1) What is true with regards to Abu Hurayrah’s name?

1. ‘Abu Hurayrah’ was his birth name.
2. ‘Abu Hurayrah’ was his kunya.
3. ‘Abu Hurayrah’ means, ‘The slave of the sun’.
4. ‘Abu Hurayrah’ was the new name given to him by Prophet Muhammad in lieu of his birth name.

2) Abu Hurayrah is highly noted and remembered for:

1. his exemplary achievements on the battlefield.
2. his melodious voice whilst reciting the Quran and proclaiming the call for prayer.
3. his memorization and transmission of a large number of ahadith.
4. his great contribution towards compiling the Quran into one universal book.

3) Which of the following is true with regards to Abu Hurayrah?

1. He loved kittens and cats.
2. He was devoted to his mother.
3. He was a member of the group known as Ahl as-Suffah.
4. All of the above.

4) What distressed Abu Hurayrah greatly, with regards to his mother for which he requested Prophet Muhammad to supplicate for her?

1. Her infidelity.
2. Her aversion towards Islam.
3. Her addiction to alcohol.
4. Her prolonged and terminal illness.
5. Her verbal and physical abuse towards him and his siblings.

5) Why did Abu Hurayrah decide to stay in Medina?

1. To remain close to the Prophet Muhammad.
2. To escape the persecution by the Jews of his own hometown.
3. To take advantage of the pleasant weather conditions prevalent in Medina.
4. To set up his business there.

6) On whose invitation did the noble companion Abu Hurayrah enter the fold of Islam?

1. The chieftain of the tribe to which Abu Hurayrah belonged.
2. His beloved mother.
3. The blessed Prophet Muhammad himself.
4. None of the above.

7) Abu Hurayrah possessed:

1. a prolific memory.
2. an abundance of wealth.
3. a great sense of humor.
4. All of the above.

8) It is estimated that Abu Hurayrah narrated approximately:

1. 1,375 ahadith.
2. 3,375 ahadith.
3. 5,375 ahadith.
4. 7,375 ahadith.

9) Abu Hurayrah died at the age of:

1. forty.
2. fifty two.
3. sixty three.
4. seventy-eight.