JAMB and WAEC Islamic Religious Studies questions

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All topics Hadith · 46 Islam in West Africa and Nigeria · 48 Islamic economic teachings and trade · 44 Islamic moral teachings (Akhlaq) · 51 Marriage, divorce and inheritance · 49 Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences · 55 Taharah and salat · 58 Tawhid and the articles of faith · 47 The life of the Prophet (Sirah) · 61 The Qur'an: revelation and compilation · 46 The rightly guided caliphs · 44 Zakat, sawm and hajj · 57

Question 561· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Fasting is obligatory for adult Muslims during the month of
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Answer: B. Ramadan
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Question 562· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
The garments worn by male pilgrims in a state of consecration are called
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Answer: B. ihram
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Question 563· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
A form of hajj in which umrah is performed first, ihram is left, and a new ihram is taken for hajj is
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Answer: C. tamattu'
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Question 564· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Feeding a poor person for each missed fast by someone who can never make it up is called
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Answer: D. fidyah
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Question 565· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Which of these people is exempted from fasting in Ramadan but must make up the days?
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Answer: B. a traveller
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Question 566· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Tawaf means
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Answer: B. walking round the Ka'bah seven times
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Question 567· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
Standing at Arafat during Hajj takes place on
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Answer: A. 9th Dhul-Hijjah
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Question 568· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Zakat on crops watered by rain is
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Answer: A. 10%
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Question 569· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Walking seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwah is called
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Answer: C. sa'y
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Question 570· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
The pre-dawn meal before fasting is called
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Answer: B. sahur
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Question 571· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
The meal taken before dawn by a person who intends to fast is
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Answer: B. suhur
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Question 572· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Kaffarah for deliberately breaking a Ramadan fast by eating includes
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Answer: A. fasting sixty consecutive days
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Question 573· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
After Arafat, pilgrims spend the night at
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Answer: B. Muzdalifah
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Question 574· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Zakat may be given to
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Answer: B. the poor and the needy
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Question 575· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
I'tikaf during Ramadan means
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Answer: D. seclusion in the mosque for worship
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Question 576· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Running seven times between Safa and Marwah is called
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Answer: B. sa'y
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Question 577· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
The rate of zakat on money held for a full year above the nisab is
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Answer: D. 2.5%
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Question 578· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
The lesser pilgrimage that can be performed at any time is
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Answer: B. 'Umrah
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Question 579· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
In Hajj and Umrah, ihram refers to
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Answer: C. the state of consecration, with its special dress, entered at the miqat
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Question 580· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
Pilgrims stand at Arafat on the
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Answer: D. 9th of Dhul-Hijjah
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JAMB and WAEC Islamic Religious Studies questions

Fasting is obligatory for adult Muslims during the month of

The garments worn by male pilgrims in a state of consecration are called

A form of hajj in which umrah is performed first, ihram is left, and a new ihram is taken for hajj is

Feeding a poor person for each missed fast by someone who can never make it up is called

Which of these people is exempted from fasting in Ramadan but must make up the days?

Tawaf means

Standing at Arafat during Hajj takes place on

Zakat on crops watered by rain is

Walking seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwah is called

The pre-dawn meal before fasting is called

The meal taken before dawn by a person who intends to fast is

Kaffarah for deliberately breaking a Ramadan fast by eating includes

After Arafat, pilgrims spend the night at

Zakat may be given to

I'tikaf during Ramadan means

Running seven times between Safa and Marwah is called

The rate of zakat on money held for a full year above the nisab is

The lesser pilgrimage that can be performed at any time is

In Hajj and Umrah, ihram refers to

Pilgrims stand at Arafat on the