1) Which of the following Arabic terms mean the ‘chain of transmitters’ for a particular hadith?

1. Isnad.
2. Matn.
3. Mawdu.
4. Sahabah.

2) What was the cause for ahadith to be fabricated over the years?

1. Political animosity.
2. Fabrication by storytellers.
3. Personal prejudices.
4. Deliberate misleading propaganda.
5. All of the above.

3) A hadith is composed of two parts. What are they?

1. Mawdu and the isnad.
2. Matn and hasan.
3. Matn and the isnad.
4. Saheeh and hasan.

4) Which of the following Arabic terms mean the ‘text’ for a particular hadith?

1. Isnad.
2. Matn.
3. Mawdu.
4. Sahabah.

5) What do Muslims believe to be the second primary source of Islam?

1. The Quran.
2. The Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad.
3. The Sunnah of all the prophets sent by Allah.
4. A Muslim’s insights and intuitions.

6) Select a true statement.

1. The Sunnah is considered to be a revelation.
2. The Sunnah is contained within the large body of literature known as ahadith.
3. The Sunnah and the Quran cannot be understood correctly without recourse to each other.
4. All of the above.

7) According to the classification of ahadith which of the following is a degree less than saheeh hadith?

1. Daeef.
2. Hasan.
3. Mawdu.
4. None of the above.

8) According to the classification of ahadith which of the following means that a hadith is fabricated or forged?

1. Saheeh.
2. Hasan.
3. Daeef.
4. Mawdu.

9) Select a false statement.

1. If a hadith seems to be logical or reasonable it does not need a chain of narrators accopanying it.
2. A text may seem to be logical or reasonable but without a chain of narrators it is not a hadith.
3. Imam Al-Bukhari and Imam Muslim were the most famous collectors of ahadith.
4. Imam Al-Bukhari and Imam Muslim collected ahadith based on strict methods and requirements.