(spelled fardu or fardhu) in the same meaning. Muslims who obey such commands or duties are said to receive hasanat ????, ajr ??? or thawab ???? for each good deed.

Fard or its synonym wajib ???? is one of the five types of ahkam ????? into which fiqh categorizes acts of every Muslim. The Hanafi fiqh, however, does not consider both terms to be synonymous, and makes a distinction