What does Al-mḍarba mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-mḍarba (مضاربة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-mḍarba

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

A reciprocal form (mufa'ala) of darb, which is traveling through the land. In the Sharia: a partnership contract on profit, with capital provided by one man and labor provided by another. It is at first an initiative (ibda'), an agency (tawkil) when the work is performed, a partnership if profit is made, an usurpation (ghasb) if the manager breaches the terms, a sale (bid'a) if the entire profit is stipulated for the owner of the capital, and a loan (qard) if it is stipulated for the mudarib.

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

A reciprocal form of darb fi al-ard, which is traveling through the land. Allah, the Exalted, said: (Quran 73:20: "and others who travel through the land"), meaning those who journey for trade. In the Sharia, it is a partnership on profit: capital on one side, belonging to the owner of the funds, and labor on the other side, that of the mudarib (manager).

This contract is called mudaraba because the mudarib most often travels through the land in pursuit of profit.

Al-mḍarba according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

Likewise.

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

A reciprocal form of darb, which is traveling through the land.

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

In the Sharia: a partnership contract on profit, with capital from one man and labor from another. It is at first a deposit (ida'), an agency (tawkil) when he works, a partnership if profit occurs, an usurpation (ghasb) if he breaches the terms, a sale (bid'a) if the entire profit is stipulated for the owner of the capital, and a muqarada (loan) if the entire profit is stipulated for the mudarib.