What does Al-amr al-ḥaḍr mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-amr al-ḥaḍr (أمر الحاضر) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-amr al-ḥaḍr

Al-amr al-ḥaḍr according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

It is that by which the action is demanded of the present agent, hence its name; it is also called the command by the formula, because it is effected by the specific formula without the particle (lam), unlike the command to the absent.

Al-amr al-ḥaḍr according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

It is that by which the action is demanded of the present one, hence its name; it is also called the command by the formula, because it is effected by the specific formula without the particle (lam), unlike the command to the absent. (At-ta'rifat, p. 30).