faasid

Faasid is a transliteration of the Arabic word فاسد, meaning corrupt or defective. In many Muslim-majority languages, the form faasid appears in discussions about morality, law, and social order, where fasad (فساد) denotes corruption or spoilage. The adjectival fasid can describe a person, act, or thing that is corrupted or invalid, depending on context.

In Islamic jurisprudence and theology, fasad often refers to corruption of the moral or social order—acts that threaten justice, faith, or public welfare. The term is used alongside related concepts such as mafsad (harm) and fasad fi al-ard (corruption on earth) in discussions of ethics and governance. Jurists may describe actions or contracts as fasid if they are considered defective or invalid, though exact usage varies by legal school and tradition.

In modern usage outside strictly doctrinal contexts, faasid appears in translations and scholarly work on corruption, governance, and morality. The word carries connotations of ethical decline, political destabilization, or legal invalidity, depending on the discourse. Spelling and pluralization differ across languages, leading to variants such as fasid and faasid in English-language scholarship and media. The term’s precise sense is highly dependent on linguistic and doctrinal context.