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IRSYAD USUL FIQH SIRI KE-53: KONSEP FARDHU KIFAYAH DALAM MENANGANI COVID-19
How is the concept of fardhu kifayah applied in addressing the Covid-19 outbreak?
Short answer
Fardhu kifayah is a religious obligation directed at all accountable Muslims collectively, and its performance by some of them is sufficient and relieves the others of sin.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad Usul al-Fiqh
- Topic
- Legal Theory & Methodology
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Fardhu kifayah is a religious obligation directed at all accountable Muslims collectively, and its performance by some of them is sufficient and relieves the others of sin. The concept rests on collective cooperation in righteousness and piety to achieve worldly and spiritual benefit. In handling Covid-19, working in the medical field is a noble fardhu kifayah, and frontliners such as doctors, nurses and police officers carry important roles. The public is expected to cooperate by obeying directives that serve the public interest and by avoiding panic.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kata Imam al-Ghazzali: Sesungguhnya bidang perubatan, matematik, pertanian, penenunan dan politik merupakan sebahagian daripada fardhu-fardhu kifayah, dan hatta pembekaman serta penjahitan juga termasuk fardhu kifayah.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD USUL FIQH SIRI KE-53: KONSEP FARDHU KIFAYAH DALAM MENANGANI COVID-19”, 20 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-usul-fiqh/4353-irsyad-usul-fiqh-siri-ke-53-konsep-fardhu-kifayah-dalam-menangani-covid-19. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/fardhu-kifayah-concept-addressing-covid-19/