others. • By teaching. • By learning well. • All the above. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

13. Give us some examples of charitable acts. • Kindness, courtesy, help, goodness of character. • Helping Dad and Mom. • Helping the sick + a and b. • Helping myself, + a and b. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

14. Is it better to keep your good acts from being advertised? • Yes, since we want to please Allah. • No, since we want to put the credit where it belongs. • Yes, every once in a while. • Half and half. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

15. What is the fourth pillar of Ibadat? • Haj, of course. • Salat, of course. • Saum, of course. • Khums, of course. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

16. Is Haj an obligation on every Muslim capable? • No. • Yes, of course it is. • Nice option. • Occasionally. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

17. Is Haj done at certain times of the year? • Dhul-Qi'da. • Dhul-Hijjah. • Muharram. • Sha'ban. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

18. Mecca is the holy city of Islam. Where is it located? • Next to Jerusalem. • Next to Medina, in Iraq. • Close to Medina in Arabia. • In western part of Arabia. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

19. If a person cannot afford to go to Mecca, is he or she still supposed to go to Haj? • No, of course not. • Yes, but of course he or she should try. • No, since Islam is the religion of mercy. • No, as long as he or she cannot afford it. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

20. If a person is too old or very sick, is he or she obliged to do Haj? • Yes. • No, there is no obligation. • Maybe. • If he wants to. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

21. If a person's life is endangered, is he still obliged to do the Haj? • Yes, of course. • No, he or she is excused. • Maybe, maybe not. • Even if the danger is mild, Haj shouldn't be done. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

22. How many times do we have to do the Haj during our life time? • At least once. • Only once. • Two times. • Three or more times. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

23. Which month do we go for Haj? • Dhul-Hijjah. • Dhul-Qi'da. • Muharram. • Ramadhan. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

24. How many people usually go to Haj every year? • Millions in this day and age. • Thousands. • Hundreds of thousands. • Tens of thousands. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

25. Where do people doing the Haj come from? • Every country in the world. • Most countries in the world. • Some countries only. • Usually some Middle Eastern countries. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

26. Of what nationalities the people who go for Haj are? • Most nationalities of the world. • All nationalities of the world. • Arabians and some local countries. • Americans, Russians, and Middle Easterners. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

27. What kind of people go to the Haj? • True believers in Islam. • True, as well as lukewarm Muslims. • Any Muslim who intends to do so. • Muslims as well as people of other faiths. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

28. Do you see all kinds of people during Haj, be they black, white, or other colors? • Yes, we see all colors. • No, only one color. • Sometimes three colors. • Mostly blacks and whites. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

29. Is it only the rich who go to do Haj? • No. • Yes, who else can afford it. • All people who can afford it. • Middle class. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

30. How do people dress while doing the Haj? • All the same, plain manner. • Dress up in a fancy way for the occasion. • In shorts, since it is hot over there. • Very formal. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

31. What do we learn from the Haj? • See Allah's glorious commands applied. • Feel brotherhood of man. • Experience true human equality. • all the above and more. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

32. What is the brotherhood of man? • Feeling love and cooperation. • Community of Mu'mins (believers) in unity. • Good feelings through the love of Allah. • All the above. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

33. How do we learn a sense of equality during the Haj? • Because we dress alike + b and c. • In obedience to Allah, we practice the same rituals. • We feel awe and humility at the same time. • By signing official papers in Mecca, + all above. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

34. Will your heart awaken to the spiritual call during the Haj? • Yes, very much so. • No, not as expected. • Some, but not that much. • a and c above. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

35. Which is the biggest international meeting in one place on earth that takes place every year? • Pilgrimage in India. • Christmas in Jerusalem. • Haj in Mecca. • Conventions in Hawaii. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

36. What do you sacrifice when you go to the Haj? • We leave family behind. • We leave business behind + a. • We put so much effort to go for the occasion. • All the above + the physical difficulties. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

37. Other than the many advantages, do you feel closer to Prophet Muhammad and the Companions when you are doing the Haj? • Yes, very much so. • Yes, if I know the Islamic history well. • Yes, by simply being there. • All the above. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

38. What is Ihram? • A special day of fasting. • During Haj, a condition you enter into. • b above + you be the purest in conduct. • A Holy Book. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

39. Why can you not even kill an insect during the state of Ihram? • You are in the purest of conduct. • Allah (swt) wanted it that way + a and c. • Muhammad (pbuh) also explained it that way. • It is inhuman to kill + a. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

40. What is Tawaf? • Going around Ka'ba seven times during Haj. • a above but five times. • a above but three times. • Be by the Ka'ba. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

41. What is Sa’iy? • Going between Safa and Marwa during Haj. • Going to Mecca. • Going around the Ka'ba seven times. • Visiting Safa and Marwa. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

42. During Haj we sacrifice an animal. Why do we do that? • Symbolically, of Prophet Ibrahim's experience. • To feed the poor. • Part of the Haj rituals. • All the above. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

43. If Sa’iy is going between Safa and Marwa, how do we do it? • Run seven times. • Walk seven times. • Jog seven times. • Stroll seven times. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

44. How long does the trip take to do the Haj? • About two weeks. • One month. • One week. • Five days. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

45. What is Omrah? • Doing a mini Haj. • Doing Haj not at the designated time. • Doing the second Haj. • A companion of the Prophet (pbuh). Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

46. What will people call a person who has done the Haj? • Honorable. • Hajji for a man, Hijjiya for a woman. • His excellency. • Esquire. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

47. What is meant by Propagating the Virtue in Islam? • Encourage what is fit. • Encourage what is Islamicly good. • Encourage the decent and proper. • Encourage Islamic ethics + b and c. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

48. Is Propagating the Virtue a fundamental duty on every Muslim? • Usually. • Yes, it certainly is. • Not so. • Maybe. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

49. How will you try your best to be good? • Help others to do what Islam teaches. • Show others by actions what Islam teaches. • Hold to good actions all the time. • All the above. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5

50. Will the family benefit from propagating virtue? • Yes it may. • Occasionally it will. • Mostly it will. • Always it will. Questions, Ibadat, batch #5