To defend those you care about whether they are right or wrong, in support of your tribe, group, color, or the like.
To report about something in a way contrary to its reality, whether deliberately or mistakenly.
Intentionally giving a false testimony with the aim of deception.
"Fāsiq": one who departs from obedience and uprightness. Original meaning: something exiting something else in order to corrupt it.
"‘Adālah": holding fast to the truth. "‘Adl": justice, anything that is considered upright. Opposite: oppression. It is originally derived from "i‘tidāl", which means moderation and straightness. Other meanings: equality, integrity, purity.
"Iqrār": confession, acknowledgment. Opposite: denial. It is derived from "qarr", which means: capability, stability.
"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.
"Shahādah": telling information obtained by means of witnessing or seeing some incident.
"Qadhf": throwing something away. It also means cursing and was later used to refer to false accusation of adultery.
"Qadā’": judging; decreeing; resolving (a dispute). "Qādi": judge; the one who judges and settles the dispute. Other meanings: completion, accomplishment.
Tījāniyyah
"Tawthīq": strengthening and establishing something. Original meaning: precision, perfection. It is derived from "wathīqah", which means something used a proof, such as letter and the like.
"Hajr": preventing, banning. Other meanings: narrowing, limiting. As derived from this, the mind is called "hijr", because it prevents one from doing reprehensible things.
"Bughāh" (sing. bāghi): transgressor, oppressor. It is derived from "baghy", which means: exceeding the limits.
"Heqd": retaining animosity within the heart. Original meaning: retaining, withholding. Other meanings: dislike, hatred.
"Rishwah": allowance, gift, any means that helps one reach something. It came to be used to refer specifically to means leading to forbidden things.
"Ghasb": openly taking something unjustly and by force.
"Tawriyah": metonymy, indirect reference. Opposite: frankness. Original meaning: veiling, hiding. Other meanings: delay, extracting.
"Murū’ah": manhood in its perfect form; good manners and politeness. It is derived from "marī’" (the gullet). It was also said to be derived from "mar’", which means: man, human being. Other meanings: humanity, chastity, generosity, nobility, uprightness.
"Zūr": lying, falsehood. Original meaning: inclining, swerving, something adorned. Other meanings: accusation, strength, polytheism, singing, diversion.
"Qādi": judge; a person who decides matters and settles them with his judgment.
"Yamīn": oath-taking, swearing. It was called as such because people used to strike the "yamīn" (right hand) of one another upon entering into alliance. Other meanings: hand, blessing, strength.
"Barā’ah": discarding and being cleared from something. Original meaning: avoidance of what is disliked. Other meanings: abandonment, severance, separation.
"Halif": oath. Original meaning: adherence - since one is required to adhere to his oath.
"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.
"I‘fā’": increasing and growing. "‘Āfi": a person with long hair. "‘Afw": leftover and remnants of something, leaving out the punishment. It is derived from "‘afā’", which means: leaving. Other meanings: increase, elongation, release, letting go, acquittal, deliverance.
"‘Adl": uprightness, just judgment. Opposite: injustice. Other meanings: moderateness.
"Inzhār": to grant respite, delay, and postpone. Opposite: hastening. It is derived from "nazhar", which means to behold and see something. Other meanings: deliberation, anticipation, lying in wait.
Forcing someone to do something or quit doing it.
A joint enterprise between two or more persons to conduct some business.
Requesting to know the details of something and explanation related to it
Providing evidence on the veracity of allegations before the judge in a court of law concerning a right or a certain incident.
The lapse of a specific period of time after which the claim for a right may not be filed, or the execution of a judicial verdict is dismissed.
A state in which a person with authority forces another to do an act to realize a Shariah ruling.
Sincere affection, love, and companionship between two or more friends.
When two sides or more dispute, with each side claiming to be in the right.
The time that specifies the beginning of something and its end.
A statement by which a person requests establishing his due right upon another person.
Refusing to take an oath that is required by the Shariah.
Exposing a person's faults by the ruler and announcing that to the people out of reprimand for that person and those like him.
A joint partnership between two individuals in which one offers capital while the other offers work on the condition that the profit is shared between them according to their agreement.
Something contrary to what is correct without intention.
Harboring hatred and ill-will towards a person.
Repeated oaths sworn by the kin of a slain person to confirm the accusation of murder.
The agreement of two opponents to accept the judgment of a certain person on resolving the dispute between them.
It refers to an adult and sane Muslim who shuns major sins and does not persist in minor ones, and he mostly behaves correctly and refrains from such acts that prejudice the sense of honor.
To charge with burdensome tasks beyond one's power and capability.
Hearing the speech in the proper manner, understanding its intended meaning, and then memorizing it and being committed to it.
Testifying the due right of someone over another person based on knowledge and certainty for the sake of Allah, without any diversion, deletion, or addition.
Having accurate and deep understanding of matters.
To inform someone of a religious ruling without obliging him to apply it.
Separating and distinguishing the property of someone from that of his partner.
Limiting and restricting a person's movement such that he cannot move from one place to another.
It refers to admission of the slave having a contract of manumission that they are unable to pay the amount stated in the contract.
It is to request extra time in order to fulfill a certain task.
The register wherein the judge records judicial verdicts and relevant information.
Damaging something by totally destroying it or eliminating its usefulness by the action of an animal or something else.
The judge's messengers and assistants who are assigned to bring litigants to a court of law.
The original witness asks a secondary (branch) witness to remember his testimony and memorize it accurately so that he would relay it on his behalf (before a judge).
It is when the plaintiff or the witness says what necessitates invalidating his former statement, whether related to the rights of Allah or to the rights of people.
The judge’s postponement of issuing a sentence in a court case for some reason.
A chaste old woman who comes out (of her room) and sits with the men, and they discuss things in her presence.
Having detailed knowledge of something.
A trustworthy, competent adult who is experienced in the profession of writing and is appointed as a scribe by a judge to write witness records and court adjudications.
Each of the two litigants affirming the other's claim.
A person whom the judge relies upon and refers to in order to determine the reliability of a witness.
To prove the opposite of what the opponent has established by proof.
The place where the judge sits to settle legal disputes and pass judgements.
Oral communication between two or more people face to face.
A long piece of fabric adorned with jewels that a woman wears over the shoulder and across the waist.
Those whom the judge send to inquire about the state of the witnesses and ask those who know them.
Discerning lineage through insight and inspecting resemblances in the face and body parts.
Seeking help and support from the ruler or his deputy to restore justice or remove injustice.
Fairness of the judge and his aiding a litigant against the one who wronged him.
Those whom the ruler appoints to assist the judge in carrying out his duties.
Something that is free of restrictions and its owner can dispose of it freely.
Losing the eyesight in both eyes.
A person who acts freely, like an owner, concerning a certain property.