Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 41 To Neglect any Obligatory Act What are WajibÄt (Obligatory Acts)?
What are WajibÄt (Obligatory Acts)?
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What are WajibÄt (Obligatory Acts)?
Any action that is commanded by Allah (S.w.T.), the performance of which carries rewards and its neglect is assured punishment is a Wajib. There are many WajibÄt of the Almighty but the most important of them on which is based the foundation of Islam are five: Prayer, Fast, Hajj, Zakat and WilÄyat, Some traditions refer to these as the pillars of faith and the codes of Islam. The compiler of Wasa’il ul-Shia has mentioned some of these traditions and then remarked, “Amr bil Ma’rÅ«f and Nahy Anil Munkar is a form of Jihad and Jihad comes under WilÄyat.”
As indicated in the traditions since Khums is the substitute for the rights of Sadat, it is a part of WilÄyat too. In this way the pillars of faith or the branches of religion number ten:
1. Prayer
2. Fast
3. Hajj
4. Zakat
5. Khums
6. Jihad
7. Amr bil Ma’rÅ«f
8. Nahy Anil Munkar
9. Tawalla
10. Tabarra.
