Salah (Prayer) (Islamic Study) MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: July 2, 2024

1. What is Salah?
a) A pilgrimage to Mecca
b) Fasting during Ramadan
c) The obligatory ritual prayer in Islam
d) Charity to the poor

Answer: c) The obligatory ritual prayer in Islam

2. How many times a day is Salah performed by Muslims?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five

Answer: d) Five

3.Which direction do Muslims face when performing Salah?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West

Answer: c) East (towards the Kaaba in Mecca)

4.What is the first prayer of the day in Islam?
a) Fajr
b) Dhuhr
c) Asr
d) Maghrib

Answer: a) Fajr

5.How many units of prayer are performed in the Fajr Salah?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five

Answer: a) Two

6.Which prayer is performed at midday?
a) Fajr
b) Dhuhr
c) Asr
d) Maghrib

Answer: b) Dhuhr

7.How many units of prayer are performed in the Dhuhr Salah?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five

Answer: c) Four

8.Which prayer is performed in the late afternoon?
a) Fajr
b) Dhuhr
c) Asr
d) Maghrib

Answer: c) Asr

9.How many units of prayer are performed in the Asr Salah?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five

Answer: b) Three

10.Which prayer is performed just after sunset?
a) Fajr
b) Dhuhr
c) Asr
d) Maghrib

Answer: d) Maghrib

11.How many units of prayer are performed in the Maghrib Salah?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five

Answer: a) Two

12.Which prayer is performed at nightfall?
a) Fajr
b) Dhuhr
c) Asr
d) Isha

Answer: d) Isha

13.How many units of prayer are performed in the Isha Salah?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five

Answer: c) Four

14.What is the significance of the Takbir in Salah?
a) It marks the beginning of the prayer
b) It signifies the end of the prayer
c) It indicates the direction of the Kaaba
d) It commemorates the Prophets

Answer: a) It marks the beginning of the prayer

15.What is the position of Sujood (prostration) in Salah?
a) Standing
b) Sitting
c) Kneeling
d) Prostrating

Answer: d) Prostrating

16.How many Sujood are performed in each unit of Salah?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

Answer: b) Two

17.Which Surah of the Quran is recited in every unit of Salah?
a) Surah Al-Fatihah
b) Surah Al-Ikhlas
c) Surah Al-Baqarah
d) Surah Al-Mulk

Answer: a) Surah Al-Fatihah

18.How many Rak’ahs (units) are performed in the Fard Salah?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

Answer: d) Four

19.What is the minimum number of Rak’ahs performed in each day’s Salah?
a) Four
b) Eight
c) Twelve
d) Twenty

Answer: c) Twelve

20.Which prayer has a fixed number of Rak’ahs and cannot be increased or decreased?
a) Fajr
b) Dhuhr
c) Asr
d) Witr

Answer: a) Fajr

21.What is Witr Salah?
a) A voluntary prayer performed after Isha
b) A Sunnah prayer before Dhuhr
c) A special prayer on Fridays
d) A prayer performed during Hajj

Answer: a) A voluntary prayer performed after Isha

22.What is the significance of Sunnah prayers in Salah?
a) They are obligatory
b) They are recommended
c) They are performed silently
d) They are performed in congregation

Answer: b) They are recommended

23.How many Rak’ahs are in the Sunnah Mu’akkadah (emphasized Sunnah) of Fajr?
a) Two
b) Four
c) Six
d) Eight

Answer: a) Two

24.What is the importance of Sunnah Mu’akkadah prayers?
a) They make up for missed Fard prayers
b) They are performed to gain forgiveness
c) They serve as a means of drawing closer to Allah
d) They replace the obligatory prayers

Answer: c) They serve as a means of drawing closer to Allah

25.Which prayer is known as the “coolness of the eyes”?
a) Fajr
b) Dhuhr
c) Asr
d) Isha

Answer: a) Fajr

26.In which prayer is the recitation of Quranic verses longer?
a) Fajr
b) Dhuhr
c) Asr
d) Isha

Answer: d) Isha

27.What is the importance of the Friday (Jumu’ah) Salah?
a) It replaces all other daily prayers
b) It is obligatory for men but not for women
c) It is performed at midnight
d) It is a congregational prayer with a sermon

Answer: d) It is a congregational prayer with a sermon

28.How many Rak’ahs are performed in the Friday (Jumu’ah) Salah?
a) Two
b) Four
c) Six
d) Eight

Answer: b) Four

29.What is the significance of the Sunnah Mu’akkadah before Dhuhr?
a) It is obligatory
b) It is a replacement for missed prayers
c) It prepares for the obligatory Salah
d) It is performed after the Fard prayer

Answer: c) It prepares for the obligatory Salah

30.How does Salah contribute to the spiritual life of a Muslim?
a) It strengthens the connection with Allah
b) It guarantees worldly success
c) It fulfills social obligations
d) It grants immediate salvation

Answer: a) It strengthens the connection with Allah