Hadith on Planting

10 Grade 6 Religious Education (IRE) questions on Hadith on Planting, with worked marking schemes. 10 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   What does the hadith on planting teach about tree planting and farming in Islam?

   A. They are forbidden acts

   B. They are meaningless acts

   C. They are rewarded, encouraged acts

   D. They are discouraged acts

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   According to the hadith, who may eat from a planted tree and the planter still earns reward?

   A. Only the owner

   B. Only young children

   C. A bird, a person or an animal

   D. Only other Muslims

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   A reward that keeps reaching a person even after death, such as from a tree they planted, is best described as what?

   A. Khums

   B. Zakat

   C. Ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah)

   D. Jizya

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4. Question 4

   2 marks

   State two ways in which cutting down trees carelessly goes against the teaching of this hadith.

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5. Question 5

   4 marks

   (a) Define sadaqah jariyah.

   (b) Give two examples of sadaqah jariyah other than planting trees.

   (4 marks)

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   (a) A continuous/ongoing charity whose reward keeps reaching a person even after death (2 marks). (b) Any two (1 mark each): digging a well/providing water; building a mosque or school; teaching beneficial knowledge; leaving behind a righteous child who prays for you; printing/donating copies of the Qur'an.

6. Question 6

   1 mark

   According to the hadith on planting, when a bird eats from a tree a Muslim has planted, it is counted for the planter as what?

   A. A loss

   B. Charity (sadaqah)

   C. A debt

   D. A sin

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7. Question 7

   6 marks

   The Prophet (SAW) encouraged planting. Explain three ways learners can practise this hadith at their school.

   (6 marks)

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   Any three explained (2 marks each): planting trees/flowers in the school compound; watering and caring for existing plants; not cutting or destroying trees carelessly; starting a tree-planting or environmental club; teaching others the value of planting. Award 1 for point, 1 for explanation.

8. Question 8

   3 marks

   State three benefits of planting trees as taught by the hadith on planting.

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   The hadith on planting mainly encourages Muslims to care for which of the following?

   A. The marketplace

   B. The battlefield

   C. The treasury

   D. The environment

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    Amina plants mango seedlings at school and passers-by later eat the fruit. According to the hadith on planting, what does she earn?

    A. Reward, counted as charity

    B. Nothing at all

    C. A punishment

    D. A debt she must repay

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