WAEC Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2023 Objective — Question 16

Question 16 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2023 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The Umayyad Caliph who gave orders for the collection of Hadith was

A. Mu'awiyyah b. Abū-Safyān
B. Abū-Bakr b. Muḥammad b. Ilazm
C. 'Umar b. 'Abdul-'AzīzCorrect
D. Anās b. Mālik

Explanation

'Umar b. 'Abdul-'Azīz, an Umayyad Caliph, was the first to formally order the systematic collection of Hadith.

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