CSS Islamic Studies chapter 3: Hadith and Sunnah MCQs with answers
By Team Megalecture · Updated 4 Nov 2026
32 exam-style questions on Hadith and Sunnah, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.
Sunnah and hadith: authority and types16 questions
Collections and compilers16 questions
Ten Hadith and Sunnah questions with answers
Try each one, then open the answer. These ten stay the same; the test draws new ones every time.
1. Which Companion narrated the largest number of hadith?
A
Aisha (RA)
B
Anas ibn Malik (RA)
C
Abu Hurayrah (RA)
D
Abdullah ibn Umar (RA)
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Answer: C. Abu Hurayrah (RA) is the Companion with the largest number of reports, and the others are also prolific narrators.
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the six major hadith collections (al-Kutub al-Sittah)?
A
Sunan Ibn Majah
B
Musnad Ahmad
C
Sahih Muslim
D
Jami al-Tirmidhi
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Answer: B. The six are the collections of Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i and Ibn Majah. The Musnad of Imam Ahmad is a great work but is not counted among the six.
3. A hadith with a continuous chain of upright and accurate narrators, free from hidden defects, is graded
A
da'if
B
sahih
C
mawdu'
D
hasan
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Answer: B. Sahih (sound) is the highest grade of acceptable hadith. Hasan is also acceptable but its narrators are slightly lower in precision.
4. Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah, an early written collection of hadith, is attributed to which Companion?
A
Bilal ibn Rabah (RA)
B
Khalid ibn al-Walid (RA)
C
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As (RA)
D
Hazrat Hamza (RA)
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Answer: C. Abdullah ibn Amr (RA) wrote down what he heard from the Holy Prophet (PBUH), showing that hadith writing began in the Prophet's lifetime.
5. In the grading of hadith, a hasan report is
A
a fabricated report invented by a narrator
B
a report with a narrator missing from the chain
C
an acceptable report, a little below sahih in precision
D
a report that comes down from a Companion only
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Answer: C. Hasan (good) meets the conditions of sahih except that one narrator's accuracy is slightly lower, and it can be used as evidence.
6. A hadith graded da'if is one that
A
fails the conditions of acceptance, e.g. a broken chain
B
is the strongest report found in the collections
C
was narrated by every one of the Companions
D
was written down during the Prophet's lifetime
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Answer: A. Da'if means weak: the chain is broken or a narrator is doubtful. It is not the same as fabricated, which is mawdu'.
7. In its technical sense, the sunnah means
A
only the acts of worship that are obligatory
B
the customs that the Arabs followed before Islam
C
rulings reached by analogy with an earlier case
D
the sayings, actions and approvals of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
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Answer: D. The sunnah is the way of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), known through what he said, did and approved. It does not mean only voluntary acts, or customs of other peoples.
8. Which of the following is a work of Imam al-Tirmidhi?
A
Sunan al-Nasa'i
B
Sunan Abi Dawud
C
Jami al-Tirmidhi
D
Sunan Ibn Majah
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Answer: C. Imam al-Tirmidhi compiled Jami al-Tirmidhi, which grades many of its hadith and notes juristic opinions. The others are the Sunan of the other three compilers.
9. Which of the following is NOT required for a hadith to be graded sahih?
A
Narration by a very large number at every level
B
A connected chain of narrators from the source
C
Narrators of upright character and good memory
D
Freedom from hidden defects in chain or text
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Answer: A. A sahih report needs a connected chain, upright narrators with accurate memory and no hidden defect. Narration by a multitude at every level is the mark of mutawatir reports.
10. Which Imam compiled Sahih Muslim?
A
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
B
Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari
C
Ahmad al-Nasa'i
D
Ibn Majah
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Answer: A. Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj of Nishapur compiled Sahih Muslim, which, with Sahih al-Bukhari, is called the Sahihayn.
Chapter test. Ten questions from Hadith and Sunnah, drawn fresh each time, about ten minutes.
Practice mode. The right answer and the explanation after every question, with no clock. Exam mode keeps the marks until the end and runs a timer.
Hints. One tap for a nudge, a second to remove two wrong options.
My mistakes. Every question you get wrong is kept, and leaves the list once you get it right.
Hadith and Sunnah: questions students ask
How many Hadith and Sunnah MCQs are there?
32, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 2 topics: Sunnah and hadith: authority and types, Collections and compilers. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.
Is the CSS Islamic Studies chapter 3 test free?
Yes. The test, the answers and the explanations are free and need no sign-up. Sign in only if you want your scores kept across devices.
How is the chapter test marked?
The moment you press Finish: your score, the right answer and an explanation for every question, and the ones you got wrong saved in My mistakes to retry.
