LessonsThe Commanded Act: Unrestricted and Time-Bound DutiesQuiz

وأما الموقت فنوعان: نوع يكون الوقت ظرفاً للفعل.
Time-bound acts have two categories; in the first, time is a container for the act.

A time-bound duty is linked by law to a designated period. Within this group, some periods merely provide room for performance; other periods themselves measure the full act required.

Container (ẓarf): a period can accommodate the duty and other lawful acts, as with prayer time.
Measure (miʿyār): the period determines the extent of the act itself, as with a day of fasting.

The difference affects specificity of intention, multiple acts during one period, and what happens when another obligation is attempted at that time.

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Two kinds of legally time-bound duties

The Commanded Act: Unrestricted and Time-Bound Duties

وأما الموقت فنوعان: نوع يكون الوقت ظرفاً للفعل.
Time-bound acts have two categories; in the first, time is a container for the act.

A time-bound duty is linked by law to a designated period. Within this group, some periods merely provide room for performance; other periods themselves measure the full act required.

Container (ẓarf): a period can accommodate the duty and other lawful acts, as with prayer time.
Measure (miʿyār): the period determines the extent of the act itself, as with a day of fasting.

The difference affects specificity of intention, multiple acts during one period, and what happens when another obligation is attempted at that time.