WAEC Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2019 Objective — Question 14

Question 14 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

There was difficulty in getting a wet-nurse for Muhammad (S.A.W.) due to

A. financial constraintsCorrect
B. Abu Lahab's attitude
C. Quraysh opposition
D. hostility to his mother

Explanation

Muhammad (S.A.W.) was born without a father (his father had died before his birth). Nurses were typically reluctant to take on children without a father, as such infants usually lacked financial support/patronage.

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