The
fiqh distinguishes two sorts of duties: • Individual duty or ''farḍ al-'ayn
() is a personal requirement that each person is expected to fulfill on their own, such as daily prayer (salat), and the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime if the person can afford the journey (hajj''). An individual not performing this will be punished in the afterlife (but can be excused on basis of incapability), but if he enjoins and fulfils its necessity will be rewarded. • Sufficiency duty or
farḍ al-kifāya () is a duty which is imposed on the whole community of believers (
ummah). The classic example for it is
janaza (funeral prayer): the individual is not required to perform it as long as a sufficient number of community members fulfill it. == Examples of fard acts ==