The set hadiths: past paper questions
Real questions on the set hadiths
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- 0493/21 · May/June 2026 · Q1a[4]
Describe their teachings about what Muslims believe.
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Explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action. (i) sedi Ga) ls Ga J SIS) Leg 9 None of you believes until he wants for his brother what he wants for himself. (ii) Salad {ye'pe” s(ales dale ais! Ten) asl J gis) SUR endl Cull fol ait gus) b © AlLe g Audis al! Sous 28 It was said: O Messenger of Allah, who is th...
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2026 · Q2a[10]
2 (a) Outline the Prophet’s teachings and their impact on a Muslim’s conduct in their personal life. Refer to four Hadiths that you have studied. [10]
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · May/June 2026 · Q1a[4]
Describe their teachings about what Muslims believe.
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · May/June 2026 · Q1b[4]
Explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action. (i) “ pelile'y quali GAY cal gle ly cauliS'y al 8 Syed UM Aa eit SIP ‘Religion is sincerity.’ We said: ‘To whom?’ The Prophet said: ‘To Allah, his Book, his Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims and to their common people.’ (ii) DAY pally aly Loh US e'y dake 9/18...
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · October/November 2025 · Q1a[4]
Describe their teachings about what Muslims believe.
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · October/November 2025 · Q1b[4]
Explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action. (ii) A man asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace): Do you think if I perform the obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan, treat as lawful that which is lawful and treat as forbidden that which is forbidden, and do nothing further, I sha...
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · October/November 2025 · Q1a[4]
Describe their teachings about what Muslims believe.
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · October/November 2025 · Q1b[4]
Explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action. (ii) ‘I and the man who brings up an orphan will be in paradise like this.’ And he pointed with his two fingers, the index finger and the middle finger. (iii) God will not show mercy to him who does not show mercy to others. Whosoever of you sees an evil action,...
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2025 · Q1a[4]
describe their teachings about what Muslims believe
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2025 · Q1b[4]
explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action. The world is the believer’s prison and the unbeliever’s paradise. (ii) (i) (iii) The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) sent Abu Musa and Muʿadh ibn Jabal to Yaman, and he sent each of them to govern a part. Then he said: ‘Be gentle and d...
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · May/June 2025 · Q1a[4]
describe their teachings about what Muslims believe
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · May/June 2025 · Q1b[4]
explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action. (ii) Every person’s every joint must perform a charity every day the sun comes up: to act justly between two people is a charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting his belongings onto it is a charity; a good word is a charity; every st...
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · October/November 2024 · Q1a[4]
Describe their teachings about what Muslims believe.
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Explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action. (ii) Whosoever of you sees an evil action, let him change it with his hand, and if he is not able to do so then with his tongue, and if he is not able to do so then with his heart, and that is the weakest of faith. (iii) Modesty produces nothing but good. (i) (iv...
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · October/November 2024 · Q1a[4]
Describe their teachings about what Muslims believe.
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · October/November 2024 · Q1b[4]
Explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action. ‘Religion is sincerity.’ We said: ‘To whom?’ The Prophet said: ‘To Allah, his Book, his Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims and to their common people.’ (ii) (i) The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said: ‘Whom do you count to be a ma...
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · October/November 2024 · Q2a[10]
Using four of the set Hadiths, write about the different ways their teachings guide Muslims in their communal life.
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2024 · Q1a[4]
Describe their teachings about what Muslims believe.
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2024 · Q1b[4]
Explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action. (i) God will not show mercy to him who does not show mercy to others. (ii) One who manages the affairs of the widow and the poor man is like the one who exerts himself in the way of Allah, or the one who stands for prayer in the night or fasts in the day. (iii) H...
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What examiners said
All four Hadiths were confidently answered by the candidates. Candidates wrote mature answers for Hadith 17 (on Modesty) and talked about the different aspects that modesty covers. It was the teachings touched upon in the answers and the detail given that determined the candidate’s marks. Hadith 13 was a popular Hadith with candidates and they were able to highlight the teachings of the Hadith by...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0493/21 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
In this part of the question, candidates must not repeat the teachings and instead should concentrate on how the given teachings in Part (a) can be acted upon. For Hadith 12, candidates could have given examples of how the four Caliphs ruled with justice and courage and how they upheld Islamic principles. Candidates could also have given examples from present times, for example on what modern day...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0493/21 Q1(b) (Cambridge)
All four Hadiths were equally popular with candidates. The distinction between Part (a) and Part
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0493/22 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
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