Praise be to Allah and peace and blessings be
upon the Messenger and upon his family and
companions.
The Muslim student puts his trust in Allah
when facing the tests of this world, and he
seeks His help whilst following the prescribed
means, in accordance with the words of the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him): “The strong believer is better and is more
beloved to Allah than the weak believer,
although both are good. Strive to attain that
which will benefit you and seek the help of
Allah, and do not feel helpless.” (Saheeh
Muslim, hadeeth no. 2664)
Among those means are the following:
Tips:>>
#1- Turning to Allah by making du’aa’ in any
way that is prescribed in Islam, such as saying,
“Rabbiy ishrah li sadri wa yassir li amri (O my
Lord, expand my chest and make things easy
for me).”
#2- Getting used to sleeping early and going to
exams on time.
#3- Preparing all required or permitted equipment
such as pens, rulers and setsquares, calculators
and watches, because being well prepared
helps one to answer questions.
#4- Reciting the du’aa’ for leaving the house:
“Bismillaah, tawakkaltu ‘ala Allah, wa laa
hawla wa laa quwwata illa Billaah.
Allaahumma inni a’oodhu bika an adilla aw
udalla, aw azilla aw uzalla, aw azlima aw
uzlama, aw ajhala aw yujhala ‘alayya (In the
name of Allah, I put my trust in Allah, and
there is no strength and no power except with
Allah. O Allah, I seek refuge with You lest I
should stray or be led astray, lest I slip (commit
a sin unintentionally) or be tripped, lest I
oppress or be oppressed, lest I behave foolishly
or be treated foolishly).” Do not forget to
seek your parents approval, for their du’aa’ for
you will be answered.
#5- Mention the name of Allah before you start,
for mentioning the name of Allah is prescribed
when beginning any permissible action; this
brings blessing, and seeking the help of Allah
is one of the means of strength.
#6- Fear Allah with regard to your classmates,
and do not be affected by their anxiety or fear
just before the exam, for anxiety is a
contagious disease. Instead, make them feel
optimistic by saying good words as prescribed
in Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) was optimistic when he
heard the name of Suhayl (which means
“easy”) and he said: “Things have been
made easy for you.” He used to like to hear
the words ‘Yaa Raashid, when he went out
for any purpose. So be optimistic that you and
your brothers will pass this exam.
#7- Remembering Allah (dhikr) dispels anxiety
and tension. If something is too difficult for
you, then pray to Allaah to make it easy for
you. Whenever Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah
(may Allaah have mercy on him) found
something too difficult to understand, he would
say, “O You Who taught Ibraaheem, teach me;
O You Who caused Sulaymaan to understand,
cause me to understand.”
#8- Choose a good place to sit during the exam, if
you can. Keep your back straight, and sit on
the chair in a healthy manner.
#9- Look over the exam first. Studies advise
spending 10% of the exam time in reading the
questions carefully, noting the important words
and dividing one's time between the questions.
#10- Plan to answer the easy questions first, then
the difficult ones. Whilst reading the questions,
write notes and ideas which you can use in
your answers later.
#11- Answer questions according to importance.
#12- Start by answering the easy questions which
you know. Then move on to the questions
which carry high marks, and leave till the end
the questions to which you do not know the
answers, or which you think will take a long
time to produce an answer or which do not
carry such high marks.
#13- Take your time to answer, for the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
said: “Deliberation is from Allaah and haste is
from the Shaytaan.” (A hasan hadeeth.
Saheeh al-Jaami, 3011).
#14- Think carefully about the answer and choose
the right answer when answering multiple-
choice questions. Deal with them in the
following manner. If you are sure that you have
chosen the right answer, then beware of
waswasah (insinuating whispers from the
Shaytaan). If you are not sure, then start by
eliminating the wrong or unlikely answers, then
choose the correct answer based on what you
think is most likely to be correct. If you
guessed at a correct answer then do not
change it unless you are sure that it is wrong
#15– especially if you will lose marks for a
wrong answer. Research indicates that the
correct answer is usually that which the
student thinks of first.
#16- In written exams, collect your thoughts before
you start to answer. Write an outline for your
answer with some words which will indicate
the ideas which you want to discuss. Then
number the ideas in the sequence in which you
want to present them.
#17- Write the main points of your answer at the
beginning of the line, because this is what the
examiner is looking for, and he may not see
what he is looking for if it is in the middle of the
page and he is in a hurry.
#18- Devote 10% of the time for reviewing your
answers. Take your time in reviewing,
especially in mathematical problems and
writing numbers. Resist the desire to hand in
the exam papers quickly, and do not let the
fact that some people are leaving early bother
you. They may be among the people who have
handed in their papers too early.
#19- If you discover after the exam that you
answered some questions incorrectly, then
take that as a lesson in the importance of being
well prepared in the future, and not rushing to
answer questions. Accept the will and decree
of Allah and do not fall prey to frustration and
despair. Remember the hadeeth of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),
“If anything befalls you, do not say, ‘If only I
had done such and such.’ Rather say, ‘Qadar
Allaah wa maa sha’a kaan (the decree of
Allaah and what He wills happened),’ for
saying ‘if only’ opens the door for the
Shaytaan.” (Saheeh Muslim, and the first
part of this hadeeth was mentioned above).
#20- Note that cheating is haraam whether it is in
foreign language tests or any other tests. The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said, “Whoever cheats is not one of us.”
It is wrongdoing and it is a haraam means of
attaining a degree or certificate, etc., that you
have no right to. The consensus is that
cheating is a kind of cooperation in sin and
transgression. So do without that which is
haraam, and Allah will suffice you from His
bounty. Reject all offers of haraam things that
come to you from others. Whoever gives up a
thing for the sake of Allah, Allah will
compensate him with something better. You
have to denounce and resist evil, and tell the
authorities about any such thing that you see
during the exam, or before or after it. This is not
the forbidden kind of slander rather it is
denouncing evil which is obligatory.
Advise those who buy or sell questions or post
them on the Internet etc., or who prepare cheat
notes. Tell them to fear Allah, and tell them of
the ruling on what they are doing and on the
money they earn from that. Tell them that the
time they are spending in preparing these
haraam things, if they spent it in studying, or
answering previous exams, or helping one
another to understand the subject before the
exam, that would be better for them than doing
these haraam things.
#21- Remember what you have prepared for the
Hereafter, and the questions of the examination
in the grave, and how to be saved on the Day
of Resurrection. Whoever is saved from the
Fire and admitted to Paradise will indeed have
succeeded.
#22-Dua for exams
اللهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إلا مَا جَعَلتَهُ سَهْلا وَ أنتَ تَجْعَلُ الحزْنَ إذا شِئْتَ سَهْلا
Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja’altahu sahla, wa ‘anta taj-alul hazna idha shi’ta sahla
O Allah! There is nothing easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if it be Your Will
#23-, Avoid unnecessary talking outside the exam hall before the exam. It’s too late to do anything now and listening to others about what they have revised, or not, might just damage your confidence
#24-, Commence with Bismillah. Read the paper/ exam question carefully (note how many questions need to be answered)
#25, Decide on which questions you will answer. At first you might tick all those you can answer and then narrow them down further by preference if you have too many.
#26, Divide your time equally in proportion to the marks available for each question/ sub question.
#27-, Re read the question, highlighting any key words
#28, Make an answer plan. Even if it is only brief notes beside the question it will help you cover all your points and give a structure to your answer.
#29-, Pray Bismillah and start answering the question, sticking with the time allocation you planned out and referring back to the question so you actually answer the question and not go off track.
#30, Write clearly – the examiner cannot mark what they cannot read! Leave a line space between your main points/ paragraph to help the examiner mark your work.
#31- Avoid the post-mortam analysis after the exam with friends and other students.
#32-, Perform 2 units of prayer and make dua in gratitude to Allah that the exam went well and that He grants you success . To be continue.........
We ask Allah to make us succeed in this
world and cause us to be among those who are
victorious and saved in the Hereafter, for He is
the All-Hearing Who answers prayer (Ameen)
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