Wajib Laws (Khamsa Ahkam) Explained

Wajib Laws (Khamsa Ahkam)

In this short blog I will discuss the five types of

Wajib Laws (Khamsa Ahkam) which I will discuss

below. In sha Allah I will also give examples of each

of the five types.

The five types of wajib laws and examples are as

followed:

1. Wajib- these laws are when something is obligatory on

us in front of Allah such as our daily prayers, fasting

in the month of Ramadan, and eating halal. These

laws are 100 percent good for us.They are divided

into many groups which I will explain. Wajib can be

divided into two types tabudi (intention based) and

tawusuli (does not need intention to get nearer to

Allah for validity, like a marriage contract). Another

way of dividing wajib is wajib ani(something

obligatory on all Muslims) and wajib kafie (something

that is obligatory on all Muslims until one fulfills the

need or performs the action then the whole entire

group is relieved otherwise they are guilty). Another

way in dividing wajib is wajib tahini (this is when a

specific thing must be performed), wajib tahkiri (this

is when a person is duty bound to perform one of two

things), wajib nafsi (this is when it is obligatory for its

own sake, such as prayers and hajj) and wajib

mukadami (this is when something is prerequisite to

a wajib thing, this is something performed before the

wajib such as wudu).

2. Haram- these laws are that which displeases Allah and

are obligatory on us to refrain from. They have 100

percent harm in it weather it is spiritual or bodily or

both. Such as eating pork.

3. Mustahab- these laws are that can gain Allah’s

pleasure but if not performed there is no sin. Such

as brushing teeth before prayers.

4. Makrooh- these laws are ones that may cause Allah’s

displeasure, is is not a sin if performed but may have

some adverse effects on the body or soul. Such as

standing while eating.

5. Mubah- these laws are ones when done have none of

the above indication in hadith or Quran to say they are

of the other 4 types of laws such as sitting or drinking

water with no intentions but to drink it or to sit.

However maybe everything can gain Allah’s pleasure

if intention is proper.

In conclusion we can see that Allah has asked from

us to do somethings that are only beneficial to

ourselves, but has also restricted us for our own selves

as well.

In sha Allah I was able to explain properly is such short

amount of time the five laws of wajib.