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Fard
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''''' () or () 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 (), ajr () or thawab () for each good deed.
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- Instance of
- duty
- Subclass of
- Ahkam
- Has part
- Fard kifayah
- Religion
- Islam
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- Individual duty and sufficiency
- Examples of fard acts
- See also
- Ahkam
- Other religions
- References
''''' () or () 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 (), ajr () or thawab () for each good deed.
Fard or its synonym wājib () is one of the five types of ahkam () 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.
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