التعريف
Acts the Sharī‘ah commands firmly. Doing them is rewarded; leaving them is sinful. Most scholars (Mālikīs, Shāfi‘īs, Ḥanbalīs) use wājib and farḍ interchangeably; Ḥanafīs distinguish them by strength of evidence.
النطق: WĀ-jib / farḍ
الاشتقاق والجذر
Wājib from و-ج-ب (w-j-b) — 'to be incumbent.' Farḍ from ف-ر-ض (f-r-ḍ) — 'to apportion, to ordain.'
ملاحظات علمية
Obligations are further classified as farḍ ‘ayn (binding on every individual, e.g. ṣalāh) and farḍ kifāyah (binding on the community as a whole, e.g. janāzah prayer).
التطبيق العملي
Never skip a farḍ ‘ayn for a mustaḥabb — secure the obligations first, then build with the recommended.
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مصطلحات ذات صلة
المزيد من Fiqh Terms
Obligatory annual charity — third pillar of Islam.
The principles by which fiqh rulings are derived.
Disliked but not forbidden.
Analogical reasoning in fiqh.
The complete revealed law of Allah.
Ritual ablution before prayer.