fardu kifayah

Indonesian

Noun

fardu kifayah (plural fardu-fardu kifayah)

1. 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, informal 1st possessive fardu kifayahku, 2nd possessive fardu kifayahmu, 3rd possessive fardu kifayahnya)

1. (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.