What does Al-fdya mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-fdya (فدية) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-fdya

Al-fdya according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

With kasra on the first letter. (Persian gloss: sir baha'i wa sir kharidi, that is, the food and property one gives for another in order to spare one's own soul.) In al-Kashshaf: it is a noun derived from al-fida', meaning the substitute (badal) by which one ransoms oneself from the harm toward which one is heading.