A contract between a male and a female that permits them to enjoy each other legitimately.
The interval during which the woman is free from menses and post-natal bleeding.
Dissolving the marriage contract wholly or partially on the spot or at a later time using specific words or metaphors to the same effect.
The tenth day of the month of Muharram.
Musical instruments like the flute and so on.
The objectives and rationales that the Lawgiver took into consideration, generally and specifically, while legislating to achieve people’s interests.
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"Qur’" (pl. aqrā’): time; hence, it is used to refer to the duration of menses or menstrual purity. Other meanings: gathering together, as blood gathers inside the woman’s womb.
"Ifk": lying. It is derived from "afk", which means changing and diverting the truth. Other meanings: sin, false testimony, slander, falsehood.
"Istijmār": cleansing the private parts after answering the call of nature with "jimār", i.e. small stones.
"Sadāq": dowry given to the woman. It is derived from "sidq", which means: strength, durability. The dowry is also known as "farīdah", "mahr", "ajr", etc.
"Khiyār": pursuit of the best among things. Original meaning: inclining to something. It is derived from "ikhtiyār", which means: selecting, choosing.
"Shahādah": telling information obtained by means of witnessing or seeing some incident.
"Ahl": family, close relatives. It also refers to a person’s followers and companions. A man’s "ahl" is his wife and close family members.
"Ihdād": giving up or refraining from something, such as when a woman gives up her charms and adornments after her husband’s death. It is derived from "hadd", which means: barring and isolating two things.
"Ihlāl": It is the opposite of "ihrām" (ritual state of consecration assumed for Hajj or ‘Umrah). Original meaning: opening something.
"Isbāl": letting down. Original meaning: to let something hang down from a high place to a lower one, or extending something.
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"Usrah": family, close relatives. It is derived from "asara" and "asr", which originally means strength.
"Ghadab": anger, great dissatisfaction. Opposite: "rida" (contentment). Original meaning: strength, hardness. Other meanings: a change that occurs in humans when the blood of their heart boils and they seek revenge.
"Ayb": defect, ugliness, anything contradicting sound Fitrah.
"Kafā’ah": equivalence, equality, comparison.
"Nams": plucking hair. It is also said to mean: plucking facial hair.
"Hadānah": protecting something and maintaining it. Original meaning: taking something into one’s "hidn", i.e. under the arm. "Hādinah": female protector.
"Damān": guaranteeing, assuming liability. Original meaning: putting something in another thing that contains it.
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"Radā‘": sucking the breast, or drinking milk from the breast.
"Rifq": gentleness, leniency. Opposite: harshness, severity. Other meanings: ease, facilitation. Original meaning: benefit.
"Tabdhīr": dispersing, scattering. It is derived from "badhr", which means: scattering seeds in the soil. Other meanings: spreading, excessiveness.
"Murāja‘ah": referring back (to someone) to consult (him). It also means taking the wife back after divorcing her. It is originally derived from "raj‘", which means: returning.
"Nushūz": It is derived from "nashz", which means: a high, elevated place. A "nāshiz" wife is the one who disobeys her husband, hates him, treats him with arrogance.
"Mahārim" (sing. mahram): What has been forbidden by Allah and cannot be made lawful. A person who is "mahram" to someone is non-marriageable to him or her.
"Khitān": to cut the skin over the head of the penis; and regarding the woman, it is removing some of the upper skin from the vagina.
"Batāt": decisive, irreversible, obliging. It is derived from "al-battah", which means: never, ever, at all.
"Al-Qassah": white fluid that comes out at the end of the menses after the flow of blood stops.
"Qiwāmah": guardianship, being in charge of preserving wealth, and the like. It is derived from "qiwām", which means basis and pillar of something, and from "qiyām", which means standing erect. Other meanings: rectification, responsibility, care.
"Kāfil": guarantor, caretaker.
"Mahr": the dowry paid by a man to the woman he marries by virtue of a marriage contract. Original meaning: wage for something specific.
"Wathani": idolater, idol worshiper, pagan. "Wathaniyyah": worship of idols and stones. it is derived from "wathan", which means: an idol or stone that is worshiped. "Wathan" is derived from "wathn", which means: steadiness. "Wathn" also means: power, plenty.
"Wilāyah": rulership, authority, being in charge of others. "waliyy", means: lord, owner, ruler. It is derived from "waly", which means: closeness, love. Other meanings: kingship, kinship, state, heredity.
"Mahram": prohibition, prohibited thing, forbidden. Opposite: lawful. Original meaning of "tahrīm": banning.
"Tazwīj": marrying off. Original meaning: pairing two things together. Opposite: "ifrād" (isolating). Other meanings: gathering, joining.
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"Niqāb": a veil the woman puts on his face. It originally refers to an opening in something.
"Sufūr": uncovering, exposing, clarity. Travel was named "safar" because it exposes people’s true character.
"‘Ird": honor, esteem. It is said to be anything for which a person is praised or dispraised.
"‘Urf": a term that collectively refers to all the things that a given society knows and recognizes as good. Original meaning: what is "ma‘rūf", i.e. known and recognized, of good and benevolent deeds. Other meanings: what is common and known among people.
"‘Azl": removal, keeping away, discharging men’s semen outside women’s vulva during copulation to avoid conception.
"‘Aqd": fastening, tying. Opposite: loosening. Original meaning: connecting two ends together. Other meanings: adherence, documentation, covenant, confirmation.
"‘Aqīqah": the sacrificial animal slaughtered to celebrate the birth of a baby on his/her seventh day. It is derived from "‘aq", which means: splitting (of a sheep’s throat).
"Qulfah": the skin that covers the glans. Original meaning: to cut something from its root.
"Ghayrah": ardent enthusiasm and anger about something. It is derived from "taghayyur", which means: transformation.
"Fāhishah": bad and objectionable speech or deed. It is derived from "fuhsh", which is ugliness and horribleness. Other meanings: adultery.
"Furqah": separation, estrangement. Opposite: connection, bond.
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"َQāsir": one incapable of doing something. It is derived from "qusūr", which originally means: not reaching the end. Other meanings: insane person, such as a child, a demented person, or a maniac.
"Qabūl": receiving something and taking it with contentment. It also means: acceptance.
"Qaza‘" (sing. qaza‘ah): a piece of cloud. Original meaning: dispersal, scattering. Other meanings: shaving parts of the head and leaving other parts unshaven.
"Qasam": swearing, taking an oath. It is derived from "qasāmah", which means: the oaths that are divided and distributed among the blood relatives of the slain person (the practice of clearing a person accused of murder by the oaths of others testifying to his innocence).
"I‘fāf": anything that achieves chastity and refraining from what is objectionable. Original meaning: purification and freedom from something. Other meanings: immunizing, reducing.
Aqārib": one’s family, relatives, and kindred.
"Majnūn": someone who has lost his mind. It is derived from "junūn" and "jinnah", which mean: loss of mind. Original meaning: concealment, hiding, covering.
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"Musāharah": relationship by marriage. "Ashār" are the relatives of a woman’s husband and a man’s wife. It is derived from "sahr", which means: closeness.
"Ikhtimār": a woman's covering of her head with a veil. It is derived from "khimār", which means: what covers the head and part of the face of a woman; anything that covers something else.
"Hīlah": what is used as a means to reach something secretly. It is derived from "hawl", which means: a shift from one state to another in a secret manner. It is mostly used to denote malice.
"I‘rād": aversion, turning away, rejection. Opposite: proceeding toward something, obedience. It is derived from "‘ard", which means: appearance and prominence, or width. Other meanings: leaving out the work, going away, refusal, neglecting.
"Yatīm": a child with no father. It is derived from "yutm", which originally means: singleness
"La‘n": expelling, banishing. "La‘n" among people refers to reviling and name-calling.
"Zhihār": husband saying to his wife: "You are like my mother’s back to me." It is derived from "zhahr", which means the back.
"‘Adl": forbidding, preventing, unjustly preventing a woman from marrying. Original meaning: severity, firmness, strength.
"‘Iwad": compensation, recompense, replacing.
"‘Afw": forgiveness, pardon, refraining from punishment. Original meaning: abandoning, letting go. Other meanings: elimination, effacement, abundance.
A female slave impregnated by her master who then gave birth, whether the newborn was alive or dead.
The sitting position in prayer wherein the worshiper bends his left foot underneath him and sits on it and erects his right foot so that his heel is raised and the bottom of his toes are on the ground with the toe tips pointing to the "qiblah" (prayer direction).
Using antimony (eyeliner) in the eyelids for beautification or remedy.
The age period of humans from the time of the birth until reaching the age of puberty.
Joining a child who is of unknown lineage to the man who claims to be his father if certain conditions are met.
One's desire to have sexual intercourse.
A relationship between two persons through a close or distant birth.
The woman who is owned by her master.
Removing virginity of a woman by sexual intercourse, felony, or the like.
Bones of the fingers and toes.
Emergence of coarse hair around the genitals.
A person's ascription to his paternal line of relatives (his father's family lineage).
Termination of the time designated for the waiting period of the divorced wife according to the Shariah.
Requesting to know the details of something and explanation related to it
Seeking foreknowledge of one's fate and luck by using divining arrows and the like.
Every statement that could be considered a marriage proposal or the like of it.
Blood relationship that connects man with others.
Removing the bond of marriage between a man and a woman and cancelling the marriage contract between them.
Fulfilling a request by an action, statement, or gesture, and the like.
A state in which a person with authority forces another to do an act to realize a Shariah ruling.
Caring for the sick person by serving him and treating him according to the instructions of the physician and the craft of nursing.
One of the wives of a man in a polygamous marriage.
The established nobility of a person or his ancestors.
Immediate implementation of an action instantly without a delay, such as application of divorce without suspension or deferment.
The kinship relation from the side of the son or daughter and their offspring.
The place where the wife resides with her husband by virtue of a marriage contract.
The man"s staying with his wife in a place for most of the night.
Repelling something and preventing it from happening
Waiving the corporal penalty for a valid reason.
A woman who is physically unable to bear children, or an infertile man.
Repeating the words of Adhān (call to prayer), and saying it twice.
A statement by which a person requests establishing his due right upon another person.
The wife's daughter, down to all levels, from a previous marriage, whether she is related to the wife by birth (her biological daughter) or by breastfeeding.
In the context of inheritance, "ulu al-arhām" means distant blood relatives; i.e. every male or female relative who does not inherit a share from the estate of the deceased, neither an allotted share ("fard") nor a remaining share after the distribution of the allotted shares ("ta‘seeb").
A man's dependents.
A condition that prevents reproduction in males and females.
The person upon whom the validity of the marriage contract is contingent, such as father, his agent, or the like.
Refusing to take an oath that is required by the Shariah.
It is when a man marries his daughter, or any other woman under his guardianship, to another man on the condition that the latter will marry him to someone under his guardianship, with or without a dowry.
A child born through unlawful sexual intercourse.
Testimonies given by the spouses against one another, supported by oaths that involve an invocation of Allah's curse on the part of the husband and an invocation of Allah's wrath on the part of the wife.
Single (spouseless) men or women, regardless of whether they were previously married or not.
Previously married woman whose husband has died or divorced her.
A person who is missing while there is no news about him or his location, and it is unknown whether he is alive or dead.
One's grandson from his son or his daughter down to all levels.
Consummation of marriage with a woman.
Talking loosely with others out of kindness and affection without insulting or demeaning them.
Playing musical instruments and singing.
Everything that has a pleasant smell and can be used as perfume.
False accusation of adultry without evidence.
Weaning the baby from its mother's breast.
The old woman who no longer menstruates, or who has no desire for marriage.
When a man's penis loses its erection after penetration during sexual intercourse, so he does not ejaculate.
The agreement of two opponents to accept the judgment of a certain person on resolving the dispute between them.
It refers to a situation when a man marries a thrice-divorced woman with the intention of making it lawful for her to remarry her ex-husband.
Rubbing a chewed date or the like on a baby's palate so that its sweetness runs down their throat.
Light punishing or disciplining for wrong-doing by those in charge, other than the judge, for the sake of rectification.
The embryo inside the female's womb.
Anything that covers the body or part of it, whether made of wool, leather or the like.
Placenta or afterbirth; a tissue membrane that develops around the fetus inside the womb to protect it.
It is the destruction of the disbelievers in Hellfire on the Day of Judgment.
Male and female friends, who secretly have sexual relations with each other.
What a warrior wears to protect his body from the enemy’s weapons.
Optimal divorce is when a man divorces his wife once while she is in a state of purity in which he has not had sexual intercourse with her until her waiting period ends.
Requesting aid from someone else in times of dire need.
It is to change the shape of images to the point that they no longer resemble the creation of Allah, the Almighty.
A Shariah-approved method whereby a person’s share or lot is determined when a dispute occurs while there is no determining factor to choose a candidate over another.
To charge with burdensome tasks beyond one's power and capability.
The uncircumcised person.
A decorated toy made of wood or a similar material in the image of a human being for girls to play with.
The four verses of Sūrat-un-Noor that explain the rulings of the "li‘ān" (oath of condemnation), which is sworn by the two spouses, in detail
Joy and delight at the attainment of a benefit either for oneself or for someone else.
To verbally or physically harm someone in their body, wealth, or honor.
To keep away from fornication and what is related to it or leads to it.
Fulfillment of others' rights when dealing with them and refraining from hurting them.
A woman who assists the pregnant woman at the time of delivery and takes the baby as it comes out.
Weaning a child by cutting him off breastfeeding.
The woman whose husband divorced her thrice and has become unlawful for him unless she marries another man.
A long piece of cloth wrapped around the head in a round shape.
A woman's extended stay in her family home after reaching the age of marriage or maturity without getting married.
The hair that grows on the skin of camels and rabbits.
It is what grows on the skin of the sheep.
The decision of the owner of a slave-woman to let her reside with her husband and not use her services.
Father and forefathers to whom one's lineage is related.
To wear a ring on one's finger.
Seeking sustenance/livelihood by lawful means.
Everything that the wife possesses in her marital house.
A female sibling born of one's parents or either of them.
Anything that covers one's body or part of it, whether it is made of wool, leather, or the like.
A slight and silent laughter.
Adult woman.
Dysfunction of a bodily organ.
Combing, brushing, cleaning, and beautifying the hair.
The flesh that surrounds the woman's vagina from both sides.
A man's claim that he is the father of a person whose lineage is unknown.
Exiting of the fetus from the mother's belly and disconnecting from it before completing its due time.
A rotten, foul odor in the mouth.
Firmly closing a door or so to prevent it from being opened.
Modifying something and making it appear contrary to its reality.
A man who has no facial hair though he is past puberty.
A person who works for another in return for a wage.
Giving someone a servant to serve them and look after their affairs.
Physical desire and need for women.
The divorced woman beautifying herself and presenting herself to her husband to tempt him to take her back (in case of a revocable divorce).
Having sexual intercourse with a woman, whether she is a wife or a slave woman.
Mutual enjoyment between the spouses through sexual intercourse, foreplay, kissing, etc.
The female who is related to one by birth. She could be one's grand-daughter down to all levels.
A container used for drinking and similar purposes.
Essential parts of the body.
Outsiders who are not relatives.
Silk that is disentangled before the worm leaves the cocoon.
A person whose chest extends forward and whose belly and back curve inwards.
Women's genitals.
Agreement of two things or more and their sharing the same description, place, type, or etc.
Copulation between a man and his wife.
A black reddish stone that is crushed to powder and used as kohl (eyeliner).
Perfect honor and deep-rooted esteem.
Name of food prepared on the occasion of marrying a woman.
A substance used to dye clothing and the like.
Authorizing marriage of woman without defining her dowry at the time of the marriage contract.
Placing a necklace or belt around the neck.
Being a property that is lawful to benefit from according to the Shariah.
A mental illness similar to insanity that leads to delirium.
Idleness, unemployment, and abstaining from striving to work.
The established relationship of the descendants to their parents and grandparents by reproduction, such as the sons to the fathers and the like.
A plant used to soothe pain and numb the body organs.
Any dwelling place that has walls and a ceiling.
A women's vagina being blocked, impeding having sex her.
A pubescent male from the children of Adam.
A legal weight measurement that varies based on the weighable goods as well as countries.
A game that includes a box, stones, and a pair of dice. It depends upon luck. The stones are moved according to the numbers that come up on the dice.
Soft garments woven from thin natural threads produced by the silkworm.
The woman's dowry when getting married or in similar cases.
A woman who shares one's father's origin.
A skullcap that is worn on the head and around which a turban is wreathed.
A child, whether male or female, young or old.
Food prepared for the occasion of celebrating a marriage.
Food made for a returning traveler.
"It is qualifying a pronouncement of divorce with another term.
Anything that one plays or amuses oneself with.
The saliva that drips from one's mouth.
A woman who has stopped menstruating, but does not know why her menses has stopped.
The affirmation of parentage and attribution of the child to the father, which could be done on account of a valid reason to establish paternity, such as a valid marriage and the like.
To raise the price of something higher than its normal price (the price of its like).
Sexually enjoying a woman between her thighs without vaginal penetration.
An elderly woman.
The sweetness and pleasure of sexual intercourse.
A precious stone of different colors used for the purpose of adornment.
Removing the cover off something and disclosing it.
Measuring and appraising something, whether in weight, measurement, number, or the like.
A dry powdery substance which is applied to the eyes or eyelids as a remedy or as a cosmetic.
Mutual agreement between the two spouses on divorce in return for the woman's absolving the husband of a right that he owes her.
Inclination of the husband's heart to his wife and his affection for her.
The divorced woman, whose marriage has been ended.
To refrain from adornment and wear shabby clothes.
The jewelry a woman wears, which can be of gold, silver, or the like; or to put it on someone else.
Name given to the supplies that the bride needs (of clothes, linens, etc) for her marriage.
A husband's male relative, such as his father, paternal uncle, or his brother.
Oral communication between two or more people face to face.
Husband and wife sleeping under one cover together.
The person sent by the husband to his wife to inform her of divorce.
A limited interval of time that has an ultimate end.
Discerning lineage through insight and inspecting resemblances in the face and body parts.
A hidden vein on the sides of the neck, where cupping is performed.
A poor weak person who has no money.
A man whose eye is sunken into his head because of its narrowness (smallness).
A person who has one black eye and one blue eye.
Anything that is usually eaten with bread, whether it is liquid or solid.
A man who has smelly armpits.
Wearing the garment over one's head or shoulders and letting its edges hang down on both sides, without lifting any of them, while wearing what covers one's "‘awrah" (what should be covered of the body).
A long piece of fabric adorned with jewels that a woman wears over the shoulder and across the waist.
Fairness of the judge and his aiding a litigant against the one who wronged him.
When something is crooked and not as straight as it should be.
A piece of clothing which a man puts on his shoulders, head, and back. It is worn over the clothes, and is not sewn or tailored.
Food that a person prepares and invites people to
Making jewelry from gold and silver for the purpose of beautification and adornment.
Believing that the Creator is similar to the creature in His attributes or that the creature is like the Creator.
Cattle who has completely lost sight in both eyes.
A set of qualities that distinguish females from males.