JAMB Islamic Religious Studies questions: Zakat, sawm and hajj

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1. Question 21· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB

   I'tikaf is

   • Athe Eid prayer
   • Bstaying in the mosque for worship, especially in the last ten days of Ramadan
   • Cthe pre-dawn meal
   • Da type of zakat

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2. Question 22· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB

   The stoning of the pillars (ramy al-jamarat) takes place at

   • AMina
   • BArafat
   • CMuzdalifah
   • DMadinah

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3. Question 23· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB

   A very old person who cannot fast at all must instead

   • Apay zakat al-mal
   • Bfast double later
   • Cfeed a poor person for each day (fidyah)
   • Dperform umrah

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4. Question 24· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB

   Fasting during Ramadan is obligatory on every

   • Asane, adult Muslim who is able
   • Bchild
   • Ctraveller without exception
   • Dsick person

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5. Question 25· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB

   Which of these is among the eight categories of people entitled to zakat?

   • Athe poor and the needy
   • Bthe rich
   • Cthe zakat payer's own parents
   • Dnon-Muslim traders

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6. Question 26· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB

   Eid al-Adha is celebrated on the tenth day of

   • ARamadan
   • BDhul-Hijjah
   • CShawwal
   • DMuharram

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7. Question 27· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB

   The rite of hajj without which the pilgrimage is invalid is the standing at

   • AMina
   • BArafat
   • CMuzdalifah
   • DSafa

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8. Question 28· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB

   The state of consecration a pilgrim enters before performing hajj is

   • Awuquf
   • Btawaf
   • Csa'y
   • Dihram

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9. Question 29· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB

   'Id al-Adha commemorates

   • AIbrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son
   • Bthe end of Ramadan
   • Cthe Hijrah
   • Dthe birth of the Prophet

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10. Question 30· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB

    The nisab for zakat on gold is about

    • A85 grams
    • B10 grams
    • C1 kilogram
    • D500 grams

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