What does Al-sʿy mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-sʿy (سعي) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-sʿy

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

In language: 'so-and-so strove (sa'a sa'yan)': exerting in any work. 'He strove for his dependents and strove upon them': working for them and earning. 'He ran (sa'a) between as-Safa and al-Marwa': going back and forth between them. 'He strove against the charity': working to take it from its owners. 'He strove upon the people': he ruled over them. It is often used for walking; the root came in the Qur'an conveying diligence in walking, as in the Friday prayer verse: 'hasten (fa-s'aw) to the remembrance of God and leave off trade.'

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

Hastening in walking, below running; used for exertion in a matter, whether good or evil. Al-Raghib said: sa'y was particularized to the course between as-Safa and al-Marwa, and sa'aya to talebearing (an-namima), to taking charity, and to the earning of the contractually freed slave (al-mukatab) to free his neck.

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