What do you mean, may Allah preserve you, by “collective obligation (fard kifayah)”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What do you mean, may Allah preserve you, by “collective obligation (fard kifayah)”?
Answer:
If a sufficient number of people perform it, the sin is lifted from the rest, just like a collective obligation (fard kifayah). It is the type where if one person performs it, the sin is lifted from the others. This is unlike an individual obligation (fard 'ayn), which every person must perform, and the action of some does not suffice for the others. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What do you mean, may Allah preserve you, by “collective obligation (fard kifayah)”?
Answer:
If a sufficient number of people perform it, the sin is lifted from the rest, just like a collective obligation (fard kifayah). It is the type where if one person performs it, the sin is lifted from the others. This is unlike an individual obligation (fard 'ayn), which every person must perform, and the action of some does not suffice for the others. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [165 -954] ما معنى كلامكم حفظكم الله: سنة كفاية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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