Neco 2018 Islamic Religious Studies Question 23

Practice objective / multiple choice question 23 from the 2018 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

Neco 2018 Islamic Religious Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Easy Difficulty
Question 23 NECO • 2018 • ISLAMIC_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES • objective

A hadith is reported in Musnad Ahmad with a chain of 5 trustworthy narrators, but one narrator has a minor discrepancy in the wording. The same hadith also appears in Sunan Ibn Majah with a continuous chain of 4 trustworthy narrators and no discrepancies. Which report is given the higher grade of authenticity?

Answer Options

A. Both reports receive the same grade (Sahih) since all narrators are trustworthy, and the discrepancy is insignificant.
B. The Sunan Ibn Majah version is graded lower (Da'if) because it has fewer narrators, even though its chain is continuous.
Correct Answer C. The Sunan Ibn Majah version is graded higher (Sahih) because it has a continuous, flawless chain, unlike the Musnad Ahmad version which has a minor discrepancy.
D. The Musnad Ahmad version is graded higher (Sahih) because it has more narrators, despite the minor discrepancy.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
The Sunan Ibn Majah version is graded higher (Sahih) because it has a continuous, flawless chain, unlike the Musnad Ahmad version which has a minor discrepancy.

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This is Neco 2018 Islamic Religious Studies Question 23. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

Difficulty level: Easy .

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