{"id":35860,"date":"2025-05-13T15:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=35860"},"modified":"2025-07-19T23:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T23:34:46","slug":"understanding-islamic-rulings-fard-wajib-haram-sunnah-and-other-legal-classifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/understanding-islamic-rulings-fard-wajib-haram-sunnah-and-other-legal-classifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Islamic Rulings: Fard, Wajib, Haram, Sunnah, and Other Legal Classifications"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 08223<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Maulana Kawsar Ahmed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Please give details of how Farz, Farz kifaya, wajib, Haram, tahrimi, tanzihi, sunnah muakkadah etc. are decided with examples for my understanding and what all makes one kafir.<\/span>
\nWas salam<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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It is that ruling wherein which there is no possibility of increase or decrease and has been established by a non-speculative, clear evidence within which there is no doubt. Hence, a person will be considered a F\u0101siq (open sinner) for not carrying out actions of this nature without a valid excuse, and they will be considered a disbeliever for denying or rejecting that it is an obligatory act.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An example of a Fardh act: The number of units in the prayer \u2014 there is no possibility of the number of units in the Fardh prayer being increased or decreased because of the nature of evidence through which they have been established.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If a person denies or disagrees with the number of units of the Fardh prayer, then they will be deemed a non-believer, and if they don\u2019t carry out the Fardh prayer, then they will be deemed a F\u0101siq for forsaking it without a valid excuse.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Har\u0101m (Impermissible):<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is that ruling that has been established by a non-speculative, clear evidence within which there is no doubt. One who denies it being Har\u0101m will be considered a disbeliever, and the person who carries it out without any valid excuse will be considered a F\u0101siq.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An example of this is: adultery and stealing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fardh Kifayah (communal obligation):<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is the exact same in terms of the general Fardh act, which is known as Fardh Al-\u2018Ain. The difference is that if one person or a small group of the community fulfils this obligation, then this obligation is uplifted from the rest of the community of that vicinity. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

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An example of this is: the funeral prayer. [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

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W\u0101jib (obligatory):<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is that which is established by speculative evidence, which means that it is not entirely clear in its meaning, but rather it can hold more than one interpretation or it has not been transmitted in the same manner as a Fardh issue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is the same as Fardh in the sense that a person is obligated to do it, and if they leave it out, then they will be sinful and even a F\u0101siq (open sinner) if they forsake it out of belittlement or without any valid excuse. But the difference is that if one doesn\u2019t believe in it, they will not be considered a disbeliever.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An example of this is: the Witr prayer according to the relied-upon view in the Hanafi Madhab.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Makruh Tahrimi (Major dislike):<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is that which is established by speculative evidence, meaning it is not entirely clear in its meaning, and it can hold more than one interpretation or it has not been transmitted in the same manner as a Haram issue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is similar to the Haram act in the sense that a person is obligated to avoid it. If they commit this act, then they will be sinful and even a F\u0101siq (open sinner) if they commit it out of belittlement or without any valid excuse. But the difference is that if one doesn\u2019t believe in it being Makruh Tahrimi, they will not be considered a disbeliever.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An example of this would be: the impermissibility of the consumption of the wild donkey.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Makruh Tanzihi:<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is that which was either initially impermissible, but due to it being very widespread and unavoidable, it has been classed as Makruh Tanzihi, like the saliva of a cat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Or it is that which was initially permitted, but due to a reason it is considered as Makruh Tanzihi. A reason could be that its impermissibility is not certain, like in the case of the remnants of a predatory bird.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ruling: A person will be given a lesser reward for avoiding it, and they will not be punished for committing this act.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sunnah:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sunnah actions are categorized into two types:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sunnah Mu\u2019akkadah (Sunan Al-Huda):<\/span><\/p>\n

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These are those Sunnah actions which are considered as being more emphasized than others. These are actions which the Noble Prophet \ufdfa did regularly and seldom missed.<\/span>
\nRuling: A person may be entitled to reproach for constantly forsaking these acts without any valid reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Examples: The congregational prayer and the call to prayer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sunnah Ghair Muakkadah (Sunan Az-Zawaaid):<\/span><\/p>\n

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These are actions which are not as emphasized but are still important to do, as the Prophet \ufdfa is reported to have done them, even if only once.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Example: The way that the Prophet \ufdfa walked or the way he sat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ruling: If a person does not do these, he will not be entitled to reproach.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nafl \/ Mandoob (supererogatory):<\/span><\/p>\n

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For these discussions, please check the Hanafi books on Usul Al-Fiqh (principles of legal jurisprudence). [4]<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Maulana Kawsar Ahmed<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u0635262 – \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0628\u0633\u0648\u0637 \u0644\u0644\u0633\u0631\u062e\u0633\u064a – \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0633\u0628 – \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n

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[2]<\/a> (\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0641\u064e\u0635\u0652\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u062b\u064e\u0651\u0627\u0644\u0650\u062b\u064f \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064e\u0651\u0643\u0652\u0641\u0650\u064a\u0646\u0650) \u0648\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e \u0641\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636\u064c \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0643\u0650\u0641\u064e\u0627\u064a\u064e\u0629\u0650\u060c \u0643\u064e\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0641\u064e\u062a\u0652\u062d\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064e\u062f\u0650\u064a\u0631…<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u0635160 – \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u062a\u0627\u0648\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u064a\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u062a\u0627\u0648\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0646\u062f\u064a\u0629 – \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0635\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0644\u062b \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0643\u0641\u064a\u0646 – \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n

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[3]<\/a> \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0646\u0627\u0641 \u0634\u0631\u062d\u0648\u0627 \u0645\u0641\u0647\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0627\u0633\u060c \u0648\u0642\u0633\u0645\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0629 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0633\u0646\u0646 \u0647\u062f\u0649 \u062a\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0633\u0628\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0623\u0643\u064a\u062f \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0648\u062c\u0648\u0628 \u0623\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0646\u0627\u064b \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646\u060c \u0648\u0633\u0646\u0646 \u0632\u0648\u0627\u0626\u062f \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u0643\u062f\u060c \u0648\u0646\u0627\u0641\u0644\u0629 \u0648\u062a\u0637\u0648\u0639 \u0648\u0646\u062d\u0648 \u0630\u0644\u0643 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0642\u0633\u0627\u0645.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u0635249 – \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0644 \u0644\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0633\u0646 \u062a \u0628\u0648\u064a\u0646\u0648\u0643\u0627\u0644\u0646 – \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646\u0629 – \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n

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[4]<\/a> \u0627\u0631\u062c\u0639 \u0644\u0647\u0630\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0644\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0636\u064a\u062d \u0641\u064a \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u062d\u062b \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0646\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0631- \u0641\u0635\u0644 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0643\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0639\u064a\u0629 \u2013 \u0637 \u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0634\u0631\u064a \u0635 479 – 470<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0628\u0627\u062f\u0626 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0648\u0644 \u2013 \u0628\u064a\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0631\u0648\u0639\u0627\u062a \u0648 \u0623\u062d\u0643\u0627\u0645\u0647\u0627 \u0648 \u0628\u064a\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0647\u064a \u2013 \u0637 \u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0634\u0631\u0649 \u0635 51 – 49<\/span><\/p>\n

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