Giving out a specific part of certain kinds of property in a certain manner to certain types of people.
The donation that a person gives from his own wealth as an act of worship and in pursuit of reward from Allah Almighty.
Charity consisting of food that becomes obligatory at the end of Ramadān.
Giving out a specific amount of gold, silver, or of their product or banknotes to those who deserve Zakah if they reach the Nisāb (amount liable for Zakah) and one lunar year elapses while they are in the owner’s possession.
A two-Rak‘ah prayer that is performed in a specific manner on the day of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Ad-ha.
"Amwāl" (sing. māl): everything that can be possessed by humans.
"An‘ām" (sing. na‘am): cattle; camels, cows, sheep. It is derived from "tana‘‘um", which means: prosperity, enjoyment, affluence.
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"Hisbah": amount, origin. It is derived from "nasb", which means: erecting, raising.
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"Bughāh" (sing. bāghi): transgressor, oppressor. It is derived from "baghy", which means: exceeding the limits.
"Sā’imah": a grazing animal that feeds on lawful grass and herbage. It is derived from "sawm", which originally means: going after something.
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"Rishwah": allowance, gift, any means that helps one reach something. It came to be used to refer specifically to means leading to forbidden things.
"Juhūd": denial, rejection. Opposite: acknowledgment. Original meaning: scarcity of anything.
"Nuqūd" (sing. naqd): the currency, of gold and the like, exchanged between people. It is derived from "naqd", which means: distinguishing, revealing, hastening.
"Tijārah": trade, buying and selling. It is derived from "tājir", which means: trader.
"Miskīn": someone who does not own anything. It was said to mean someone who does not have enough money. It is derived from "sakūn", which means: tranquility and immobility. Other meanings: a person who is humiliated, submissive, and weak.
"Dhull": weakness, disgrace. Opposite: honor, strength. Original meaning: softness, easiness. Other meanings: submission, humility.
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"Faqīr": a person who has a little money. It is derived from "faqr", which means lack of money. Other meanings: one who owns nothing.
The authority that possesses the public funds of the Muslims.
A young camel that has completed one year of age and has started its second year.
Blood relationship that connects man with others.
Camel or sheep that bears milk.
A she-camel that has completed its first year of age but has not yet completed its second year.
The plant that results from sowing seeds in the soil.
The eleventh month of the Hijri calendar, comingwhich comes after Shawwāl and precedingprecedes "Dhul-Hijjah."
Total amount of money used to purchase goods with the intention of selling them to gain profit.
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").
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.
A man's dependents.
A certain measure that is one out of twenty-four parts.
Permitting the benefits of some property on a permanent basis, and dedicating its asset to a charitable purpose with the aim of drawing close to Allah.
Sheep and cattle that doesn’t have marrow in its bones.
A calf that has completed its first year of age and started its second year.
Unfair price-cutting in sale or purchase.
A single sheep or goat.
Coins (metal currency) which carry a stamp produced by the government authority.
The procedure wherein the ruler confiscates a specific property from its owner by force and turns it into state property without compensation to the owner.
Misappropriation of trust.
Buried riches.
The decision of the owner of a slave-woman to let her reside with her husband and not use her services.
To wear a ring on one's finger.
Taking a sufficient amount of food to give the body strength and protection from illness, without which the body will decay.
Seeking sustenance/livelihood by lawful means.
A duration of time equivalent to twelve lunar months.
Death of the beneficiaries of an endowment.
Requesting to take a sum of money to be returned in the future.
Obligating non-Muslims to pay one-tenth of their trade money if they move it from one Muslim country to another.
An engraved metal die used to mint coins.
Wheat grains.
Taking something after weighing it to know its measure.
Harm done by a master against his slave by diminishing his right or charging him with something beyond his capacity.
Placing a necklace or belt around the neck.
Fruits of the date palm tree.
Harvesting crops.
The established relationship of the descendants to their parents and grandparents by reproduction, such as the sons to the fathers and the like.
Every quadruped, whether it lives on land or in water.
Missing money whose return to its owner is not hoped for.
A molten piece of gold or silver molded into a certain shape.
The fetus being connected to the mother in the rulings of slaughtering because the fetus is part of the mother.
A unit for measuring weight.
A legal weight measurement that varies based on the weighable goods as well as countries.
Having detailed knowledge of something.
A name of an Islamic unit of measurement equivalent to 12 Sā‘s, and in modern units is equal to 33 liters or 26 kilograms.
Passing by a place without stopping.
The places where camels are used to residing and resting, whether perpetually or only temporarily for the purpose of drinking water and the like.
A unit of measuring weight equal to 72 medium-sized grains of barley, equivalent to 4.24 grams.
A gemstone that is dark green and very hard.
The sweet liquid that the bee produces from its abdomen.
What is taken out of the earth with effort and refinement, like gold.
A precious stone of different colors used for the purpose of adornment.
Camels, cows, and sheep.
An ovine mammal covered with hair
Identifying and sorting out shares using certain measurements.
Gold and silver extracted from earth before they are minted into coins (dinars and dirhams).
Any metal which people use to pay for goods, except gold and silver.
The description given to an item to denote that it has monetary value and can be utilized in a lawful manner approved by the Shariah.
The employee appointed by the ruler or his deputy to collect due Zakah (obligatory charities) from people.
Practicing a certain type of work permanently to earn a living.
The intermingling of parts of things and their gathering in one place.
Giving out obligatory charity to the poor by letting him own it.
The share in a joint property of everything, be it little or much.
To give something to someone by way of transferring its ownership to the recipient.
Cattle with no horns since birth.
A person's children and grandchildren, down to all levels.
Asking the Imam (Muslim ruler) for alms, whether it consists of money or anything else.
Making jewelry from gold and silver for the purpose of beautification and adornment.
Any manual or tool-aided craft that a person practices to manufacture things until he becomes skilled at it and it becomes his profession.
That which is missing other than animals, like people and properties.
Cattle used for work, like plowing and the like.