The meaning of ‘urs, khurs, ‘idhar, wikar and rikaz

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār · Volume 1 · Section 311 · 2 narrations

Hadith 518

Abu’l-Hasan, the First, peace be upon him, said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: There should be no feast except in for five: ‘urs, khurs, ‘idhar, wikar or rikaz. As for ‘urs,…

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Hadith 519

rikaz applies to all metals. The people of Hijaz have said: rikaz refers exclusively to buried property from what has been saved by the sons of Adam before Islam. That is how it was mentioned by Abu Ubaida as well, and…

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