What does Al-astṣnaʿ mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-astṣnaʿ (استصناع) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-astṣnaʿ

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

In the language: the verbal noun (masdar) of "istasna'a a thing", that is, calling upon someone to make it; one says: "isna'a so-and-so a door", when one asks a man to make a door for him, just as one says "iktataba", that is, ordering that it be written for oneself. In technical usage: it is said in "At-Taliba": seeking the making (as-sana') and requesting it.