What does Al-kfaʾa mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-kfaʾa (كفاءة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-kfaʾa

Al-kfaʾa according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

It is the husband being the match of the wife.

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

Resemblance; in the law: the husband being the match of the wife.

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

In language: resemblance and nearness; it is understood, in marriage, of rank as well. In the law: the husband being the match of the wife in three things: religion, that is, faith; condition, that is, freedom from defects warranting rescission, not in the sense of lineage and nobility; freedom, upon the sound view. [al-Tawqif p. 606, Fath al-mu'in p. 106, al-Kawakib al-durriyya 2/173, Sharh hudud Ibn 'Arfa 1/246, al-Ta'rifat p. 162].

Al-kfaʾa according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

The husband being the match of the wife.

Al-kfaʾa according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

It is a specific equality between the two spouses, or the husband being the match of the wife.