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Fard and Sunnah (the obligatory and the optional)

“Fard” denotes an act of worship with an obligatory nature. Doing it brings immense rewards and avoiding it is a sin. Not performing Fard rituals (example the daily five prayers and fasting during the month of Ramadan) is also usually looked down upon by fellow Muslims and may lead to their condemnation and bad repute.

"Sunnah", as we have seen before generally refers to the model practices, customs and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad. It is also used to denote practices and acts of worship without obligatory nature. For example besides the obligatory daily prayers five times a day, there are a number of prayers for other occasions. Performing them brings you more reward, but avoiding them is not a sin.

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