The short answer
This Islamic quiz for kids has eight short questions on what to say before eating, the five pillars, the Quran and prayer. Read each question aloud with a grown-up, pick an answer, and read why. Each answer names its source, and each question links to a lesson.
This is a short Islamic quiz for kids. Read each question aloud, pick an answer, and read the explanation together. Each explanation says where the answer comes from, and each question links to the lesson for more.
How do you use this quiz?
Pick an answer to see whether it is right and why. Nothing is scored, and nothing is saved. If you get one wrong, that is fine: read the lesson linked under the question and try again later.
Eight questions
Eight quick questions. Pick an answer; each one explains itself.
1Before you start eating, what should you say?
Answer: Bismillah. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, told a boy in his care to mention Allah's name when he started to eat (Sahih al-Bukhari 5376, sahih in Sahih al-Bukhari). The words most people use are "Bismillah", which means "in the name of Allah". The hadith does not give a fixed formula. Source 1
2Islam is built on how many things, according to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him?
Answer: Five. Five. The hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari 8 (sahih in Sahih al-Bukhari) names the testimony of faith, prayer, zakat (charity), Hajj (the pilgrimage) and fasting in Ramadan. Source 2
3Which surah comes first in the Quran?
Answer: Al-Fatihah. Al-Fatihah is surah 1. Its second verse says "Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds". Al-Baqarah is surah 2, and Al-Ikhlas is surah 112.
4Which surah begins with the words "Say: He is Allah, the One!"?
Answer: Al-Ikhlas. Al-Ikhlas, surah 112. Its first verse says "Say: He is Allah, the One!". It is a short surah, with four verses.
5What do we say to praise Allah, such as when something good happens?
Answer: Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah, which means "all praise is for Allah". It comes from the first surah: "Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds".
6Which two prophets, peace be upon them, raised the foundations of the House, the Kaaba?
Answer: Ibrahim and Isma'il. Ibrahim and Isma'il. The verse says "Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House".
7When the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, sent some young men back to their families, what did he tell them about prayer?
Answer: Pray as you have seen me praying. "Pray as you have seen me praying." Malik ibn al-Huwayrith, may Allah be pleased with him, reported this in Sahih al-Bukhari 631 (sahih in Sahih al-Bukhari). Source 3
8Which verse tells us to wash our faces before prayer?
Answer: Al-Maidah 5:6. Al-Maidah 5:6 says "When you rise up for prayer, wash your faces". The verse then names the hands, the head and the feet.
Questions people ask
Is there an Islamic quiz for kids?
Yes. This quiz has eight short questions for children. A grown-up can read each question aloud, pick an answer together, and read the explanation. Every answer links to a lesson for more.
What do the kids quiz answers come from?
Each answer rests on a Quran verse or a hadith graded sahih: Sahih al-Bukhari 5376, Sahih al-Bukhari 8 and Sahih al-Bukhari 631. The explanation names the source under each question.
Does the quiz keep a score or save anything?
No. The quiz does not keep a score, save your answers or send anything anywhere. Your answers show only on the screen while you read.
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from one of these. Gradings are reported with the scholar's name; we do not grade hadith ourselves.
- 1
Umar ibn Abi Salamah, may Allah be pleased with him, said that as a boy in the Prophet's care his hand wandered around the dish, and the Prophet told him: boy, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand and eat from what is next to you.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5376 Book 70, Hadith 4
Authentic: in Sahih al-Bukhari
- 2
Ibn 'Umar reported the Prophet saying that Islam is built on five: testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the prayer, giving zakat, Hajj and fasting in Ramadan.
Sahih al-Bukhari 8 Book 2, Hadith 1
Authentic: in Sahih al-Bukhari
- 3
Malik ibn al-Huwayrith, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, sending the young men who had stayed with him for twenty days back to their families, told them to teach their families and order them to do good, and added: pray as you have seen me praying, and when the time for prayer comes, one of you should call the adhan and the eldest of you should lead.
Sahih al-Bukhari 631 Book 10, Hadith 28
Authentic: in Sahih al-Bukhari
- Q
Quran text and English for the verses the questions use (Al-Fatihah 1:2, Al-Baqarah 2:127, Al-Maidah 5:6 and Al-Ikhlas 112:1), from the Tanzil text and the adapted Pickthall translation.
Tanzil Project; adapted Pickthall translation Uthmani text, CC BY 3.0.
Next
- Bismillah: meaning and when to say itLesson
- The five pillars of IslamLesson
- Al-Fatihah: the first surahLesson
- Surah Al-IkhlasLesson
- How to perform wuduPractical guide
- Islamic quiz with explained answersQuiz
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