Farḍ
Farḍ (Arab., faraḍa, ‘prescribe’). That which is absolutely obligatory in Islam, as, particularly, the Five Pillars. This is held to be the same as wājib (duty), except by Ḥanafites who confine wājib to obligations imposed by law.
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