JAMB Islamic Religious Knowledge Past Questions & Answers - Page 92

456.

The real name of Imam al-Bukhari is

A.

Musa b. Muhammad

B.

Muhammad b. Ahmad

C.

Isma'il b. Yaqub

D.

Muhammad b. Isma'il

Correct answer is D

His full name was Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Mughirah ibn Bardizbah al-Bukhari. He was an scholar and teacher, he had a good knowledge about Tirmidhi.

457.

The collections regarded as the most authentic in Hadītℎ literature are those of

A.

Bukhārī and Muslim

B.

Bukhārī and Abū Dāwūd

C.

Ibn Mājah and at-Tirmidhī

D.

Imām Mālik and Ibn Hanbal

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

458.

Which of the following was the most preferred method of preserving the Holy Qur’ān during the time of the rightly guided caliphs?

A.

Memorization

B.

Recording

C.

Transmission

D.

Reading

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

459.

‘Verily spendthrifts are brothers Of the Evil ones; … (Q. 17:27)
In the verse above,’ Allāh compares a wasteful person to the evil ones because the former

A.

lacks management skill

B.

regrets after wasting his money

C.

causes harm to the public

D.

is ungrateful to the provider

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

460.

The science of Asma al-rijal is introduced in order to

A.

Authenticate the chains of Hadith narrators

B.

Confirms the names of Hadith books

C.

Ascertain the number of a hadith

D.

Explain the contents of the sunnah

Correct answer is A

This refers to study of men and women who transmitted hadith reports. This discipline was necessary to develop as an aid to another Hadith discipline called Al-Jarh wa al-Ta`dil.