Re: Can Qurbani money be donated to Flood Relief victims?
Sometimes words are used by people in a synonymous way and that’s why I was under the impression thew two were similar. I have heard my mom say witr is wajib and to pray it is a must. So, hearing the word wajib used like this…I thought that it is mandatory or fardh. I know there’s a difference in opinion about witr prayers…and that’s a topic for another thread.
And it seems I’m not the only one that thought there was no distinction b/w the two terms. In the link below, it’s stated that jurists hold the same view. The link then goes on to make the same distinction that you gave in your response (kaafir vs sinner). Thank you for answering the question.
You think that farz are those amal jin ka Quran se farz hona sabit hai, and wajib are those jin ka sunnat se farz hona sabit hai? I probably have to do more research on this.
Re: Can Qurbani money be donated to Flood Relief victims?
But deeds that are given sunnat status are not mandatory, right? I don’t know. I have never thought deeply on it. I asked you the question not as a challenge, but for clarification. Whenever I had heard the word wajib used…by my mom for instance…it was associated with a mandatory or laazmi action…and that is how fardh actions are seen…as mandatory. Again, I asked you the question for my knowledge/clarification. I wasn’t quizzing or challenging you and I appreciate your help. I learned something new today and I think I’ll have to research it further as well.
RV, when I said ‘you think’, I did not mean it in any argumentative way. It was more like I was trying to share my mind and asking for your opinion. And in no way I took your post as you challenging me, nor I have enough knowledge about deen anyways. My apologies if my post appeared that way
Re: Can Qurbani money be donated to Flood Relief victims?
my two cents:
fard are ones that you can NEVER forgo/skip in normal conditions.
-IIMAAN through Kalima-e-shahaadat is required at least once in life time
-SALAAT is the ONLY fard on you that you CAN NOT skip / forgo even if you are on deathbed as long as you are in your senses.
-SAUM [fasting] during Ramadhan is fard and you can not skip it IF you aren’t sick or traveling. the ones you skip you have to complete the numbers later before the next Ramadhan
-HAJJ, once in a life time, is fard IF you CAN afford it. Hajj-e-badal CAN even be performed for a deceased person. this is the ONLY provision in Islam when a fard can be done after one’s death
-ZAKAAT payment is due annually on a person IF you are assessed a saaHib-e-nisaab, and a whole lunar year has passed.
so, from the above examples we see that these FIVE pillars of Islam can NEVER be skipped if the above conditions are met in each case.
now, let’s look at Waajibs like salaat-ul-witr. if we miss a fard namaaz, we have to do it’s QAZAA while in case of waajibs you don’t have to and most people do NOT do it.
Re: Can Qurbani money be donated to Flood Relief victims?
If you don’t have the amount for qurbani then send to the victims of the flood … If you have the amount for qurbani then you must do this and if you still want to send for flood victims then do that also … If you only have enough for qurbani and not victims … Then do the qurbani only … It is higher in priority.
Re: Can Qurbani money be donated to Flood Relief victims?
Do you get gunnah for not doing a wajib act? If you do, then how is it different from farz? Only in that one takes you out of Islam whereas the other doesn’t?
Also, is there a deadline by which you have to do the Qurbani? If Eid had already passed and yoi did not do Qurbani…what then?
Re: Can Qurbani money be donated to Flood Relief victims?
leaving fard [even intentionally] doesn’t make you kaafir…you are committing a gunaah-e-kabira [major sin]. you must do qasr when traveling while there is no qasr for wajib salaat. if you miss farz, you have to do qazaa while if you miss wajib namaaz, you don’t HAVE to do the qazaa except the 2 rak’at of fajr sunnat before fard and at least 1 rak’at of witr [with du’aa-e-qunoot].
yes, qurbani must be done before 'Asr [awwal waqt for 'Asr] prayer on the third day of baqra 'Eid [12[SUP]th [/SUP]of Zil-Hijj].