What does Al-mkafaa mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-mkafaa (مكافأة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition Al-mkafaa

Al-mkafaa according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

It is the matching of beneficence with its like or with increase.

Al-mkafaa according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

The matching of beneficence with its like or increase; the sounder is generalizing it by saying it is the matching of a deed, good or evil, with its recompense. (Dastur al-'Ulama', 3/321).

Al-mkafaa according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

That it occur that this adherent fall into vileness of state, and the adherent bring him out of it.

Al-mkafaa according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

The matching of beneficence with its like and increase.

Al-mkafaa according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

The matching of beneficence with its like or increase (al-Ta'rifat, p. 245).

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

It is the matching of beneficence with its like or with increase.

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