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Download PDFChoose any two of the following Hadiths. (i) الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ. The world is the believer’s prison and the unbeliever’s paradise. (ii) أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) فَقَالَ: أَرَأَيْتَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ، وَصُمْتُ رَمَضَانَ، وَأَحْلَلْتُ الْحَلَالَ، وَحَرَّمْتُ الْحَرَامَ، وَلَمْ أَزِدْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا، أَأَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. A man asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace): Do you think that if I perform the obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan, treat as lawful that which is lawful and treat as forbidden that which is forbidden, and do nothing further, I shall enter paradise? He said, Yes. (iii) ‘أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ هَكَذَا.’ وَقَالَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى. ‘I and the man who brings up an orphan will be in paradise like this.’ And he pointed with his two fingers, the index finger and the middle finger. (iv) كُلُّ سُلَامَى مِنَ النَّاسِ عَلَيْهِ صَدَقَةٌ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَطْلُعُ فِيهِ الشَّمْسُ: تَعْدِلُ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ صَدَقَةٌ؛ وَتُعِينُ الرَّجُلَ فِي دَابَّتِهِ فَتَحْمِلُهُ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ تَرْفَعُ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا مَتَاعَهُ صَدَقَةٌ؛ وَالْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ؛ وَبِكُلِّ خَطْوَةٍ تَمْشِيهَا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ صَدَقَةٌ؛ وَتُمِيطُ الْأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ صَدَقَةٌ. Every person’s every joint must perform a charity every day the sun comes up: to act justly between two people is a charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it is a charity; a good word is a charity; every step you take to prayers is a charity; and removing a harmful thing from the road is a charity.




Describe their teaching about what Muslims believe.
Explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action.
From the teachings given in the set Hadiths, write an account of the guidance given to Muslims in their everyday life.
In your opinion, how easy are the Hadiths to act upon? Give reasons to support your answer.
Write an account of ʿUthman’s administration and military achievements during his caliphate.
In your opinion what was ʿUthman’s greatest act as caliph? Give reasons to support your answer.
Describe the events of one of the following battles: • Battle of Qadisiyya • Battle of Yarmuk.
In your opinion, did the Battle of Qadisiyya or the Battle of Yarmuk have more significance for Islam? Give reasons for your answer.
Write about the benefits of fasting and almsgiving (zakat).
What is the most important benefit to a Muslim of completing the annual pilgrimage (hajj)? Give reasons to support your answer.






