CSS Muslim Law and Jurisprudence MCQs with answers
Practise CSS Muslim Law and Jurisprudence (Optional) with 210 exam-style MCQs, each with the answer and a short explanation. Every test is marked the moment you finish and shows your score chapter by chapter, so you know what to revise next. It is free and needs no sign-up.
210 questions · 3 chapters
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The questions follow the syllabus chapter by chapter. You can test the whole subject or one chapter at a time.
- Sources and schools of Muslim law 60 questionsConcepts and primary sources, Secondary sources and principles of interpretation, Schools of Muslim law, History and development of Islamic jurisprudence
- Family law 75 questionsMarriage (nikah), Dower (mahr), Dissolution of marriage, Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961 and family courts, Maintenance, legitimacy and guardianship of minors
- Property, succession and criminal law 75 questionsGift (hiba), Will (wasiyyat), Inheritance, Waqf and pre-emption, Islamic criminal law
Sample CSS Muslim Law and Jurisprudence MCQs with answers 12 questions
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1. Al-Muwafaqat, an influential work on the objectives (maqasid) of the Shariah, was written by
- A
Ibn Hazm
- B
Al-Shatibi
- C
Ibn Rushd
- D
Al-Ghazali
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Answer: B. The Andalusian Maliki jurist al-Shatibi wrote al-Muwafaqat, in which the purposes of the law are used to guide its application.
2. A married man wishes to contract a second marriage. Under Section 6 of the Ordinance he must first
- A
obtain a decree of permission from a Court of Session
- B
give his first wife a written deed of separation
- C
inform the Chairman after the second wedding has taken place
- D
obtain the written permission of the Arbitration Council
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Answer: D. The Council must be satisfied that the proposed marriage is necessary and just, after considering the existing wife's position.
3. A testator bequeaths legacies which together exceed one-third of the estate, and the heirs do not consent. What happens?
- A
The first-named legatee takes all and the others take nothing
- B
The excess is taken by the Treasury
- C
All the legacies are void
- D
The legacies are reduced proportionately to fit within one-third
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Answer: D. Where the legacies exceed the lawful limit and the heirs refuse consent, they abate rateably.
4. Which Imam, who taught in Kufa in Iraq, gave his name to the school that is the most widely followed in Pakistan?
- A
Malik ibn Anas
- B
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
- C
Muhammad al-Shafi'i
- D
Abu Hanifa
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Answer: D. Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man ibn Thabit founded the Hanafi school, whose followers include most Sunni Muslims of South Asia.
5. A man dies leaving a surviving son and the child of another son who died during his lifetime. Under Section 4 of the Ordinance the grandchild
- A
takes an equal share with the surviving son in all cases
- B
takes only what the grandfather has left to the child by will
- C
takes the share its deceased parent would have received if alive
- D
takes nothing, since the surviving son is nearer in degree
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Answer: C. Section 4 gave the orphaned grandchildren a right of representation, so they take their parent's share per stirpes.
6. In which of the following transactions can a right of pre-emption arise?
- A
A lease of a house for one year
- B
A gift of land to a son
- C
A bequest of immovable property
- D
A sale of immovable property
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Answer: D. Pre-emption arises only on a sale. Gifts, bequests and leases give the neighbour no such right.
7. A jurist sets aside the result of a strict analogy in one case because it would cause undue hardship and prefers another rule that is supported by a stronger reason. This method is called
- A
taqlid
- B
istishab
- C
urf
- D
istihsan
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Answer: D. Istihsan is juristic preference: leaving the apparent analogy for a rule that better serves justice or removes hardship. It is chiefly associated with the Hanafi school.
8. A husband dies a week after the nikah, before consummation. Under Hanafi law the specified dower is
- A
payable only if it was deferred
- B
not payable, because there was no consummation
- C
payable in full
- D
payable in half
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Answer: C. Death completes the contract and makes the whole of the specified dower due. Half dower is for divorce before consummation.
9. A pre-emptor who succeeds in a suit must pay
- A
the same price as the buyer paid
- B
nothing, since the sale was irregular
- C
double the price paid by the buyer
- D
only half of the price paid by the buyer
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Answer: A. The pre-emptor takes the buyer's place on the buyer's terms, and so pays the price paid by the buyer.
10. Which statement best distinguishes Shariah from fiqh?
- A
Shariah is the divine law of the Quran and sunnah; fiqh is the jurists' human understanding of it
- B
Shariah is the opinion of the four Imams on each question; fiqh is the text of the Quran itself
- C
Shariah deals only with matters of worship; fiqh deals only with trade, contracts and crimes
- D
Shariah is a code enacted by the Muslim rulers of each age; fiqh is the custom of ordinary people
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Answer: A. Shariah is the divinely revealed path, while fiqh is the body of rules reached by human reasoning, which is why fiqh can differ between schools and Shariah itself does not.
11. A husband divorces his wife after the nikah, before consummation or valid retirement. The specified dower was Rs 100,000. How much is she entitled to?
- A
Rs 50,000
- B
Nothing
- C
Rs 25,000
- D
Rs 100,000
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Answer: A. On divorce before consummation the wife is entitled to half of the specified dower, in accordance with the Quran.
12. A father makes a gift of a house to his minor son. Under Muslim law
- A
the gift needs a registered deed of sale and the payment of a price before it can be valid
- B
the gift is void until the son reaches the age of eighteen and accepts it
- C
actual delivery is not required, as the father holds possession for the child
- D
the gift can be withdrawn by the father whenever he wishes
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Answer: C. Where the donor is the guardian of the donee, his declaration and intention are sufficient and there is no need for formal delivery.
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