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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
An obligatory action under Islamic law, such as required prayer or fasting; also called wajib.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 4.1 · Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Halal and Haram: Food, Drink and RibaAn obligation can belong to each individual, called fard ‘ayn, or to the community, called fard kifaya. Required prayer is an individual obligation. Funeral prayers are a communal obligation that a group can fulfil on behalf of the community.
Specification 2.3 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
An obligatory action in Islam: performing it is rewarded, while deliberately neglecting it can bring punishment.
Revise: Good, Evil, and SufferingSome good actions are fard, meaning obligatory. These include the required practices of the Five Pillars, such as prayer and obligatory charitable giving, and obeying Allah’s commands. Muslims believe fulfilling these duties brings reward, while deliberately neglecting them can bring punishment.
Halal means permitted, not compulsory. Distinguish it from fard, which means obligatory.
Distinguish halal, meaning permitted, from fard, meaning obligatory. Not every permitted action is a duty.
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