Major teachings in the Hadiths of the Prophet: past paper questions

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• Question 1May/June 2026, paper 21Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Choose any two of the following Hadiths. (i) لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ. None of you believes until he wants for his brother what he wants for himself.

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Choose any two of the following Hadiths. (i) المُؤْمِنُونَ كَرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، إِنِ اشْتَكَى عَيْنُهُ اشْتَكَى كُلُّهُ، وَإِنِ اشْتَكَى رَأْسُهُ اشْتَكَى كُلُّهُ.

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2024, paper 21Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Choose any two of the following Hadiths. (i) Modesty produces nothing but good.

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2023, paper 21Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Choose any two of the following Hadiths. (i) الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ. The world is the believer’s prison and the unbeliever’s paradise.

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• Question 2May/June 2026, paper 21Structured14 marks

  Outline the Prophet’s teachings and their impact on a Muslim’s conduct in their personal life. Refer to four Hadiths that you have studied.

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Essay8 marksHas a diagram

  Choose any two of the following Hadiths. (i) مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ، وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الْإِيمَانِ.

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Choose any two of the following Hadiths.

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2023, paper 21Structured14 marks

  From the teachings given in the set Hadiths, write an account of the guidance given to Muslims in their everyday life.

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• Question 1May/June 2025, paper 21Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Choose any two of the following Hadiths, and: (i) الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ. The world is the believer’s prison and the unbeliever’s paradise.

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Structured14 marks

  Using four of the set Hadiths, write about the different ways their teachings guide Muslims in their communal life.

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2023, paper 22Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Choose any two of the following Hadiths. (i) لا يَدْخُلُ النَّارَ أَحَدٌ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ، وَلا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ أَحَدٌ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ.

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• Question 1May/June 2025, paper 22Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Choose any two of the following Hadiths, and: (i) رَحِمَ اللَّهُ رَجُلًا سَمْحًا إِذَا بَاعَ، وَإِذَا اشْتَرَى، وَإِذَا اقْتَضَى. May Allah show mercy to a man who is kindly when he sells, when he buys and when he demands his money back.

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• Question 1May/June 2024, paper 21Essay8 marksHas a diagram

  Choose any two of the following Hadiths. (i) God will not show mercy to him who does not show mercy to others.

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• Question 1May/June 2024, paper 22Essay8 marksHas a diagram

  Choose any two of the following Hadiths. (i) مَا أَكَلَ أَحَدٌ طَعَاماً قَطُّ خَيْراً مِّنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِ. No one eats better food than that which he eats out of the work of his hand.

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• Question 2May/June 2023, paper 21Essay14 marks

  From the teachings given in the set Hadiths, write an account of how they help establish brotherhood in the community.

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