1) Jane has recently learned what Islam teaches about gossip. Samira, her friend, likes to call her and gossip about others who attend the mosque. What should Jane do?

1. Jane should hang up on Samira.
2. Jane can change the topic politely as it is not allowed for her to listen to gossip.
3. Jane is fine with it as long as Samira is doing all the gossip.
4. None of the above.

2) A friend of yours is interested in marrying a co-worker of yours and is seeking your honest opinion with regards to her moral character. You know that she is well known in the office for her ill temper and abusive language. How would you respond to your friend's query?

1. Lie about her and make up positive things about her character.
2. Hide the truth from him and simply encourage him to go ahead with the proposal.
3. Tell him the truth since backbiting is permissible in such cases.
4. Hide the negative facts about her since disclosing the facts will be a sin.

3) In what situations is backbiting allowed?

1. Complaining to someone in authority who can address the wrong when an injustice has been done.
2. Seeking a religious ruling from a Muslim scholar.
3. To get help in changing a wrong or to prevent a disaster.
4. All of the above.

4) Complete the hadith with regards to whom the Prophet defined as the best Muslim, “He is the one from whom Muslims are safe from the evil of…."

1. his anger and rage.
2. his tongue and hands.
3. his lying and deception.
4. his craving for wealth and status.

5) What is backbiting?

1. Lying about someone.
2. Mentioning something true about someone in his absence that which he would dislike.
3. Abusing someone in front of others.
4. Ridiculing someone in front of others.

6) Almighty Allah compares backbiting in the Quran to:

1. the act of cannibalism on one's own brother.
2. the act of slaughtering one's own brother in the same manner as slaughtering an animal.
3. the act of torturing one's own brother.
4. the act of tying a noose around one's own brother's neck.

7) Islam teaches that if people are being ridiculed or backbitten in our presence we should:

1. join in, and mention other negative things that we know about the person.
2. defend the honor of the person being backbitten or ridiculed.
3. listen silently and not add anything from ourselves.
4. have a good laugh and take it simply as a form of amusement and a pastime.