Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (467) | Enforcement of sufficiency
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Communal obligation (fard al-kifayah).
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A communal obligation is that which the Ummah as a whole is required to fulfill.
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If a sufficient number of people undertake it, the obligation is lifted from the rest.
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Therefore, Muslims must prepare for every one of their public interests,
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whether religious or worldly,
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someone who will take charge of it and dedicate their time to it,
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and strive in it more than others do,
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so that it becomes their specific communal obligation.
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This is to ensure that all the interests of the Muslims are upheld,
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so while their tasks may vary, their intention remains one:
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the establishment of the interests of their religion and their worldly life.
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Scholars have derived this understanding from the words of Allah the Exalted:
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“And the believers should not all go out to fight. Of every troop of them, a party only should go forth, that they (who are left behind) may gain sound knowledge in religion, and that they may warn their folk when they return to them, so that they may beware.” (9:122)
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“And the believers should not all go out to fight. Of every troop of them, a party only should go forth, that they (who are left behind) may gain sound knowledge in religion, and that they may warn their folk when they return to them, so that they may beware.” (9:122)
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“And the believers should not all go out to fight. Of every troop of them, a party only should go forth, that they (who are left behind) may gain sound knowledge in religion, and that they may warn their folk when they return to them, so that they may beware.” (9:122)
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.