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Ramadan Fasting and Charity Practices

Examine Ramadan fasting rules, charity types, and their significance in Islam.

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1. What is one difference between zakah and sadaqah?

  • Zakah can be given anytime in any amount, but sadaqah has fixed conditions.
  • Zakah has specific conditions, while sadaqah may be given anytime in any amount. (correct answer)
  • Zakah is optional, while sadaqah is always obligatory.
  • Zakah and sadaqah have exactly the same rules.

Why

Zakah has specific conditions, such as the passing of one full hijri year, reaching the nisab, and giving a specific portion. Sadaqah is not subject to those conditions and may be given at any time in any amount.

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2. How does zakah show sincerity of faith?

  • By making wealth the main goal of worship.
  • By proving that a person no longer needs money.
  • By giving up something beloved for the sake of pleasing Allah. (correct answer)
  • By removing the need for other acts of worship.

Why

Wealth is naturally beloved to people. Giving it for zakah shows sincerity because a person gives up something they love for something greater: seeking the pleasure of Allah.

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3. Is there a specific detailed number for how much good deeds are multiplied in Ramadan?

  • Yes, every deed is exactly multiplied by seventy.
  • Yes, every deed is exactly equal to one thousand months.
  • No specific detailed factor is stated, but good deeds are greatly multiplied. (correct answer)
  • No, good deeds are not multiplied in Ramadan.

Why

Good deeds in Ramadan have a greatly multiplied reward, but the exact detailed factor is not stated. A good deed may be rewarded tenfold and many times more, and Muslims should strive to do righteous deeds in Ramadan.

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4. According to the hadith, what happens during the month of Ramadan?

  • The gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained up. (correct answer)
  • All acts of worship become optional.
  • The gates of Paradise stay closed until Eid.
  • Fasting brings no special reward.

Why

A hadith describes Ramadan's special nature: the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the rebellious devils are chained up.

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5. How is the beginning of Ramadan determined?

  • By fixed dates on the solar calendar.
  • By guessing the season each year.
  • By sighting the new moon. (correct answer)
  • By choosing the same date every year.

Why

The beginning of Ramadan is connected to sighting the new moon. When the new moon is seen, or it is established that someone has seen it, fasting Ramadan becomes obligatory.

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6. What type of fasting is making up missed days from Ramadan?

  • Obligatory. (correct answer)
  • Encouraged.
  • Forbidden.
  • Disliked.

Why

Making up missed Ramadan fasts is listed as a type of obligatory fasting.

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7. Does a person have to make up Ramadan fasts they missed before reaching puberty?

  • No, those fasts are not obligatory to make up. (correct answer)
  • Yes, they must make them up immediately after puberty.
  • Yes, but only if they missed them without illness.
  • No, but they must give expiation for each day.

Why

A child is not obligated to perform the duties of Islam until reaching puberty. Therefore, fasts missed before puberty do not have to be made up, although making them up voluntarily is allowed.

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8. When is it disliked to fast Friday?

  • When Friday is singled out without fasting the day before or after it. (correct answer)
  • Whenever Friday occurs in Ramadan.
  • Whenever someone is making up a missed fast.
  • When Friday comes before Eid.

Why

Singling out Friday alone for fasting is disliked. The exception mentioned is when a person also fasts a day before or a day after it.

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9. Which of the following is not one of the five fasting rulings listed?

  • Obligatory.
  • Forbidden.
  • Permissible.
  • Beneficial. (correct answer)

Why

The five rulings listed for fasting are obligatory, forbidden, encouraged, disliked, and permissible. “Beneficial” is not listed as one of these categories.

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A note on these answers

These questions are for learning and self-testing. Explanations are drawn from the sources linked on each question and are not a fatwa. For a ruling on your own circumstances, please consult a qualified scholar.

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