Terms specific to this bundle; basic faraidh terms that are identical across paths are summarized briefly with a reference to the sibling bundles’ glossaries.
| Term | Meaning in this bundle |
|---|---|
| Akh mash’um / akh mubarak | ”The brother who brings misfortune” (pulls his sister from a fixed share to a smaller ‘ashabah share — case B) vs “the brother who brings blessing” (rescues a granddaughter who had been excluded) |
| Al-Akdariyyah | Husband + mother + grandfather + 1 sister: the sole ‘awl case in the grandfather chapter (6→9→27) — chapter 08 |
| Arjuzah / nazham | A versified work in rajaz meter meant for memorization; ar-Rahbiyyah = an arjuzah of 176 verses |
| Bayt al-mal | The general treasury of the Muslims; in the Zayd system it receives an estate remainder with no ‘ashabah and takes the place of dzawil arham (chapter 07) |
| Bughyat al-Bahits ‘an Jumal al-Mawarits | The original title of the matn ar-Rahbiyyah |
| Muqasamah | The grandfather is counted as a sibling when sharing the remainder; the grandfather’s outcome is always whichever option is best for him (chapter 08) |
| Al-Mu’addah | Counting paternal half-brothers alongside full brothers against the grandfather, after which their portion is drawn back |
| Al-Mubahalah | The ‘awl case 6→8 (husband+mother+sister) — named after Ibn Abbas’s mubahalah challenge to those who rejected ‘awl (chapter 12) |
| Muta’akhkhirin | The later scholars of a madhhab; within the Shafi’i school they have ruled in favor of radd & dzawil arham inheritance when bayt al-mal is not organized |
| Ar-Rahbiyyah | The well-known name for this matn, attributed to ar-Rahabi of Rahbah |
| Zayd system | The complete package of Zayd ibn Thabit’s opinions adopted by the Shafi’i school: grandfather muqasamah, no radd, no dzawil arham, tashrik |
| Tashrik | Including full siblings into the 1/3 share of maternal siblings in al-Mushtarakah, divided equally (chapter 09) |
| Sibt al-Mardini · al-Baqari | The most famous authors of commentaries and glosses on ar-Rahbiyyah |
Shared basic terms (furudh, the three types of ‘ashabah, hajb hirman/nuqshan, kalalah, tirkah, base number, ‘awl, tashih, wafq, munasakhat, jami’ah, khuntsa, mafqud, gharqa, mamnu’ vs mahjub): full definitions are in the Ibn Uthaymin bundle’s glossary and the al-Fawzan bundle’s glossary — used with exactly the same meaning here.