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 581· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
The minimum amount of wealth on which zakat becomes due is the
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Answer: A. nisab
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Question 582· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
Zakat is due on wealth that has been held for
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Answer: A. one lunar year
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Question 583· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Hajj is compulsory once in a lifetime for every Muslim who
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Answer: D. is adult, sane and able to afford it
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Question 584· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
Stoning of the pillars during Hajj takes place at
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Answer: D. Mina
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Question 585· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Going round the Ka'bah seven times during hajj or umrah is called
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Answer: A. tawaf
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Question 586· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
The rate of zakat on money and gold held for a full lunar year above the nisab is
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Answer: A. 2.5%
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Question 587· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
I'tikaf is
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Answer: B. staying in the mosque for worship, especially in the last ten days of Ramadan
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Question 588· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
The well in Makkah from which pilgrims drink is
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Answer: B. Zamzam
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Question 589· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
Hajj is performed in the month of
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Answer: B. Dhul-Hijjah
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Question 590· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
The state of ritual consecration entered by pilgrims is
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Answer: D. ihram
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Question 591· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
Fasting in Ramadan is
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Answer: C. the fourth pillar of Islam
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Question 592· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
The stoning of the pillars (ramy al-jamarat) takes place at
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Answer: A. Mina
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Question 593· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
A very old person who cannot fast at all must instead
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Answer: C. feed a poor person for each day (fidyah)
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Question 594· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Fasting during Ramadan is obligatory on every
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Answer: A. sane, adult Muslim who is able
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Question 595· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
The meal eaten before dawn by a fasting Muslim is
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Answer: A. suhur
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Question 596· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Which of these is among the eight categories of people entitled to zakat?
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Answer: A. the poor and the needy
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Question 597· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
The standing on the plain of Arafat during Hajj takes place on the
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Answer: C. 9th of Dhul-Hijjah
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Question 598· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
Eid al-Adha is celebrated on the tenth day of
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Answer: B. Dhul-Hijjah
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Question 599· Zakat, sawm and hajj· WAEC
The special charity paid at the end of Ramadan is
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Answer: B. zakat al-fitr
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Question 600· Zakat, sawm and hajj· JAMB
The rite of hajj without which the pilgrimage is invalid is the standing at
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Answer: B. Arafat
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JAMB and WAEC Islamic Religious Studies questions

The minimum amount of wealth on which zakat becomes due is the

Zakat is due on wealth that has been held for

Hajj is compulsory once in a lifetime for every Muslim who

Stoning of the pillars during Hajj takes place at

Going round the Ka'bah seven times during hajj or umrah is called

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

I'tikaf is

The well in Makkah from which pilgrims drink is

Hajj is performed in the month of

The state of ritual consecration entered by pilgrims is

Fasting in Ramadan is

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

A very old person who cannot fast at all must instead

Fasting during Ramadan is obligatory on every

The meal eaten before dawn by a fasting Muslim is

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

The standing on the plain of Arafat during Hajj takes place on the

Eid al-Adha is celebrated on the tenth day of

The special charity paid at the end of Ramadan is

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