Fard Explained

(Arabic: [[wikt:فرض|فرض]]) or (Arabic: فريضة) or fardh in Islam is a religious duty commanded by God. The word is also used in Turkish, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, Hindi, Bangla (spelled farz or faraz), and Malay (spelled fardu or fardhu) in the same meaning. Muslims who obey such commands or duties are said to receive hasanat (Arabic: [[wikt:حسنة|حسنة]]), ajr (Arabic: [[wikt:أجر|أجر]]) or thawab (Arabic: [[wikt:ثواب|ثواب]]) for each good deed.

Fard or its synonym wājib (Arabic: [[wikt:واجب|واجب]]) is one of the five types of ahkam (Arabic: [[wikt:أحكام|أحكام]]) into which fiqh categorizes acts of every Muslim. The Hanafi fiqh, however, does not consider both terms to be synonymous, and makes a distinction between wajib and fard, the latter being obligatory and the former slightly lesser degree than being obligatory.[1] [2]

Individual duty and sufficiency

The Fiqh distinguishes two sorts of duties:

Examples of fard acts

  1. Salah (daily prayer, including Friday prayer)
  2. Zakat (giving alms)
  3. Sawm (fasting during Ramadan)
  4. Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)
  5. Protecting one's children

See also

Ahkam

Other religions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ebrahim . Mufti . Albalagh.net . Albalagh.net . 2002-04-28 . 2019-01-29 . 2019-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190116180401/http://www.albalagh.net/qa/fard_wajib_sunnah.shtml . live .
  2. http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=972&CATE=4 Sunnipath.com
  3. Fard al-Ayn . . . 21 June 2019 . 21 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190621154304/http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e624 . dead .
  4. Book: Salim, Al-Hadhrami. Safeenat Al-Najah. 1841.
  5. Fard al-Kifayah . . . 21 June 2019 . 21 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190621154343/http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e625 . dead .