fardu kifayah
Indonesian
Noun
fardu kifayah (plural fardu-fardu kifayah)
- collective duty of Muslims (fardul-kifayah)
Malay
Etymology
Compound of fardu + kifayah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fa(r).du ki.fa.jah], [far.dˤu ki.fa.jah]
Noun
fardu kifayah (plural fardu-fardu kifayah)
- (Islam) Collective duty of Muslims whereby if one Muslim in the community has fulfilled it, it is no longer obligatory for the other Muslims in the community to do so.
See also
- fardu ain (“personal duty”).
Further reading
- “fardu kifayah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.