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Fiqh

فقه

واجب

Wājib

Definition

Obligatory — in most schools synonymous with farḍ; in the Ḥanafī school a slightly weaker obligation.

Example

Ḥanafīs consider the witr prayer wājib (not farḍ), meaning its abandonment is sinful but does not expel from Islam even if denied.

See also

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Farḍ

Obligatory — its performance is rewarded and its abandonment is sinful.

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Sunnah (as ruling)

A ruling: the legal grade for deeds the Prophet ﷺ did regularly — rewarded if done, not sinful if omitted.

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