Re: Fard-Al-Ayn Part 1: Introduction
Peace ajazali and Sady
The Fard-ul-'ayn is different to the normal faraid that we have in our normal walks of life … First to answer Sady’s question … Our own Shaykh has required us to memorise up to 1 juz of the Qur’an if we have not already done so … Technically you need to memorise around 4 surahs for prayer, because no prayer extends beyond 4 rakahs, but its a target to keep. It can be any juz or collection of surahs around the Qur’an … My personal goal is to complete:
Surah Baqarah, Surah Kahf, Surah Yasin, Surah Waqiah, Surah Rahman, Surah Mulk, Juz 'Amma … and then may be Surah Mujadilah and then Surah Hadeed. I have got may be 15% of this total amount so far, Alhumdulillah.
Brother ajazali
The Fard-ul-Ayn are structured as a target level and then to maintain that level … in a way it does include Qur’an for comprehension - through the learning Arabic requirement. But you may notice it is not about the cyclical state - which would warrant Salah more than anything … Reading Qur’an is a cyclical thing … It is a habit like prayer and not really an achievement as such.
So the Fard-ul-Ayn are identified as a minimum qualification for a Muslim individual to be equipped in his or her Islam. Whereas ongoing routine based rites and rituals are to be done anyway. If you notice these are all knowledge based, basic fiqh is not about doing the Salah, but knowing how to do it, etc … I hope that makes sense.