Discover the meaning of the term Al-iḥṣar (إحصار) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readIn language: prevention and confinement; in religious law: being prevented from proceeding with the acts of Hajj, whether by an enemy, confinement, or illness.
It is the pilgrim in consecration (muhrim) being unable to perform the circumambulation and the standing.
From ihsar, which is prevention and confinement from travel; in religious law: being prevented from continuing the performance of Hajj, whether by an enemy, by confinement, or by illness. The divisions of ihsar are set out under ihsar, God willing.
Masdar of ahsarahu, when he confined him, the hinderer being sick or an enemy; hasara is also attested, related by more than one. Tha'lab said in the Fasih: 'I hasartu the man': confined him; 'illness ahsarat him': kept him from travel; the sound view is that the two are distinct usages.