Questions about Islamic Ethics and Hadith

1. Questions about Islamic Ethics and Hadith Part #2 50 Questions

2. Do we have to do everything for the sake of pleasing Allah? • *Yes, that is the ultimate goal. • No, we have our freedom of choice. • Only when feasible. • All the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

3. Is kindness part of our faith? • Faith without kindness is weak. • Kindness without faith is almost meaningless. • *Kindness is a component of Islam. • All the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

4. Does Allah favor those who are kind and loving? • Yes, all kinds of loving people. • Yes, the faithful, kind, and loving people. • *The kindness and love done for His sake. • All the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

5. How essential is courtesy? • It means paying excessive attention to others' feelings. • *It is a gateway to good manners. • No need for courtesy, it is not important. • Courtesy means weakness. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

6. Does the Holy Quran urge us to be courteous? • Yes, often. • The Quran singles out Muhammad (pbuh) as the best example, an example for • us to follow and imitate. • The Quran never mentions courtesy + b. • *a and b above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

7. What is wrong with being arrogant? • Arrogance is a form of conceit. • Arrogance hurts other peoples' feelings. • Arrogance puts excessive value to personal attitude. • *It is against kindness + all above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

8. How does it feel to be arrogant? • As if with a touch of temporary insanity. • Temporary bigness. • Being inconsiderate of others. • *Discourtesy + a and b above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

9. What are the protocols of greeting others? • Greet warmly; the young is to greet the old. • Say Hi to every man and woman in the street. • Greet with ASSALAAMU ALAIKUM according to the situation. • *a and c above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

10. What is nice about having good manners? • Having good manners is a mark of faith. • Respect people according to their eminence. • *Humility and courtesy are acts of piety + a & b. • b + respect parents. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

11. Can a believer be a person with bad manners? • *He is not applying his faith well. • He is a poor believer. • He is flunky. • He is wishy washy. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

12. Does Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) urge us to be modest? • *Yes, since modesty is the source of all virtue. • Yes, since humility and courtesy are acts of piety. • Yes, since Islam urges self-control. • All the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

13. Should we be humble for the sake of Allah? • *Yes, all the time if we remember. • For the sake of good manners. • For the sake of goodness of character. • b and c above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

14. What is so important about humility? • Good manners. • A form of worship. • Reaps advantages for us. • *Being humble for Allah's sake, Allah will exalt His eminence. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

15. How important is self-control? • Fundamental Islamic teaching. • Inconsequential, of little importance + c. • Controls our wild wishes and desires. • *a and c above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

16. What is meant by "Humility and Courtesy are acts of Piety"? • To be pious a person reaches the heights of faith. • True humility is hard, that is why it is an act of piety. • Humility comes through inheritance + a. • *All the above except c above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

17. Why is modesty the source of virtue? • *Because you lose your sense of conceit. • Because you lose your sense of identity. • Because modesty is humility. • All the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

18. "Allah will exalt the person who has humility for Allah's sake." Why? • Because humility is done with Allah in mind. • It is the doorway for modesty. • *It is a form of Ibadah + a and b. • It is the Ibadah itself + a & b & c. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

19. What is so important about trying to feel contented? • *Done through faith in Allah + b and c. • Gateway to happiness. • Islam is against greed. • It will make you poor + b. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

20. Can you be happy without being contented? • Yes, often. • Yes, always. • *No, contentment is the gateway to happiness. • b and c above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

21. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said "The riches are from the contentment of the heart." • When there is no greed, there is contentment. • Happiness is a state of mind, a feeling. • Often a materially rich person is worry-wart and unhappy. • *Riches can emanate from faith + above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

22. What is meant by "Allah is gentle and loves gentleness." • Allah does not like meanness and hurts. • Allah likes what is tender, gentle and good. • We have to emulate that which is godly. • *Being gentle is a form of piety + the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

23. How can we strive to be contented? • Control our greed. • Go to the psychiatrist. • Understand religion well + a above. • *Use our common sense + a and c above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

24. What are we to look for if we are to become contented? • Our fat pocket-book. • *To Islamic teachings, especially the Hadith. • To our budget. • All the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

25. What is wrong with greed? • Greed is a source of ambition and greatness. • Greed is a source of potential destruction of others. • Greed may have no limits. • *Often greed goes too far + b and c. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

26. What troubles can a greedy person have? • Hurts others, sometimes very much. • *Hurts himself & others depending on kind of greed. • Hurts Islam. • Most people are greedy, no trouble at all. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

27. Is greed a great source of dissatisfaction? • Greed is the only source of dissatisfaction. • *A major source of dissatisfaction. • No relationship. • A minor source. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

28. A Muslim is urged to nurture compassion in his heart. Why? • Compassion is a fundamental of goodness of character. • Compassion often becomes reciprocal. • Much good comes out of compassion. • *Compassion for the sake of Allah + all above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

29. What are the good targets for showing compassion? • Compassion to the community. • Compassion to individuals. • Prevailing good feeling. • *All the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

30. Are Muslims to have compassion towards all creatures of Allah? • No, that is impossible. • *Ideally, yes, since compassion has to prevail. • Only if we can. • b and c above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

31. Who will benefit if we all have love and compassion? • We do. • Our families do. • *The whole community + the above. • The whole neighborhood. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

32. Why not be cruel? • Cruelty makes us get ahead. • Cruelty hurts, sometimes greatly. • Cruelty usually is destructive. • *Islam is against cruelty + b and c above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

33. Should we sometimes encourage cruelty? • Cruelty is like conceit both are discouraged by Islam. • *Cruelty often comes from anger + a. • There is nothing wrong with cruelty, it should be encouraged. • To show how big we are, we should be cruel. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

34. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said "The best Jihad is when you stand up for the truth in the face of a malicious ruler." How is that? • It is easy to speak up in such a situation. • It is very hard to speak up in such a situation. • *It might be life threatening to do so. • All of the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

35. Who is the most forgiving? • My aunt Sarah and my uncle Jedd. • *Allah Almighty. • The Prophets. • The Imams. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

36. Who is the most merciful? • My mother and father. • My grandfather. • *Allah the Almighty. • The Prophets. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

37. What does the Holy Quran say about forgiveness? • "Hold to Forgiveness and Command to what is Right." • "If you Forgive and Overlook, verily Allah is Compassionate." • "Verily Allah is most forgiving and merciful." • *All the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

38. Why is forgiveness such a good quality? • Means high character quality. • Forgiveness leads to friendliness and good feeling. • a and b, but it is not mandatory. • *It is a Allah's quality + a and b above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

39. Which one is better, to retaliate or to forgive? • Retaliation is necessary but forgiveness is better. • Forgiveness is better on rare occasions. • *b above, but it is to be exercised whenever possible. • Retaliation shows strength and determination. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

40. Why not revenge? • Revenge often is unwise. • Revenge is usually destructive. • *a and b above + better be avoided. • None of the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

41. Often fighting results from revenge. Why is that bad? • Fighting does not establish a good relationship. • Fighting is destructive. • Rarely is fighting good. • *All the above + fighting to be avoided at all cost. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

42. Self-control is a form of self conquest. Is it a form of Jihad? • *Self-control is hard, it often is a form of Jihad. • Yes it is on rare occasions. • No, it is not, why should it be? • Jihad is no more than self-control. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

43. "He will be rewarded he who will suppress his anger." Why did the Prophet (pbuh) say that? • You are less likely to do something rash when calm. • Thinking well leads to good planning or relationships. • Allah does not like angry people. • *Allah promised THAWAAB + a and b in such situations. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

44. "He is not strong or powerful he who runs people down." Why did Prophet (pbuh) say that? • Criticism is practiced more by psychologically weak people. • Running people down is cowardly in a way. • Criticism hurts peoples' feelings. • *All above + it leads to retaliation. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

45. "No person has taken a better drink than that of anger for the sake of Allah." Why did Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) mean? • You get angry if Allah's cause is abused out of love for Allah. • Means true faith + d. • Means love for Islam. • *A form of defense for Islam + a, b, and c. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

46. Why is patience a virtue? • Enjoined by Islam. • Often leads to good unexpected results. • *Helps override difficulties + a and b. • Is the greatest mark of faith + a and b. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

47. Does Islam discourage envy? • No, it encourages it. • *Generally it does, since envy can be harmful. • Envy is destructive, there should be no envy. • Be envious to your heart's content. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

48. What is wrong with envy? • It can be destructive to the innocent envied. • Often makes the envier very disgruntled. • May lead to backbiting. • *All the above. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

49. "Envy eats up good deeds." What did Prophet Muhammad mean by that? • Envy is destructive, will cost the person demerits. • Envy will reduce the value of the person. • *a and b above + yet not all envy is bad. • a and b above + all envy is bad. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2

50. In which situations is it good to be envious? • A well learned person in Islam. • a above + who reads the Quran well. • a above + who fights for Islam. • *a above + he who works for Islam valiantly. Questions, Islamic Ethics and Hadith, Part 2