Ibadat and their types

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Ibadat and their types, the JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus expects you to study:

• 10. Ibadat and their types
• (a) Good deeds (Q.3:134) (Q.6:160) (Q.2:177) (Q.31:8) (Q.103:1-3) 26th Hadīth of an- Nawāwī
• (b) Taharah, its types and importance (al- istinja’/istijmar, alwudu’, at-tayammum a al-ghusl (Q.2:222) (Q.5:7) Hadīth 10 and of an-Nawāwī.
• (c) Salah
• (i) Importance: (Q.2:45) (Q.20:132) (Q.29:45) and Hadīth 23rd of an- Nawāwī
• (ii) Description and types of salah
• (iii) Things that vitiate salah
• (d) Zakah
• (i) Its types and importance (zakatul-fit zakatul mal, al-an-am and al-harth (Q.2:267) (Q.9:103) 3rd Hadīth of a Nawāwī
• (ii) Collection and disbursement (Q.9:60)
• (iii) Difference between Zakah and sadaqah
• (e) Sawm
• (i) Its types and importance (fard, sun qada and kaffarah) (Q.2:183-185) Hadīth of an-Nawāwī
• (ii) People exempted from sawm
• (iii) Things that vitiate sawm
• (f) Hajj
• (i) Its importance (Q.2:158 and 197) (Q.3:97) (Q.22:27-28)
• (ii) Type (Ifrad, Qirān and Tamattuc)
• (iii) Essentials of Hajj (Arkan al Hajj
• (v) Conditions for the performance of H
• (iv) Differences between Hajj and Umrah
• (g) Jihad: Concept, kinds, manner and Lessons (Q.2:190-193) (Q.22:39-40)

Study notes & guidance

Study Ibadat and their types using a recommended Islamic Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Islamic Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Ibadat and their types, you should be able to:

1. (i) identity what constitutes acts of ibadah; (ii) distinguish between the different types of nd taharah; (i) assess the importance of salah to a Muslim’s life; (ii) analyse different types of salah; (iii) identify things that vitiate salah. Islamic Religious Studies r, (i) differentiate between the various types of zakkah and the time of giving them out; n- (ii) explain how to collect and distribute zakah; (iii) distinguish between zakah and sadaqah. nah, (i) compare the various types of sawm; 3rd (ii) list the people who are exempted from fasting; (iii) explain things that vitiate fasting. (i) examine the importance of Hajj; (ii) differentiate between the types of Hajj; (iii) explain the essentials of Hajj;
2. (iv) evaluate the conditions for performance of ajj Hajj; (v) differentiate between Hajj and Umrah. (i) examine the concepts of jihad and its type; (ii) evaluate the manner of carrying out jihad and its lessons.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Islamic Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.