Question:
What is meant by Farāʼiḍ (obligatory shares)? Which fixed shares are mentioned in the Holy Quran?
Answer:
Farāʼiḍ and Furūḍ are the plural of Farḍ, used in the sense of the passive participle “Mafrūḍ,” meaning the fixed share. Six obligatory shares are mentioned in the Holy Quran.
