Level 1
Hadith MCQs set 3 for KPK Educators (ETEA) Islamic Studies — 20 solved questions.
Q1. The real name of Imam Bukhari was:
Answer: Muhammad bin Isma'il (R.A)
Explanation: Imam Bukhari's full name was Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari (810-870 CE), born in Bukhara (in modern Uzbekistan); he compiled the most authentic hadith collection, Sahih al-Bukhari.
Q2. The best-known work of the "Musnad" type of Hadith collection is the Musnad of:
Answer: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Explanation: The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 855 CE) is the largest and most famous collection of the Musnad type, containing approximately 27,000-40,000 hadiths arranged by the name of the companion who narrated them.
Q3. Hazrat Imam Tirmidhi was a student of:
Answer: Imam Bukhari
Explanation: Imam al-Tirmidhi (824-892 CE) was a direct student of Imam Bukhari, from whom he learned hadith methodology; his own collection, Jami' al-Tirmidhi, is one of the six canonical hadith books (Kutub al-Sittah).
Q4. Arba'in is a book of Hadith in which there are:
Answer: 40 Ahadith
Explanation: "Arba'in" (Arabic: اربعین, meaning "forty") refers to collections of 40 selected hadiths; the most famous is Imam al-Nawawi's Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah containing 42 hadiths fundamental to Islamic practice.
Q5. What was the name of Imam Bukhari (R.A)?
Answer: Muhammad bin Ismail
Explanation: Imam Bukhari's full name was Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari (194-256 AH / 810-870 CE), born in Bukhara (present-day Uzbekistan), compiler of Sahih al-Bukhari - the most authentic book after the Quran.
Q6. Traditions (hadith) narrated by only a single individual in each stage of the chain are called:
Answer: Isolated (Ahad)
Explanation: A Hadith narrated by a single individual in every link of the chain of transmission, with no corroboration at any stage, is technically classified as an Ahad (isolated) Hadith.
Q7. Name the member of Ashab al-Suffa who narrated the most Ahadith.
Answer: Abu Hurayrah (RA)
Explanation: Abu Hurayrah (RA), who lived in the Suffah (mosque porch) for about three years, narrated over 5,374 hadiths - the largest collection from any single companion of the Prophet (PBUH).
Q8. Name the Umm-ul-Momineen who narrated maximum ahadith?
Answer: Hazrat Ayesha Siddiqa RA
Explanation: Hazrat Ayesha Siddiqa RA is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q9. How many Ahadith does the Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal contain?
Answer: 40000
Explanation: The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal is one of the largest hadith collections, containing approximately 40,000 hadiths (with some repetitions) compiled over decades of scholarship.
Q10. What is the literal meaning of Hadith?
Answer: A narration or saying
Explanation: The word "Hadith" derives from the Arabic root h-d-th, literally meaning "a narration," "saying," or "news." Technically it refers to the recorded sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Q11. How many Ahadith does Al-Muwatta contain?
Answer: 1720
Explanation: Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik ibn Anas contains approximately 1,720 hadiths according to the most widely transmitted recension (Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi), making it one of the earliest hadith collections.
Q12. According to Hadith, maintaining good relations with neighbors is a sign of what?
Answer: Sign of faith
Explanation: Sign of faith is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q13. A tradition (hadith) whose chain of narrators is traced back only to a Companion of the Prophet (PBUH) is known as:
Answer: Mawquf
Explanation: A Mawquf hadith is one whose chain of transmission stops at a Companion (Sahabi) of the Prophet (PBUH), meaning it records the Companion's own words or actions rather than tracing back to the Prophet.
Q14. The "Thalathiyyat" are a special category of Hadith in a collection distinguished by having only:
Answer: Three narrators in the chain back to the Prophet (PBUH)
Explanation: Thalathiyyat are a prestigious category of hadith in which the chain of narrators between the collector (e.g., Imam Bukhari) and the Prophet (PBUH) consists of only three narrators, making it a very short and strong chain.
Q15. Sahihain refers to which two collections of Hadith?
Answer: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
Explanation: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q16. According to a Hadith, the most beloved places to Allah are the:
Answer: Mosques
Explanation: A Hadith in Sahih Muslim states that the most beloved places to Allah are the mosques (masajid), while the most disliked places are the markets (bazaars), due to the heedlessness and sins that occur there.
Q17. The Hadith comprising the wording of Allah is called?
Answer: Qudsi
Explanation: Qudsi is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q18. Jami' al-Tirmidhi is unique among the six major hadith collections for its practice of:
Answer: Mentioning the legal opinions of companions and jurists
Explanation: Al-Tirmidhi uniquely comments on the legal schools' views (e.g., "acted upon by the scholars of Kufa" or "this is the view of Shafi'i"), making it an invaluable reference for comparative Islamic jurisprudence.
Q19. Who compiled the first work of Hadith, "Sahifa al-Sadiqah"?
Answer: Hazrat Abdullah ibn Amr (R.A.)
Explanation: "Sahifa al-Sadiqah" was compiled by Hazrat Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As (RA) with the Prophet's permission; it is considered the first written collection of hadiths, containing approximately 1,000 narrations.
Q20. Name the first authority for the compilation of Ahadith.
Answer: Imam Malik
Explanation: Imam Malik ibn Anas is recognized as the first major authority to compile a systematic collection of Ahadith, known as "Al-Muwatta," which is considered the earliest surviving Hadith collection and legal text.