islam Flashcards
what does Zakah mean
“to increase” and” to purify”
what are the conditions for Zakah to be compulsory
Be a Muslim
Be nature
Own the nisab amount
Own the nisab amount after the
the passing of one lunar year
what is nisab
nisab is the amount of money which you must own for zakah to be compulsory
what is the nisab amount equivalent to
612.36 grams of silver or 87.48 grams of gold
what can you pay your Zakah on
Gold
Silver
Business stock/merchandise
Cash in hand or money owed to you
name 3 non-zakatable items
Jewellery besides gold and silver
Car – personal or given on rent
House-personal or given on rent
Electronic appliances
Household appliances
name 4 ppl you cant give Zakah to
General welfare projects e.g public wells
hospitals
madrasahs
construction projects
one’s wife or husband
one’s parent, grandparents, great grandparent, etc
one’s children’s, grandchildren, great-grandchildren
non-Muslim
what are the 4 steps of inheritance
Burial and shrouding- pay for the shrouding with the deceased’s money
All debts-the deceased person’s wealth will be used to pay off debts
The bequeath- the deceased person’s wealth will be given to others. it can be given to an orphanage or a masjid etc
what vessels should be slaughtered for meat to be halal
Trachea( windpipe )
Oesophagus ( food pipe )
The 2 jugular veins
what must be said while slaughtering
Bismillahi Allahu Akbar
name 2 rights animals have
Don’t endue pain to the animal
Don’t slaughter an animal in front of other animals
Cutting the throat more than needed or cutting the head entirely is disliked
animals must not be dragged to the place of slaughter
what are the 4 conditions for udhiyah to be compulsory?
be mature
be Muslim
own equal or more than the nisab amount between the 10 – 12th dhul hijjah
not Musafir (traveler)
what animals can be used for udhiyah
sheep
goat
cattle
camels
what conditions should apply to the animals
goats and sheep must be at least 1 year old
sheep’s that look like they’re 1 year old provided they are 6 months old
cattle must be 2 years old
camel must be at least 5 years old
what work would Umar Ibn Al Khattab do as a child
to look after a large flock of camels
why was Umar Ibn Al Khattab so resistant to Islam
Islam was against everything the Quraysh believed in. He was worried that Makkah would lose its status due to Islam
what convinced Umar Ibn Al Khattab to convert to Islam
When Umar had read the Qur’an he had then started to believe in Islam.
note one hadith that shows how dedicated Umar Ibn Al Khattab was in learning everything abt Islam
The prophet ﷺ had a dream once .he said “whilst I was sleeping, a cup of milk was brought to me and I drank from it until I could see its wetness emerging from my fingertips then I gave the leftover to Umar ”the companions asked what do you interpret from the dream? The prophet ﷺ said “it refers to knowledge”
what ayah did Abu Bakr say when Umar Ibn Al Khattab was talking to the people after the prophet’s death?
”Muhammad is no more than a messenger and indeed (many) messengers have passed away before or killed will you turn back on your heels who turns back on his heels not the least harm will be done by Allah and Allah will give rewards to those who are grateful”
which angel will blow the trumpet on the day of judgment
Angel Israfil will blow the trumpet
how long did Al-Mansur rule
Khalifah al-Mansur was their ruler who ruled between 128-168AH
what would Al-Mansur do at night
he would wake up in the last third of the night and pray all the way till fajr
how long did Harun Rashid rule
Harun Rashid became khalifah at 25 ruling from 170-194AH
