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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.
✓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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
