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'''Al-Wajib al-Kifa'i''' (Arabic: {{ia|الواجب الكفائي}}) (collective obligation) is a kind of religious [[obligation]] that addresses no specific person and if it is performed by some duty-bound ([[mukallaf]]) [[Muslim]]s, the others will no longer held accountable. [[Burial|Burying]] a dead, [[enjoining good]] and [[forbidding evil]] and [[defensive Jihad]] are some examples of al-wajib al-kifa'i. Al-wajib al-kifa'i is the opposite of [[al-wajib al-'ayni]] (individual obligation). | '''Al-Wajib al-Kifa'i''' (Arabic: {{ia|الواجب الكفائي}}) (collective obligation) is a kind of religious [[obligation]] that addresses no specific person and if it is performed by some duty-bound ([[mukallaf]]) [[Muslim]]s, the others will no longer be held accountable. [[Burial|Burying]] a dead, [[enjoining good]] and [[forbidding evil]] and [[defensive Jihad]] are some examples of al-wajib al-kifa'i. Al-wajib al-kifa'i is the opposite of [[al-wajib al-'ayni]] (individual obligation). | ||
==Deference between al-Wajib al-Kifa'i and al-Wajib al-'Ayni== | ==Deference between al-Wajib al-Kifa'i and al-Wajib al-'Ayni== | ||
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==General and Particular al-Wajib al-Kifa'i== | ==General and Particular al-Wajib al-Kifa'i== | ||
There is two types of al-wajib al-kifa'i: | There is two types of al-wajib al-kifa'i: | ||
* General: A collective obligation that all Muslims can do, such as ghusl al-mayyit and enjoining good and forbidding evil. This type is obligatory on every duty-bound (mukallaf) Muslim. | *General: A collective obligation that all Muslims can do, such as ghusl al-mayyit and enjoining good and forbidding evil. This type is obligatory on every duty-bound (mukallaf) Muslim. | ||
* Particular: A collective obligation that only a special group of Muslims can perform, such as: treatment of patients, issuing [[fatwa]]s and [[judging]], which are respectively compulsory on doctors, [[jurists]] and judges. | *Particular: A collective obligation that only a special group of Muslims can perform, such as: treatment of patients, issuing [[fatwa]]s and [[judging]], which are respectively compulsory on doctors, [[jurists]] and judges. | ||
==Recognition of al-Wajib al-Kifa'i and al-Wajib al-'Ayni== | ==Recognition of al-Wajib al-Kifa'i and al-Wajib al-'Ayni== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Individual obligation]] | *[[Individual obligation]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:واجب_کفایی|واجب کفایی]]}} in Farsi Wikishia. | *The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:واجب_کفایی|واجب کفایی]]}} in Farsi Wikishia. | ||
{{Fiqh Terminology}} | {{Fiqh Terminology}} | ||
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