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'''Kaffāra''' (Arabic: الکفارة) is a penalty or fine imposed on committing certain [[prohibited]] actions or omitting certain [[Wajib|obligations]]. Some of these penalties are financial and some are worships. | '''Kaffāra''' (Arabic:{{ia| الکفارة}}) is a penalty or fine imposed on committing certain [[prohibited]] actions or omitting certain [[Wajib|obligations]]. Some of these penalties are financial and some are worships. | ||
The main kaffaras consist in the emancipation of a [[slave]], feeding or providing clothes for 60 people in need, 60 days of [[fasting]] 31 of which should be consecutive, and [[slaughtering]] a sheep. | The main kaffaras consist in the emancipation of a [[slave]], feeding or providing clothes for 60 people in need, 60 days of [[fasting]] 31 of which should be consecutive, and [[slaughtering]] a sheep. | ||
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The word "kaffara" is from the Arabic root "kaf-fa-ra" (Arabic: | The word "kaffara" is from the Arabic root "kaf-fa-ra" (Arabic:{{ia| ک ف ر}}) literally meaning to cover. A farmer is called in Arabic "kafir" since he covers the seeds under the earth. In the [[Quranic verse]]: | ||
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|If the people of the book had believed and kept from evil, we would cover (kaffarna) their sins |source=Quran, 5: | |{{ia|وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَكَفَّرْنَا عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَلَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ}}}} | ||
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|If the people of the book had believed and kept from evil, we would cover (kaffarna) their sins |source=Quran, 5:65}} | |||
the verb "kaffarna" (Arabic: کفرنا) means to cover the sins. Kaffara is called so because it covers the sins. | the verb "kaffarna" (Arabic:{{ia| کفرنا}}) means to cover the sins. Kaffara is called so because it covers the sins. | ||
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*The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/کفاره کفاره] in Farsi WikiShia. | *The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/کفاره کفاره] in Farsi WikiShia. | ||