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	'''Fard''' (الفرض‎), mostly synonymous with ''wajib'', is a term of [[Islamic law]] meaning ''compulsory''. It is one of the five rulings (or ''[[Fiqh#Ahkam\|ahkam]]'') that [[Fiqh\|Islamic jurisprudence]] applies to any action a person can take.		'''Fard''' (الفرض‎), mostly synonymous with ''wajib'', is a term of [[Islamic law]] meaning ''duty'' or ''compulsory''. It is one of the five types rulings (or ''[[Fiqh#Ahkam\|ahkam]]'') that [[Fiqh\|Islamic jurisprudence]] applies to any action a person can take.

	==Types of fard==		==Types of fard==

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	'''Fard''' (الفرض‎), mostly synonymous with ''wajib'', is a term of [[Islamic law]] meaning ''~~Compulsory~~''. It is one of the five rulings (or ''[[Fiqh#Ahkam\|ahkam]]'') that [[Fiqh\|Islamic jurisprudence]] applies to any action a person can do.		'''Fard''' (الفرض‎), mostly synonymous with ''wajib'', is a term of [[Islamic law]] meaning ''compulsory''. It is one of the five rulings (or ''[[Fiqh#Ahkam\|ahkam]]'') that [[Fiqh\|Islamic jurisprudence]] applies to any action a person can take.

	==Types of fard==		==Types of fard==
	Fard refers to religious duties incumbent upon all Muslims, of which there are two types:		Fard refers to religious duties incumbent upon all Muslims, of which there are two types:

	*Individual duty (الواجب العين, or ''fard al-ayn'')		*Individual duty (الواجب العين, or ''fard al-ayn''), which all Muslims are obligated to perform

	~~Meaning something all individual Muslims must perform.~~		*Sufficiency duty (الواجب الكفائي, or ''fard al-kifaya''), a collective duty for believers that may not require each individual Muslim to perform; this type of duty is fulfilled so long as ''someone'' in the local community of Muslims is doing it

	*Sufficiency duty (الواجب الكفائي, or ''fard al-kifaya'')

	~~Meaning something that is~~ a collective duty ~~among the body of~~ believers~~, but~~ may not require each individual Muslim to perform~~. This~~ type of duty is fulfilled so long as ''someone'' in the local community of Muslims is doing it.

	===Fard vs. wajib===		===Fard vs. wajib===
	Hanafi fiqh differentiates between fard as that which is obligatory and wajib as that which is necessary. An example of wajib is the performance of ritual [[ablution]], or ''wudu'', prior to performing ~~the~~ daily [[Salah\|prayers]], which are themselves fard. In this example, it is simply necessary that a person perform wudu in order to complete their prayers, which are themselves obligatory, but performing wudu is not itself an obligation ~~(that is to say~~, a person is not required to make wudu at any point in the day)		Hanafi fiqh differentiates between ''fard'', as "that which is obligatory," and ''wajib,'' as "that which is necessary." An example of ''wajib'' is the performance of ritual [[ablution]], or ''wudu'', prior to performing daily [[Salah\|prayers]], which are themselves ''fard''. In this example, it is simply necessary that a person perform ''wudu'' in order to complete their prayers, which are themselves obligatory, but performing ''wudu'' is not itself an obligation; in other words, a person is not required to make ''wudu'' at any point in the day.

	==Examples==		==Examples==
	The most ~~famous~~ examples of fard~~, or obligatory,~~ actions in Islam are the [[Five Pillars of Islam\|five pillars of Islam]], which include: stating the [[Shahadah]] (testimony of faith), praying [[Salah]], completing the [[Hajj]], [[fasting]] during [[Ramadan]], and giving [[Zakat]].		The most notable examples of ''fard'' actions in Islam are the [[Five Pillars of Islam\|five pillars of Islam]], which include stating the [[Shahadah]] (the Islamic testimony of faith), praying [[Salah]], completing the [[Hajj]], [[fasting]] during [[Ramadan]], and giving [[Zakat]].

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	*[[Jihad ~~is Compulsory~~ (Fard)]]		*[[Jihad as Obligation (Fard)]]

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IbnPinker at 20:33, 23 February 2021

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Asmith at 00:10, 22 February 2021

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IbnPinker at 22:23, 4 January 2021

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IbnPinker at 22:06, 2 September 2020

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	'''Fard''' (الفرض‎), mostly synonymous with ''wajib'', is a term of [[Islamic law]] meaning ''Compulsory''. It is one of the five rulings (or ''[[Fiqh#Ahkam\|ahkam]]'') that [[Fiqh\|Islamic jurisprudence]] applies to any action a person can do.		'''Fard''' (الفرض‎), mostly synonymous with ''wajib'', is a term of [[Islamic law]] meaning ''Compulsory''. It is one of the five rulings (or ''[[Fiqh#Ahkam\|ahkam]]'') that [[Fiqh\|Islamic jurisprudence]] applies to any action a person can do.

	== Types of fard ==		==Types of fard==
	Fard refers to religious duties incumbent upon all Muslims, of which there are two types:		Fard refers to religious duties incumbent upon all Muslims, of which there are two types:

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	Meaning something that is a collective duty among the body of believers, but may not require each individual Muslim to perform. This type of duty is fulfilled so long as ''someone'' in the local community of Muslims is doing it.		Meaning something that is a collective duty among the body of believers, but may not require each individual Muslim to perform. This type of duty is fulfilled so long as ''someone'' in the local community of Muslims is doing it.

	=== Fard vs. wajib ===		===Fard vs. wajib===
	Hanafi fiqh differentiates between fard as that which is obligatory and wajib as that which is necessary. An example of wajib is the performance of ritual [[ablution]], or ''wudu'', prior to performing the daily [[Salah\|prayers]], which are themselves fard. In this example, it is simply necessary that a person perform wudu in order to complete their prayers, which are themselves obligatory, but performing wudu is not itself an obligation (that is to say, a person is not required to make wudu at any point in the day)		Hanafi fiqh differentiates between fard as that which is obligatory and wajib as that which is necessary. An example of wajib is the performance of ritual [[ablution]], or ''wudu'', prior to performing the daily [[Salah\|prayers]], which are themselves fard. In this example, it is simply necessary that a person perform wudu in order to complete their prayers, which are themselves obligatory, but performing wudu is not itself an obligation (that is to say, a person is not required to make wudu at any point in the day)

	== Examples ==		==Examples==
	The most famous examples of fard, or obligatory, actions in Islam are the [[Five Pillars of Islam\|five pillars of Islam]], which include: stating the [[Shahadah]] (testimony of faith), praying [[Salah]], completing the [[Hajj]], [[fasting]] during [[Ramadan]], and giving [[Zakat]].		The most famous examples of fard, or obligatory, actions in Islam are the [[Five Pillars of Islam\|five pillars of Islam]], which include: stating the [[Shahadah]] (testimony of faith), praying [[Salah]], completing the [[Hajj]], [[fasting]] during [[Ramadan]], and giving [[Zakat]].

IbnPinker at 19:45, 27 August 2020

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	'''Fard''' (الفرض‎) is an [[~~Islam\|~~Islamic]] ~~term~~ meaning ''Compulsory''. It ~~refers~~ to ~~religious duties incumbent upon all Muslims, of which there are two types:~~		'''Fard''' (الفرض‎), mostly synonymous with ''wajib'', is a term of [[Islamic law]] meaning ''Compulsory''. It is one of the five rulings (or ''[[Fiqh#Ahkam\|ahkam]]'') that [[Fiqh\|Islamic jurisprudence]] applies to any action a person can do.

	*''Individual duty'' ~~(لواجب الع~~ fard al-ayn)		== Types of fard ==
			Fard refers to religious duties incumbent upon all Muslims, of which there are two types:

			*Individual duty (الواجب العين, or ''fard al-ayn'')

	Meaning something all individual Muslims must perform.		Meaning something all individual Muslims must perform.

	*''Sufficiency duty'' (الواجب الكفائي fard al-kifaya)		*Sufficiency duty (الواجب الكفائي, or ''fard al-kifaya'')

			Meaning something that is a collective duty among the body of believers, but may not require each individual Muslim to perform. This type of duty is fulfilled so long as ''someone'' in the local community of Muslims is doing it.

			=== Fard vs. wajib ===
			Hanafi fiqh differentiates between fard as that which is obligatory and wajib as that which is necessary. An example of wajib is the performance of ritual [[ablution]], or ''wudu'', prior to performing the daily [[Salah\|prayers]], which are themselves fard. In this example, it is simply necessary that a person perform wudu in order to complete their prayers, which are themselves obligatory, but performing wudu is not itself an obligation (that is to say, a person is not required to make wudu at any point in the day)

	~~Meaning something that is a collective duty among~~ the ~~body~~ of ~~believers~~, ~~but may not require each individual Muslim to perform~~.		== Examples ==
			The most famous examples of fard, or obligatory, actions in Islam are the [[Five Pillars of Islam\|five pillars of Islam]], which include: stating the [[Shahadah]] (testimony of faith), praying [[Salah]], completing the [[Hajj]], [[fasting]] during [[Ramadan]], and giving [[Zakat]].

	==See Also==		==See Also==

	*[[Five Pillars of Islam]]		*[[Five Pillars of Islam]]
			*[[Fiqh]]
	*[[Jihad is Compulsory (Fard)]]		*[[Jihad is Compulsory (Fard)]]

IbnPinker at 18:37, 4 August 2020

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	'''Fard''' (الفرض‎) is an [[Islam\|Islamic]] term meaning ''Compulsory''. It refers to religious duties incumbent upon all Muslims, of which there are two types:		'''Fard''' (الفرض‎) is an [[Islam\|Islamic]] term meaning ''Compulsory''. It refers to religious duties incumbent upon all Muslims, of which there are two types:

Sahab at 23:15, 31 July 2014

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