What does Bara'a mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Bara'a (بَراءَةُ) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Bara'a

Bara'a according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

Lexically: exiting a thing and parting it; the root al-bara’, cutting’s sense: baraa the tie’s cutting; said: quit of the thing.

Bara'a according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

An argument the treasurer or keeper grants the payer on what he pays.

Bara'a according to Al-Qamus al-Fiqhi

The pardoning and warning; in the noble Quran: « disavowal of Allah and His messenger toward the associators you covenanted » (at-Tawba 1).

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