‘arāya
the sale of fresh dates in exchange for dry ones
‘ayb
defect; shortcoming
‘ayn ḥāḍirah
tangible asset
‘aqd al-mu‘allaq
contingent contract
al-‘uqūd al-māliyya
pecuniary contracts
‘uqūd al-mu‘āwaḍah
contracts of exchange
‘uqūd al-tabarru‘
charitable contracts
‘uqūd al-tamlīk
proprietary contracts
‘urf
custom, usage
a‘yān
unique objects
‘ādah
custom, habit, usual practice
ahl al-ḥadīth
jurists who follow the apparent meaning of ḥadīth
ahl al-ra’y
jurists who discover the meanings of ḥadīth using a largely rationalist approach
akl al-māl bi-l-bāṭil
unlawful consumption of the property of others
amīn
trustee
al-Anṣār
literally “the helpers”. They were companions of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who were inhabitants of Madīnah, the city to which the Prophet emigrated
bay‘ al-a‘yan
sale of a uniquely identifiable (i.e. nonfungible) object
bay‘ al-dayn bi-l-dayn
debt clearance sale
bay‘ al-fāsid
voidable sale
bay‘ al-ghā’ib
sale of the unseen
bay‘ al-gharar
sale involving impermissible risk
bay‘ al-‘īnah
combination of deferred sale and cash sale between two parties in order to replicate an interest-bearing loan
bay‘ al-kāli’ bi-l-kāli’
sale of one debt for another
bay‘ al-ma‘dūm
sale of the non-existent object
bay‘ al-mu‘ātāh
give and take sale
bay‘ al-maghṣūb
sale of a usurped object
bay‘ al-majhūl
sale of the unknown
