Islamiyat · May / June 2025 · Paper 22 · Question 1

Choose any two of the following Hadiths, and

describe their teachings about what Muslims believe;

Use AO1 Levels of Response

This Hadith can be acted upon by conducting all trade and business dealings fairly and honestly, by showing leniency if a debtor needs extra time to repay a debt off, and by not selling substandard or defective products. ‘Uthman it is said gave more in weight and measures when selling commodities and paid more than the asking price when purchasing goods, saying that God had given him more then he needed.

The teachings given in the Hadith can be acted upon by fulfilling one’s role in society responsibly, for example: by greeting others with a smile; removing a harmful thing from the path to prevent an accident e.g., removing a banana peel seen on the footpath that someone could slip on and hurt themselves ; giving good advice to someone; uniting two friends or siblings after an argument. Those are all acts that can be considered as charity.

Other examples can be given to bring out how the teachings of the Hadith can be put into action.

All valid answers to be credited.

There are many ways in which the teaching of caring for orphans given in the Hadith can be put into practice.

A Muslim can provide food, shelter and basic necessities to orphans. If the orphan’s father died leaving a debt it could be paid off by someone on behalf of the orphan or the debt can be written off by the lender. Offering emotional support and advice on various matters to orphans are other ways of putting into action the teachings given in the Hadith. All valid responses to be credited.

The teachings of this Hadith can be put into action by responding to the needs of those in need, e.g., by sending donations or clothing or other necessities to refugees who have been displaced from their own countries on account of war or natural calamity, and by providing zakat funds to Muslim charities to help other Muslims in need across the world.

Even wishing others well is an implementation of this Hadith.

A Muslim must never take pleasure in another’s misfortune and must be willing to come to the aid of humanity at large.