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ISLAMIC ARCHIVESFard Kifayah: The Principle of Communal Responsibility in IslamYousef Wahb
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2021
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Yaqeen Institute
Written by
Yousef Wahb
Language
English
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Paper
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Fard Kifayah: The Principle of Communal Responsibility in Islam

Yousef Wahb in Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

Muslim communities have an obligation to provide a wide range of essential social and financial services. Farḍ kifāyah fosters a sense of shared responsibility among community members to bring about religious and worldly public interests

Keywords: fard kifaya, communal obligation, collective responsibility

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Wahb, Yousef. Fard Kifayah: The Principle of Communal Responsibility in Islam. Yaqeen Institute. 2021. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/yq-fard-kifayah-the-principle-of-communal-responsibility-in-islam/