What does Al-adaʾ al-kaml mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-adaʾ al-kaml (أداء الكامل) in Islamic vocabulary.

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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition Al-adaʾ al-kaml

Al-adaʾ al-kaml according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

What a person performs in the manner for which he was commanded, such as the performance of the one who caught the imam.

Al-adaʾ al-kaml according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

What a person performs in the manner that was commanded, such as the performance of the one who caught the imam.

Al-adaʾ al-kaml according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

What the legally bound performs in accordance with what he was commanded, such as the performance of the one who caught the imam; the incomplete performance is its opposite, such as that of the one making up what he missed. (At-ta'rifat, p. 14).

Al-adaʾ al-kaml according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

What a person performs in the manner he was commanded, such as the performance of the one who caught the imam.

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