WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 3206

16,026.

What makes caliph Uthman death unique was that he

A.

was murdered by a slave

B.

died of natural causes

C.

died while reading the Qur'an

D.

nominated Ali before his death

Correct answer is C

"They went back to Medina, stoned Uthman in the mosque and knocked him unconscious, and then besieged him in his house. The elderly caliph told his friends and servants not to resist, to spare their lives, and the rebels broke in and stabbed him to death. His own treasured copy of the Koran was soaked with his blood."

16,027.

The subject matter of an-Nawawi hadith 1 is

A.

Education

B.

compensation

C.

consultation

D.

intention

Correct answer is D

This Hadith centers on "intention".
"Actions are according to intentions, and everyone will get what was intended. Whoever migrates with an intention for Allah and His messenger, the migration will be for the sake of Allah and his Messenger. And whoever migrates for worldly gain or to marry a woman, then his migration will be for the sake of whatever he migrated for."

16,028.

An aged muslim can susbstitute ramadan fast by

A.

asking for forgiveness

B.

Observing Nawafil

C.

reciting the Qur'an

D.

Feeding an indigent

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

16,029.

Waqul rabbir-hanhuma Kama rabbayani-saghiraa (Q17:24) enjoins an obligatory duty to the

A.

wayfarer

B.

Orphan

C.

Parent

D.

needy

Correct answer is C

Quran 17:24 enjoins an obligatory duty to the parent.
"Lower the wing of humility to them, out of mercy, and say, 'My Lord! Have mercy on them, just as they reared me when I was [a] small [child]!"

16,030.

Hajar al-Aswad is to the Ka'bah as I'tidal is to

A.

Nikah

B.

Talaq

C.

Sawm

D.

Salah

Correct answer is D

Hajar-al-Aswad is the Arabic word for black stone. The Black Stone (Arabic: ٱáúÍóÌóÑõ ٱáúÃóÓúæóÏ‎, al-Ḥajaru al-Aswad, 'Black Stone') is a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba, the ancient building in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is revered by Muslims as an Islamic relic which, according to Muslim tradition, dates back to the time of Adam and Eve.
However, I'tidal means to make something straight and upright. And in terms of I'tidal, it is a form of movement to rise from the ruku' and bow down perpendicularly and straight. The law of doing I'tidal is mandatory while reading the dua is only sunnah.