1) Fasting requires a Muslim to abstain from:

1. eating.
2. drinking.
3. sinful behavior.
4. All of the above.

2) Select a false statement with regards to zakah.

1. Zakah purifies the heart of both the giver and the recipient.
2. Failure to pay zakah is a great sin and as such incurs the wrath of Allah.
3. On the Day of Judgment a person’s wealth that was not redistributed fairly will be presented to him in the form of nettles and thorns and he will be forced to eat it.
4. To receive zakah is a right given by Allah.

3) Zakah is a fixed portion of a person’s wealth to be paid:

1. daily.
2. weekly.
3. monthly.
4. yearly.

4) The word zakah is mentioned approximately 30 times in the Quran. With which act of worship is it coupled with for almost all the times it is mentioned?

1. Hajj.
2. Sawm.
3. Salah.
4. None of the above.

5) How does zakah offer the chance for spiritual purification?

1. It purifies the heart by detaching a person from the greed and stinginess often associated with wealth.
2. It develops a feeling of closeness to Allah when it is paid diligently.
3. It develops a feeling of responsibility for the poor and needy.
4. All of the above.

6) Voluntary charity is known as:

1. sadaqah.
2. zakah.
3. sawm.
4. sunnah.