Al-‘urwd

Definition of "Al-‘urwd"

Lit: Merchandise, stock-in-trade. Tech: Jurists apply this term in different connotations: (i) sometimes it is applied to everything except cash; (ii) sometimes it is applied to everything except cash, eatables, garments and immovable property; (iii) sometimes it is applied to every- thing except cash, measurables, weighables, animals and immovable property.