2. How should a Muslim return a greeting of salam?
✓With something better, or at least with something similar. (correct answer)
·Only with the exact same words every time.
·By ignoring it if busy.
·Only by saying “salam wa rahmatullah.”
Why
A greeting of salam should be returned with a better greeting or at least a similar one. Adding more is recommended, while returning a similar greeting is obligatory.
3. What is better when choosing how to greet Muslims?
·Regularly replace salam with new phrases.
✓Use the most complete and best wording from the Quran and Sunnah. (correct answer)
·Begin with sending salam upon the Prophet ﷺ instead of greeting people.
·Use any phrase as long as it sounds kind.
Why
Different wordings of salam are mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah, but the best approach is to choose the most complete and best wording. A non-prophetic phrase should not become a regular replacement for the prescribed greeting.
4. How should a Muslim interact with people while trying to call them to good?
·Be harsh and distant so people take religion seriously.
✓Be kind, cheerful, and friendly within proper limits. (correct answer)
·Avoid people completely.
·Please people even by doing what displeases Allah.
Why
A Muslim should be good-natured, kind, cheerful, and easy with people, while staying within proper limits. Smiling, gentleness, and good manners can be a means of calling others to Allah and advising them.
5. Which should be given priority: obligatory duties or voluntary acts?
·Voluntary acts should always come first.
✓Obligatory duties should be given precedence. (correct answer)
·Only outward acts matter.
·Only inward feelings matter.
Why
Obligatory duties come first because they are the most beloved means of drawing near to Allah. At the same time, inward and outward deeds are connected, and a person should work on both.
6. How should someone call family members to Islam?
✓With gentleness, subtlety, wisdom, and good words. (correct answer)
·By cutting them off until they accept Islam.
·By speaking harshly to prove the truth.
·By blaming them publicly.
Why
Family members have priority in being called to the truth, but the approach should be gentle and wise. Parents should still be treated kindly, even if they do not accept Islam and even if they mistreat the Muslim.
7. What should someone do when relatives mistreat them?
·Cut them off completely in every case.
·Respond to mistreatment in the same way.
✓Try to uphold ties, seek reward from Allah, and treat them kindly. (correct answer)
·Stop advising them forever.
Why
Mistreatment from relatives is painful, but a person should try to uphold family ties and seek reward from Allah for patience. If being close to them harms one’s religious commitment, contact may be reduced, but ties should not be cut off altogether.
8. How should a husband handle conflict between his mother and his wife?
·Always side with his mother, even if she is wrong.
·Force his wife to visit even if she is being harmed.
·Cut off his mother to please his wife.
✓Be fair, advise gently, and encourage forgiveness while preventing harm. (correct answer)
Why
Each person’s rights should be respected, and no one’s rights allow them to mistreat others. The husband should speak with wisdom, encourage forgiveness, advise his mother gently, and not allow ongoing unjust harm to his wife.
9. What should someone do if their father mistreats the family?
·Stop respecting him completely.
✓Keep advising him and reminding him of his duties, while treating him kindly. (correct answer)
·Bring family worries into their own marriage until it causes harm.
·Give up all acts of worship because of grief.
Why
A person should keep advising a mistreating father and try different ways to remind him of his duties. They should still honour parents and treat them kindly, while also fulfilling their own duties, such as treating a spouse well and not letting grief prevent worship or responsibilities.
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.
