Al-Kaffarah is a term in
Islamic law
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meaning the expiation of sin, referred to special sanction to compensate for the offense or sin
when the particular for violation (evil-doing) or unintentional murder is committed. Kaffarah is paid violating some action like fasting, oath, ''
ihram'' and unintentional murder and semi-unintentional murder.
Etymology
The root of Al-Kaffarah is Kafar (Arabic: کَفَرَ), means covering.
In
Quran
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, Kaffarah as a kind of worship is the way that
Allah ignore sins and covers them.
By
Language
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Kaffarah means "a trait that tends to the expiation or atonement of sin".
By Technique, it means a determined penalty that is done expiation for sin.
Types
Kaffarah is a special sanction to compensate for committing a
sin
In a religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, selfish, s ...
, unintentional murder, or other offense.
According to
the Quran
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and
Hadith
Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approva ...
, Kaffarah is classified into the following categories:
Unintentional murder and semi-unintentional murder
In Islamic law, a person who committed the unintentional murder must release a slave
or a fast of two consecutive months
and pay
Diya unless murder's family forgive him. kaffara is the expiated treat for crimes while blood money (Diya), as the social function is paid to the relative of the dead, the definition describes the relationship between the offender and dead.
Fasting
Someone breaking a fast, or not following it from its inception, or having sexual intercourse with their spouse during it, without a reason accredited by
Sharia is required to pay Kaffarah.
The first payment method is to release a slave, and if that is not possible, a person should fast for two successive months, or feed sixty poor people.
Oaths
If someone breaks an oath, paying Kaffarah is necessary. In this case, Kaffarah could include:
#Feeding ten poor people
#Dress up to them (poor people)
#Releasing a slave
#Fasting three days (if the person cannot afford any of the above)
Hajj
Anyone who violates
Ihram restrictions in
Hajj, (by having sexual intercourse, wearing a sewn dress, killing animals, etc.) must pay Kaffarah.
In this situation, Kaffarah respectively includes:
#Three days of fasting
#Feeding sixty people
#Slaughtering a goat or even carrying out a badnah (carrying seven slaughters)
#
Sadaqah
Zihar
Zihar
Zihar () is a term used in Islamic Jurisprudence, which literally means “you are, to me, like my mother”. It is a form of divorce (though invalid) and if a husband says these words to his wife, it is not lawful for him to have intercourse for ...
was a method of
divorce
Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...
used frequently by
pagan Arabs
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...
. If someone does Zihar then returns to his wife, he must pay Kaffarah. In this situation, Kaffarah includes:
#Fasting for two successive months
#Feeding sixty poor people
See also
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Islamic economics
Islamic economics ( ar, الاقتصاد الإسلامي) refers to the knowledge of economics or economic activities and processes in terms of Islamic principles and teachings. Islam has a set of special moral norms and values about individua ...
*
Islamic socialism
Islamic socialism is a political philosophy that incorporates Islamic principles into socialism. As a term, it was coined by various Muslim leaders to describe a more spiritual form of socialism. Islamic socialists believe that the teachings ...
*
Islamic taxes Islamic taxes are taxes sanctioned by Islamic law.
They are based on both "the legal status of taxable land" and on "the communal or religious status of the taxpayer".
Islamic taxes include
*''zakat'' - one of the five pillars of Islam. Only imp ...
*
Jizya
*
Khums
In Islam, khums ( ar, خُمْس , literally 'one fifth') refers to the required religious obligation of any Muslims to pay 20% of their acquired wealth from certain sources toward specified causes. It is treated differently in Shia and Su ...
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Kharaj
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Qard al-Hassan
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Sadaqah
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Zakat Council
Zakat Councils are responsible for collecting and distributing the Islamic taxes known as ''Zakat'' and '' Ushr'' in Pakistan. The councils are overseen by the Ministry of Religious Affairs. In Pakistan, the system of compulsory collection and ...
(Pakistan)
Notes
References
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